Category Archives: Supreme Court

SCOTUS: States Can Force Online Retailers to Collect Sales Tax

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Lawrence Person

In a 5-4 decision that broke across the court’s usual ideological lines (Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Ginsburg, and Gorsuch in favor, Roberts, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan dissenting), the Supreme Court has ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states can force … Continue reading →

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My Hovercraft Is Full Of Moose

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Lawrence Person

When you see a phrase like “Moose vs. Hovercraft,” you think it’s probably about some ironic iPhone game you can back on Kickstarter. (That, or a SyFy movie, in which case it would be Giant Moose vs. Megahovercraft.) But today … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Religion 1, Social Justice Warriors 0

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Lawrence Person

In a broadly-shared 7-2 opinion on narrow technical grounds, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the christian baker in the Masterpiece Cakeshop “gay wedding cake” case. Let’s look at the text of the decision itself: That consideration was compromised, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 1, 2018

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Lawrence Person

We told liberals they wouldn’t like the new rules being applied to them, but they didn’t listen. Liberals get Roseanne Barr fired, conervatives get Samantha Bee’s sponsors to pull out. (Disclaimer: I didn’t watch either of their shows.) How #NeverTrump … Continue reading →

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The Mask Slips

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Finally! Finally, a high ranking Democrat finally has the guts to say what lies near and dear to the cockles of the vast majority of their party’s heart: “Repeal the Second Amendment.” Thanks you, John Paul Stevens, for not just, … Continue reading →

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Dave Barry’s 2017 Roundup

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Dave Barry breaks out the Dave Barry in his 2017 roundup: Some samples: It was a year so surreal, so densely populated with strange and alarming events, that you have to seriously consider the possibility that somebody — and when … Continue reading →

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Trump Nominates Don Willett to 5th Circuit

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Good news! AUSTIN — President Trump on Thursday will nominate two conservatives from Texas with compelling personal stories to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, according to a senior administrative official. Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett was cited … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Lifts Texas Voter ID Law Injunction

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The Texas Voter ID law is back in force. By a 2-1 vote, a Fifth Circuit federal appeals court panel in New Orleans stayed a previously issued injunction against the law. In the six-page majority opinion, Circuit Judges Jerry Smith … Continue reading →

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Trump and Sessions Are Wrong on Civil Forfeiture

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

A commitment to constitutional due process is a bedrock of American civil society, and President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ efforts to increase federal use of civil asset forfeiture is deeply ill-considered. “[W]e hope to issue this week a … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Lifts Stay of Trump Travel Ban

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The Supreme Court mostly set aside the lower court stay of president Trump’s travel ban: The Supreme Court agreed Monday to allow a limited version of President Trump’s ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect and … Continue reading →

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