On March 16th, President Obama announced his nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to succeed the late, great Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. The U.S. Senate should follow the famous advice of the late First Lady Nancy Reagan … [Read more...] about No Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee
Justice Scalia’s Untimely Death Should Wake Up Congress
The passing of Justice Antonin Scalia is a terrible loss for our Nation, and a reason for Republicans to rethink their approach to the judicial branch of our government. Scalia’s departure leaves conservatives at a 5-3 disadvantage on the … [Read more...] about Justice Scalia’s Untimely Death Should Wake Up Congress
Judicial Tyranny in Kentucky
When the Supreme Court ruled by the narrowest possible margin that Kentucky’s definition of marriage is unconstitutional, the Court’s decision was qualified by its assurance that religious freedom would not be jeopardized. “The … [Read more...] about Judicial Tyranny in Kentucky
Judges Who Want to be Supremacists
Redefining the First Amendment is a core aim of Barack Obama’s plan to “fundamentally transform the United States.” He is steadily changing the First Amendment’s words, “free exercise” of religion, to the much more … [Read more...] about Judges Who Want to be Supremacists
Winning Where It Counts: in the Courts — May 2012
Winning Where It Counts: in the Courts To paraphrase Charles Dickens, it has been both the best of times and the worst of times for our judiciary, depending on the issue and the court. Like it or not, most major decisions in our nation are now made … [Read more...] about Winning Where It Counts: in the Courts — May 2012
Lame Duck Judges Should Not Be Confirmed
One of the greatest risks of the current Lame Duck Congress is the possibility of Senate confirmation of Obama's radical appointments to federal courts, boards and agencies. Nominees hoping for confirmation include the radical redistributionist … [Read more...] about Lame Duck Judges Should Not Be Confirmed
Prepare for More Problems with Judges — April 2010
Supreme Court Needs At Least One Veteran For as long as we can remember, the U.S. Supreme Court has included at least one military veteran. Recent examples include Republican-appointed Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who died in 2005, and Justice … [Read more...] about Prepare for More Problems with Judges — April 2010
Cut the Power of the Family Courts
Do you think judges should have the power to decide what religion your children must belong to and which churches they may be prohibited from attending? We have long suspected that family courts are the most dictatorial and biased of all U.S. courts, … [Read more...] about Cut the Power of the Family Courts
Harold Koh Is Too Dangerous for America
Does Barack Obama really want to make Americans subject to foreign law and courts? That is the question Senators should ask when they vote on his nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, former dean of the Yale Law School, to be the top lawyer at the State … [Read more...] about Harold Koh Is Too Dangerous for America
David Souter’s Departure
On his 100th day in office, President Barack Obama started campaigning for reelection in 2012. He went to a small town in Missouri, a red state he didn't carry last year, and boasted that "we've begun the work of remaking … [Read more...] about David Souter’s Departure
