Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Guns/Crime Roundup for January 30, 2014

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another roundup of gun news, with a nice savory side-dish of criminal stupidity: Dick Metcalf is like a guy who converted to Islam, then wonders why he can’t be a Catholic bishop anymore. Could Abramski vs. United States … Continue reading →

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District Judge Strikes Down ObamaCare’s Contraceptive Mandate

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan struck down the ObamaCare contraceptive mandate. If you read the actual decision, it’s a smackdown of both the mandate itself and the Obama Administration’s position on same; As for the self-certification requirement, the Court rejects … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Decision Texas Fallout

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Lawrence Person

We’re already seeing some fallout from the Supreme Court’s Shelby County vs. Holder decision (the complete text of which is now online). According to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Voter ID law will take effect immediately. “With today’s decision, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Limits Preclearance Provision of Voting Rights Act

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

The Supreme Court today limited use of the “preclearence” requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Hopefully I’ll have more details when the actual text of the decision is up later today. I also wonder if Texas might re-institute … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 18, 2013

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Too much going on, so here’s a LinkSwarm to start your day: Why the IRS scandal is worse than the others. Snowden: Obama made all NSA abuses worse. Well, making things worse is Obama’s magic touch… The NSA confirms it … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Sides with the Dissent in Maryland vs. King

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz sides with the dissent in the recently decided Maryland vs. King DNA gathering case: All of us should be alarmed by this significant step towards government as Big Brother. The excessive concentration of power in government is always … Continue reading →

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The Actual Text of the Maryland vs. King Decision

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Actual text of the Supreme Court’s Maryland vs. King “police can take DNA samples” decision can be found here in PDF form. Still haven’t read it yet.

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Supreme Court: All Your DNA Are Belong To Us

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Lawrence Person

In a 5-4 decision on Maryland vs. King, the Supreme Court ruled that the government can indeed take your DNA sample upon arrest. It was also a decision that split across the court’s usual ideological lines: “Kennedy wrote the decision, … Continue reading →

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ObamaCare Ruling May Hasten Demise of Blue State Model

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Lawrence Person

One effect of the ObamaCare ruling is that states can safely reject ObamCare’s Medicaid expansion without losing access to all Medicaid funds. It appears that Texas, wisely, will be doing just that, as will Florida. Hopefully all this won’t matter, … Continue reading →

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TPPF Conference Call on the ObamaCare Decision

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Just got off a Texas Public Policy Foundation conference call with Chuck DeVore and Arlene Wohlgemuth on the effects of the Supreme Court ObamaCare decision. Just in case you hadn’t read anything on the Internet today, that ruling was 5-4 … Continue reading →

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