The Growing Evidence that College Preferences Harm Minority Students
Once upon a time, those who favored racial and ethnic preferences in college admissions at least admitted that their goal was to help certain minority… Read More
The Hunt for a Missing Government Witness In a Criminal Prosecution
Critics of the Supreme Court of the United States sometimes say that the Court is hopelessly divided on the issues and does not mean what… Read More
Arizona’s Immigration Law Gets to the Supremes
In a decision that should cheer those who believe in the rule of law and want to see our federal immigration laws enforced (despite all… Read More
‘OCCUPIED’ Constitutional Amendment Would Eliminate Due Process for Corporations
A constitutional amendment offered in the House of Representatives would strip American companies of all protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. While the amendment… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare Oral Argument: What the High Court’s Order Suggests
When the Supreme Court agreed this month to hear the Obamacare constitutional challenge, it didn’t surprise most Court watchers, but the amount of time it… Read More
Court To Hear Obamacare Challenge: What It Means
It’s official. The Supreme Court will consider challenges to Obamacare stemming from the Eleventh Circuit decision striking down the law’s individual mandate. In that case,… Read More
The Individual Mandate: A Step Closer, but the Fight Against Obamacare Must Continue
As expected, the Supreme Court has decided to take up the court cases challenging Obamacare’s individual mandate and the question of whether the whole law… Read More
Supreme Court Takes Up Obamacare
The Supreme Court today granted review in related cases that raise the question whether Congress had the power to adopt the Patient Protection and Affordable… Read More
Dixon Gives Up the Ghost – And It’s Admissible
In a case decided yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously reversed a judgment of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth… Read More
Suppose Joseph Story Had Been Right, and Brutus Had Been Wrong?
The Supreme Court’s term has barely begun, and yet speculation already abounds regarding when the Court will hear and how it will decide politically controversial… Read More
Religious Freedom under Attack in Supreme Court Today
Today the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in what the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is calling “the most important religious liberty case in twenty… Read More
SocietyNews
Is Religious Freedom Just for Churches?
On October 5, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a very important case concerning religious freedom. Several religious freedom cases have been in… Read More
Heritage Libertad Radio: Terrorism, Health Care, More…
Listen to last Sunday’s Heritage Libertad Radio Show in Spanish or English. The Spanish segment kicked off with a discussion of President Obama’s recent speech to the Congressional… Read More
Online Chat on Obamacare and the Supreme Court
A lot of news was made this week when the National Federation of Independent Business filed a petition to the Supreme Court appealing the 11th… Read More
Obamacare Has Arrived in the Supreme Court
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) stole a march on the Obama Administration this morning by filing a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court… Read More
Why the DOJ Gave Up Its Delaying Tactics in the Obamacare Litigation
Many predicted the Obama Administration would not stop its delaying tactics in the ObamaCare litigation, which most commentators thought were an attempt to prevent the… Read More
Health CareNews
The Supreme Court’s Next Blockbuster Term
Although the Court’s last term was generally regarded as pretty boring, the upcoming term that begins on Oct. 3 has the potential to be the… Read More
Fourth Circuit Rules, but Challenge to Obamacare Still Stands
Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected two challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—better known as ObamaCare—on procedural grounds. Because… Read More
Reagan’s Legacy to ‘Preserve the Constitution’
Ronald Reagan communicated timeless truths about America— truths about freedom, limited government, hard work and opportunity—and these truths guided him while he was in office. … Read More
The Worst Thing that Anybody Can Do to You is Take Away Your Freedom
How much danger does the federal government’s unprincipled, out-of-control body of criminal law pose to, say, the average American small-business person? Well, suppose you were… Read More
Washington in a Flash: Dalai Lama Visits Nation’s Capital
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in the nation’s capital for a 10-day Buddhist ritual known as the Kalachakra for World Peace. His visit… Read More
Obamacare: Bad 6th Circuit Decision Assures Supreme Court Review in Fall
Today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision upholding Obamacare against a constitutional challenge. While this is disappointing, there are several reasons to… Read More
Campaign Finance Freedom Is Freedom for All
This week the U.S. Supreme Court rounded out its session by striking down an Arizona law that provided publicly funded candidates with funds matching those… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Rules on Violent Video Games
Today’s Supreme Court decision in which it struck down California’s law restricting the sale or rental of violent video games to minors (PDF) is an… Read More
LawNews
The Supreme Court Refurbishes the First Amendment in Arizona
The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, issued an outstanding decision today (PDF) properly applying the First Amendment when it struck down as… Read More
Washington in a Flash: The Court Is Adjourned
The U.S. Supreme Court wraps up business today with four final rulings. Two of the cases involve the First Amendment, including a decision on Arizona’s… Read More
Supreme Court: Save Wal-Mart, The Economy Lives Better
The Supreme Court’s 9 to 0 decision today in Wal-Mart v. Dukes stopped an abusive class action lawsuit and should bring a huge sigh of… Read More
The Supremes Chill Global “Warming” Alarmists
Common sense prevailed this morning when the Supreme Court dismissed a frivolous and novel global “warming” lawsuit. If you are a radical environmentalist, you know… Read More
Obamacare, the Supreme Court, and Recusal
Yesterday, the Supreme Court denied Virginia’s motion to bypass the appellate court and go directly to the Supreme Court in its challenge to the Obamacare… Read More
Global Warming Advocates Receive a Chilly Reception from the Supreme Court
Today the Supreme Court took up the case of American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, reviewing a Second Circuit decision finding that states and private… Read More
