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Dueling Cowboys at Eagle Pass Feb. 08, 2024
There's a standoff in Texas, and it's not between cowboys this time. It's between the Texas National... Read More
Citizen Trump Feb. 08, 2024
On Tuesday, as expected, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circ... Read More
The Right Wing's Program to Solve Childhood Obesity Feb. 07, 2024
This plotline could have come from one of Charles Dickens' novels about upper-class depravity: "Mise... Read More
Texas Is Correct To Defend Its Sovereignty From the Border Invasion Jan. 26, 2024
The adjective "Orwellian" can be overused in our political discourse. But how else to describe a sit... Read More
Government by Experts Jan. 25, 2024
I have often thought that after Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson was our worst president. By worst is... Read More
The Limits of Absolute Immunity Jan. 16, 2024
A Federal Court of Appeals recently heard lengthy arguments on Donald Trump's claim of immunity from... Read More
When the Constitution Threatens Democracy Jan. 12, 2024
The Supreme Court faces a quandary: It must choose between democracy and the Constitution. Compared ... Read More
Gavin Newsom Defies the Supreme Court's 'Very Bad Ruling' on the Right to Bear Arms: California Made Carry Permits Easier to Obtain but Nearly Impossible to Use Jan. 10, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks the Constitution should be amended to accommodate the gun regula... Read More
The Supreme Court and the Trump Cases Jan. 06, 2024
The question is not when the Supreme Court will weigh in on Donald Trump's eligibility to serve as p... Read More
No Wiggle Room in Determining Trump's Eligibility for Presidency Dec. 27, 2023
Over the years millions of American parents must have told their children, "In America, anyone can b... Read More
The Drive-by Smears of Clarence Thomas Never End Dec. 22, 2023
Most Clarence Thomas hit pieces can't stand up to perfunctory scrutiny. But the newest doesn't even ... Read More
Arizona's High Court Must Protect Abortion Access Dec. 18, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
The Arizona Supreme Court is currently considering whether to resurrect a more than 150-year-old cri... Read More
O'Connor's Parting Dissents Highlighted the Twin Perils of Local Tyranny and Federal Overreach: The Late Supreme Court Justice Eloquently Defended Property Rights and State Autonomy Dec. 06, 2023
The month before Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement in 2005, she dissented from Su... Read More
The Supreme Court Should Not Let Bureaucrats Invent Crimes by Rewriting the Law: The Trump Administration's Unilateral Ban on Bump Stocks Turned Owners of Those Rifle Accessories Into Felons Nov. 15, 2023
On Dec. 26, 2018, every American who owned a bump stock, a rifle accessory that facilitates rapid fi... Read More
Republicans Can't Do Anything About the Abortion Issue Nov. 14, 2023
Republicans don't know how to "talk about abortion." Donald Trump said that following a string of lo... Read More
Supreme Court Might Be Edging Toward Sanity on Guns. But Not Missouri's Leaders. Nov. 14, 2023
Like a hung-over reveler after an especially reckless night of excess, most of the U.S. Supreme Cour... Read More
Ohio Voters Enshrined Abortion rights on Tuesday. Missourians Should Follow Suit. Nov. 10, 2023
When the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional require... Read More
Supreme Court's Snub of a Ludicrous Missouri Gun Law Has an Ominous Footnote Oct. 25, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court's order last week that Missouri's so-called Second Amendment Preservation Act... Read More
Authoritarian Thugs Continue Their Persecution of Jack Phillips Oct. 13, 2023
I've been writing about Denver-area baker Jack Phillips for over a decade now. It's clear to me he's... Read More
As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice? Oct. 10, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
It's that time of year: The U.S. Supreme Court will convene next week for a new term. While the last... Read More
