Sutherland Institute
Why critics of SCOTUS “shadow docket” misunderstand the Court’s role
There is good news and bad news about the U.S. Supreme Court. Even though the Court’s term has ended, it has stayed in the news because the justices are responding to emergency petitions. On July 14, for instance, the Court…
New federal education changes are coming. Here’s how Utah should prepare
Originally published in Utah Policy. “Expect the unexpected” could be the motto for state education leaders right now, but “Prepare for the unexpected” is better. Within the past few weeks, states have witnessed two major…
Not everything is a meme: The Coldplay kiss-cam and the collapse of a family
It started with a kiss-cam at a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts. During the band’s July 16 show at Gillette Stadium, the stadium camera landed on Andy Byron – CEO of the satellite imaging startup Astronomer –…
Understanding national injunctions – Sutherland Institute
Last week, a federal district court judge in Massachusetts blocked a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which had been signed by the president three days before. The provision ended federal funding to the abortion…
Why state constitutional amendments and statutes both matter
There are multiple ways that fundamental rights, such as parents’ rights, are protected, including constitutional provisions, statutes, case law, and even rules and regulations. All of these exist at both the federal and…
Capitalism isn’t the enemy — what young voters really want
Originally published in Deseret News. Something is happening among America’s young people — highlighted vividly by the result in New York’s mayoral primary election — and we need to pay attention, because activists across the…
Context for Congress’s failed moratorium on state Artificial Intelligence regulations
One of the many, many features of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – which was removed before final passage of the bill – was a provision that would have prohibited states that chose to apply to a specific pot of tech funding…
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