Category Archives: Supreme Court

Second Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup

The second day of ObamaCare testimony, and things are looking up for fans of limited, constitutional government. here’s a passel of links culled from Instapundit, TPPF, NRO and elsewhere: Reading excerpts from today’s arguments, the justices sound extremely skeptical that … Continue reading →

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Interview With Mario Loyola on the Constitutionality of ObamaCare

Given his background as both Solicitor General and a former fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation‘s Center for Tenth Amendment Studies, I was hoping to provide a mini-interview with Ted Cruz on the constitutional issues surrounding ObamaCare, but so … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 27, 2012

News! in tiny, bite-sized portions! Kay Bailey Hutchison tries to walk back her comments, unsuccessfully. She says she opposes abortion, but supports taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood. That’s like saying you support the Second Amendment, but also support the Coalition … Continue reading →

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First Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup

Today was the first day of oral arguments over ObamaCare at the Supreme Court. Here’s a roundup of some of the coverage: TPFF offers up a nice primer on the issues involved. Speaking of TPFF, here’s newly hired Senior Fellow … Continue reading →

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Texas Public Policy Foundation Snags Richard Epstein

The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that legal scholar Richard A. Epstein was joining them as a Senior Fellow at the Foundation’s Center for Tenth Amendment Studies. That’s a terrific pickup for them. Epstein is on a very short list … Continue reading →

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Texas Republican Party on Redistricting Lawsuits State of Play

A long but informative breakdown of where things stand. The bottom line: The cases are still up in the air, Texas GOP is not directly involved in talks, and February 6 is the last day the case can be resolved … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court to District Court: No, You Can’t Overturn the Democratic Process to Help Democrats. Not Yours.

OK, they didn’t use

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Supreme Court to District Court on Texas Redistricting Plan: REJECTED!

The Supreme Court Friday night “blocked a redistricting plan for Texas drawn by a panel of federal judges.” I’ve got to run off, and the issue is far from settled, but this is good news for the rule of law, … Continue reading →

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Audio Interview With Ted Cruz: Part 1

When I did this video interview with Ted Cruz on July 30, I also did an audio interview with him at the same time using an iPhone App called Recorder Pro. The video interview was done by Cruz’s staff (who … Continue reading →

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Ezell vs. Chicago: An Extremely Lazy Blogger’s Roundup

So Ezell vs. Chaicago has been decided, and the three-judge panel basically bitchslapped Chicago into the 21st Century. Basically, Chicago was saying 1.) You have to get firearms training at a licensed firing range to own a gun, and 2.) … Continue reading →

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