Unelected officials shouldn’t have such power; a proposal for reform
When Colorado county health departments issued sweeping, and over-broad orders throwing people out of work and largely closing down the economy, Coloradans suddenly faced a question that hadn’t occurred to them before: How did unelected bureaucrats get such power? The...
Denver’s COVID-19 house arrest order is probably unconstitutional
On March 23, the City of Denver issued a “shelter in place” order designed to check the spread of COVID-19. The order prohibits travel and most business and recreational activities, subject to a long list of exceptions. It suffers from serious constitutional defects...
Two new briefs in the Supreme Court’s Electoral College case
The Supreme Court is hearing an important case on the Electoral College, and Independence Institute scholars have been involved in filing two “friend of the court” briefs. The case addresses whether state legislatures may direct how presidential electors vote. This...