The significance of the Amy Coney Barrett appointment
Normally, when a person is nominated for the Supreme Court I examine his or her writings before commenting on the nomination. But I was on leave when President Trump nominated Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court, so I’m not going to assess her judicial ability....
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...