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...
Independent of Heaven Itself: Antifederalist Brutus No. 15
Warning that the federal judiciary would be much more than just โindependent,โ the antifederalist writer Brutus predicted that it would instead be supreme over the other branches rather than co-equal. This, of course, would lead to consolidation, and a destruction of...
Subject to no Control: Antifederalist Brutus No. 13 and 14
Continuing his warnings about the power of the federal judiciary, Brutus not only opposes appellate jurisdiction as one of the โmost objectionable partsโ of the Constitution, but raises additional concerns that are extremely similar to what ended up in the 5th and 6th...