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Scalia and the Constitution
by Caleb Verbois
The original Originalist.
Tag: "constitution"
Antonin Scalia’s Death: Inestimable Loss for Constitutionalism
by Dr. John A. Sparks
Requiescat in pace.
The American Address
by Guy McClung, J.D., Ph.D.
by Guy McClung, J.D., Ph.D. on Jun 28, 2015 in Catholic Bioethics, Contraception & Abortion, Evangelization, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice 
The 1857 Supreme Court Dred Scott decision said that Dred Scott, his wife, and their unborn child were not human beings, but were property to be bought and sold. Led by proslavery Chief Justice Roger Taney, the Court created a new national constitutional right to own slaves. Taney, a Democrat and a Roman Catholic, was […]
The FCC versus Internet Freedom
by Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson
It’s time to move beyond giving indignant speeches.
It’s the Devil, Stupid: Attacks on the Constitution
by Val Bianco
In order to grasp the spiritual significance of the birth of our nation, it must be understood that the Unites States Declaration of Independence and Constitution were the first documents of their kind in the history of mankind. Up until this time, men had always been governed by royal, papal, or tyrannical edict. The laws […]
Yes, Congresswoman Pelosi, We’re Serious: On the Constitutionality of Obamacare
by Dr. Paul Kengor
America anxiously awaits the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare. At the core of the decision is a simple question: Is the “individual mandate” in Obamacare constitutional? And thus, is Obamacare constitutional? Several times during the debate and deliberation, my mind harkened back to the words of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Remarking on […]
Obama Administration to Court: “Please Look the Other Way”
by The Becket Fund
No attempt to defend the constitutionality of the mandate On Thursday, the Obama administration filed its first legal response to Belmont Abbey College’s lawsuit challenging the controversial contraception mandate. This was its first opportunity to explain to the court and the country why the mandate is not illegal and unconstitutional. So what did the administration […]
