Category: Courts, The Law & The Judiciary

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit by two Sioux tribes [Spirit Lake Sioux and Standing Rock Sioux] to preserve the “Fighting Sioux” nickname of the University of North Dakota.

As of this date, no one knows – that is, no one should know – the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act, but it’s clear the supporters of Obamacare are concerned. On March …

I keep thinking of an episode of the 1973 TV show, “Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders.” Homicide detective Kojak suspects that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.

When President Obama made his famous declaration about how he was confident that “that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a …

Recently, President Obama gave an address, jawboning the Supreme Court after they heard deliberations regarding the constitutionality of the Health Care Bill. Obama’s comments in the aftermath of the arguments, was a stark revelation of his constitutional philosophy for those, …

President Obama recently complained about the possibility of the Supreme Court striking down Obamacare. He used the term “unprecedented” and was critical of “judicial activism” engaged in by “unelected” judges. In so doing, he showed his monumental misunderstanding of American …

The well-respected columnist Charles Krauthammer recently referred to Justice Anthony Kennedy as “essentially the reigning monarch of the United States.” This reference to Justice Kennedy’s presumed exalted stature derives from his long-held position as the unique swing man on the …

It takes a lot of Chutzpa for a group of hypocrites to accuse someone else of hypocrisy. But that is exactly what we have with the Democratic party in the case of Obamacare. The Democrats, you see, think that it …

This summer, the Supreme Court will decide whether Congress violated the Constitution when it enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which contains an “individual mandate” requiring virtually every American to purchase health insurance. Based on the Constitution’s text …

Conservatives are in a rare mood: they’re optimistic. After listening to two days of Supreme Court hearings, and the skepticism from most of the justices on the individual mandate, many are convinced that victory is inevitable and the court will …

So the issue is did Ravi actually commit a hate crime? Was Clementi so unstable that he would have committed suicide with or without the interactions of Ravi. By the way the defense was not allowed to go in that …

Ah, the left-wing capacity for rationalization knows no bounds. While we’re told that even substantive criticism of Barack Obama is driven by the hatefulness the left has dubbed “racism,” a racial attack by three black teenagers on two white …

I have a difficult time with judges. And in all fairness since the judge has to decide who is telling the truth then most of their results are bogus. Judge Judy wins out because there is at least $5,000 in …

The fourth circuit court of appeals ruled recently that the name Jesus could only be spoken once or twice in legislative prayers. The US Supreme Court was petitioned to hear the case for a reverse ruling, but on January 17, …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision to block the implementation of an Oklahoma constitutional amendment that would prohibit courts from applying — or even considering to apply — “Sharia law” and “international …