Court Cases
John Marshall, the Commerce Clause and Gibbons v Ogden
While supporters – and opponents – of the monster state often point to 3 New Deal era cases as pivotal for expansion of federal power under the Commerce Clause, itโs important to go even further back, to 1824, and John Marshallโs landmark opinion in...A Lesson from #QualifiedImmunity - You Can't Count on Federal Courts to Protect your Rights. @mmaharrey10th #truth #liberty #policestate pic.twitter.com/a3v4gcGKdn
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You Can’t Trust Federal Judges to Protect Your Rights
Most people obsess over the Supreme Court because they imagine that if they can get the “right” judges, the Court will protect their rights. But there’s a big problem with that strategy. A Lesson from #QualifiedImmunity – You Can't Count on...
Qualified Immunity Won’t be Ended by the Federal Courts
Two more cases in the federal court system – and both times the judges agreed that rights were violated, but granted qualified immunity to police anyway. Path to Liberty: August 26, 2020 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tentherradio/path-082620.mp3Podcast: Play...
Another Abusive Cop Walks With Qualified Immunity
If you’re hoping recent high-profile cases of police misconduct will spur federal courts to roll back qualified immunity, you’re going to be disappointed. I recently reported on a federal district court judge in Mississippi who blasted qualified immunity,...