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High Court’s Gun Ruling Cites Intent of 14th Amendment
In 1868, Republican Representative Thaddeus Stevens, who was directly involved in ratifying the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, was not ambiguous about whether the right to keep and bear arms applied to the states. “Disarm a community and you rob them of the means of defending life. Take away their weapons of defense and you take away
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Kagan will be the Obama of the Supreme Court
Now more of us understand that running a successful political campaign does not qualify one to be President. Real job qualifications matter when it comes to oil leaks, fiscal stimulus and unemployment, the deficit, Iranian nukes, relationships with our allies, infrastructure modernization and government
Challenged by GOP, Kagan says she reveres military
Challenged bluntly by Republicans, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said Tuesday the Pentagon’;s recruiters had access to Harvard Law School students “every single day I was dean” and rejected claims
Kagan’s Office Delays FOIA Response Because It Doesn’t Know What the Meaning of ‘The Administration’s Health-Care Reform Plan’ Is
The office of Solicitor General Elena Kagan has delayed responding to a Freedom of Information Act FOIA request submitted by CNSNews.com that seeks records that might shed light on whether Kagan would need to recuse herself from certain cases
Bork Says Kagan Lacks ‘Mature Philosophy’ Needed in a Justice; Says Court is Becoming ‘Committee of Ideologues’
Former federal appellate judge and Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork says Elena Kagan lacks the “mature philosophy of judging” needed to be a Supreme Court justice and that the Supreme Court is “drifting” toward becoming “a committee of ideologues.” In a Wednesday
SCOTUS Backs Israel
Fresh on the heels of the world’s condemnation of Israel for blocking a convoy bringing aid to Hamas-ruled Gaza comes the United States Supreme Court’s statement of support…for Israel. Today in the case called Holder vs. Humanitarian Law Project, according to the Associated Press: “The Supreme
New documents show political Kagan
A new batch of documents from the Clinton White House further establish Elena Kagan as not so much a bookish legal and policy wonk as a political creature highly attuned to the implications of presidential decisions on issues like abortion
Reckless or Responsible? Supremes Halt AZ’s Election-Financing System
The order was short, swift, and largely flew under the radar. But on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court continued its overhaul of the nation’s campaign-financing laws when it barred officials in Arizona from providing matching funds to candidates for state office who accept public financing. Click here
Supreme Court: Suspects Must Say They Want to Be Silent
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that suspects must explicitly tell police they want to be silent to invoke Miranda protections during criminal interrogations, a decision one dissenting justice said turns defendants’ rights “upside down.” A right to remain silent and a right to a lawyer
Democrats Noncommittal on Whether White House Should Release Kagan’s Written Record
Senate Democrats so far are dodging questions on whether the Obama administration should release records of Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan dating back to her days in the Clinton White House. Kagan served on the White House Domestic Policy Council
