Supreme Court
Grassley warns that Dems are pursuing court packing
Sen. Chuck Grassley writes for the Federalist about Democrats’ dubious plans for packing the US Supreme Court to boost their left-wing policies. With the 2026 midterms approaching and the 2028 presidential election right…
Warnock fans flames with over-the-top SCOTUS rhetoric
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about a Georgia senator’s indefensible comments. It’s no secret that there’s been an uptick in left-wing threats against the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices in recent…
The trouble with rational basis review, part three
As currently practiced in North Carolina, tiers-of-scrutiny doctrine requires courts to distinguish between fundamental rights and economic rights That distinction doesn’t work, because the North Carolina State Constitution…
SCOTUS could thwart EPA’s unconstitutional actions
Margot Cleveland writes for the Federalist about a signification opportunity for the nation’s highest court. The EPA under the Biden Administration crafted a cap-and-trade scheme to allocate market share in the…
California election ‘mess’ deserves SCOTUS review
M.D. Kittle of the Federalist urges US Supreme Court action in the wake of California’s latest election. As of the close of the business day Wednesday, California election officials had counted a little over half of the votes…
Activists push ‘Keep Nine’ amendment to block court packing
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about a campaign to preserve the current size of the US Supreme Court. When President Trump returned to office last year, Democrat calls to pack the U.S. Supreme Court noticeably went…
Highlighting Harris’ ‘dangerous brainstorm’
David Catron writes for the American Spectator about the latest bad ideas from former Vice President Kamala Harris. For a sense of how bereft the Democrats are of credible leaders and sensible policy ideas all one has to do…
Virginia lawmakers trying to defy state’s top court on gerrymandering
Brittany Bernstein writes for National Review Online about Virginia Democrats escalating their gerrymandering campaign. Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to overturn the…
Allocating legal rights by race doesn’t work
Glenn Beaton assesses the US Supreme Court’s recent redistricting ruling. Imagine a system where arrests, convictions and sentencing for the crime of murder had to be in proportion to the racial composition of the population.…
The trouble with rational basis review, part two
Starting soon after Independence, and continuing for a century and a half thereafter, America’s courts recognized that they had a duty to review and invalidate unconstitutional acts by the other branches of government The…
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