Chicago’s 2nd Amendment challenge before the Supreme Court

MCDONALD V. CHICAGO
This is a story that has failed to catch the attention of a lot of Americans. That is understandable, given the debate over health care reform and the other political news of the day, but it is important, nonetheless. In 2008, the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C. came before the Supreme Court [...]

Part of McCain-Feingold ruled unconstitutional

In what can only be considered a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court handed down it’s decision on campaign spending limits for corporations. The ruling was 5-4 in favor of removing the limits that prevented corporations from spending money from their general treasuries in support of a particular candidate. There are a lot of things about [...]

Freedom of Speech and Campaign Lies

Now that the Massachusetts election is over there’s an issue that arose during the campaign that I thought was worth looking at further. There was a controversy in the Massachusetts election wherein one candidate accused the other of lying. Shocking! According to a Washington Examiner story (not a preferred source but adequate for this post [...]

New Hampshire and the Second Amendment

I read an interesting post by Mr. Pink Eyes on America’s Watchtower about a Second Amendment victory in the New Hampshire House, coming on the heels of a Second Amendment defeat, that got me back to thinking about gun rights. With apologies to Larry for returning to this controversial issue (and a promise to engage [...]

Eminent Domain: The Sad Conclusion of the Kelo Case

Let’s say you return home one day and find a letter from the county government informing you that your land is being taken over to make room for construction of a new public high school. Well, there’s not much you can do about it except negotiate the best possible price for your property. Among other [...]

Acorn Sues the Federal Government

They’re baaaaaack!!! Those pesky perpetrators of prostitution and perniciousness are fighting back — and they have a very strong case. Seriously folks, if you thought, or hoped, that the government’s action to defund Acorn would shut them up, and shut them down, then you will be dismayed to learn that Acorn has filed suit against [...]

The Supreme Court: Term Limits and Judicial Review

What is the role of the Supreme Court? Here’s what Article III Section 2 of the Constitution says: “In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall [...]

Catholic court documents ordered released

As a disclaimer, let me state categorically that I am not trying to bash the Catholic Church with this article.
If there is one thing the Catholic Church is known for, it is it’s secrecy. I am not versed at all in their religious proceedings, but the first thing I think of when I hear the [...]

The Sunrise Rock Cross and the First Amendment

The Mojave National Preserve covers 1.6 million acres in Southern California and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS). In 1934 the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars erected a cross at Sunrise Rock in the Mojave to honor Americans who died in combat in World War 1. The cross was replaced [...]

Dogfighting: The Movie

The First Amendment is getting a close look by the Supreme Court this session. I’ve already written here about the challenge to corporate “speech” and the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform laws in the Hillary: The Movie case. Last week the Court heard two cases involving the placement of a memorial cross on public property and [...]

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