Judiciary
The Supreme Court’s American Hospital case: A View of the DC Swamp
Critics of federal administrative agencies won a small victory in the Supreme Court on Jun. 15 with the justices’ unanimous decision in American Hospital Association v. Becerra (pdf). Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion for the court offers, perhaps inadvertently, some...
Supreme Court Refuses to Limit Warrantless Surveillance
According to the Supreme Court, the legality of NSA mass surveillance can’t even be legally challenged. This was the message the Court sent when it refused to take up Jewel v. NSA, allowing an appellate court decision to stand. The high court’s decision...
Supreme Court Makes It Even Harder to Sue Abusive Federal Agents
In another fail for liberty, a recent Supreme Court decision effectively expanded qualified immunity and makes it virtually impossible for people to sue Border Patrol agents for using excessive force. According to court filings, when U.S. Customs and Border Patrol...
Thomas Jefferson: The Great Object of My Fear
One of the worst political strategies imaginable is counting on nine politically-connected lawyers on the Supreme Court to advance your political agenda. The federal judiciary was never intended to be this powerful. Thomas Jefferson warned us about an ever-expanding,...