The most controversial case for the new Roberts-Alito Supreme Court this term does not concern abortion, gay rights, the death penalty, or even the detention of enemy combatants. No, the hottest legal issue is based on an argument between Hershel … [Read more...] about Will The Supreme Court Rewrite The Bill Of Rights?
Unintended Consequences Of Welfare Reform
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, known as Welfare Reform, has been cheered as a stunning achievement of the Republican Congress and its Contract With America. The law helped to move millions of welfare recipients out of … [Read more...] about Unintended Consequences Of Welfare Reform
Time To Terminate Foreign-Language Ballots
Led by the two House Kings, Peter King (R-NY) and Steve King (R-IA), 56 House members are urging Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) to oppose the renewal of the section of the Voting Rights Act that mandates foreign-language … [Read more...] about Time To Terminate Foreign-Language Ballots
Repeal The Bradley Amendment
When our supposedly compassionate federal government pokes its nose into areas that, under our principle of federalism, should be none of its business, the result is often unintended consequences, gross injustices, and of course massive costs. A … [Read more...] about Repeal The Bradley Amendment
Supremacist Judicial Mischief In Arizona
One of the most outrageous current examples of out-of-control judges is the case called Flores v. Arizona, now pending in federal court in Tucson, Arizona. Originally filed in 1992, plaintiff lawyers claim to represent an estimated 160,000 children … [Read more...] about Supremacist Judicial Mischief In Arizona
Is A War Going On In Texas?
If you don't have access to Texas newspapers or the internet, you may not have heard the sensational news about the enormous cache of weapons just seized in Laredo, Texas. U.S. authorities grabbed two completed Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), … [Read more...] about Is A War Going On In Texas?
Twenty Years In Prison For Having Sex With His Wife
William J. Hetherington has been incarcerated in Michigan prisons for more than 20 years for having sex with his wife Linda. In 1986, he became the first man in Genesee County convicted of the new Michigan crime called spousal rape. Linda … [Read more...] about Twenty Years In Prison For Having Sex With His Wife
Can Congress Limit Federal Court Jurisdiction?
One of the Senators' lines of questioning of Judge Samuel Alito that lacked follow-up concerned the power of Congress to define the jurisdiction of federal courts. Anybody who has read the Constitution knows that Article III, Section 2 clearly … [Read more...] about Can Congress Limit Federal Court Jurisdiction?
Judge’s Unintelligent Rant Against Design
Judge John E. Jones III could still be Chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board if millions of evangelical Christians had not pulled the lever for George W. Bush in 2000. Yet this federal judge, who owes his position entirely to those voters … [Read more...] about Judge’s Unintelligent Rant Against Design
Coming Crackup Of Conservatives? No Way
Howard Fineman of Newsweek looked into his crystal ball and proclaimed the coming crackup of the conservative movement. But, to quote Mark Twain, the report of its death is greatly exaggerated. Fineman methodically ticks off what he thinks are the … [Read more...] about Coming Crackup Of Conservatives? No Way
