"If the provisions of the Constitution be not upheld when they pinch as well as when they comfort, they may as well be abandoned." — Justice George Sutherland (1862 to …
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Judge’s Opinions
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"The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of the people." — Justice William O. Douglas (1898-1980) With President Donald Trump's nomination of …
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served on the Supreme Court for 27 years until her death late last week. Her tenacious advocacy for the rights of those she perceived as legally …
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A federal court in Pennsylvania this week has become the first in the nation to rule that the lockdown, social distancing and essential workplace regulations imposed by Gov. Tom Wolf …
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I was appalled at the allegations against President Donald Trump leveled in a recent article in The Atlantic. The article claimed that the president referred to American soldiers killed in …
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All states have laws that prohibit assault and destruction of others' property. States and the federal government also have laws that prohibit bystanders from encouraging others to engage in violence. …
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"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." — Unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service …
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During this summer of madness in Portland, Oregon, and sadness over COVID-19, two below-the-radar events occurred implicating the insatiable appetite of the United States government to spy on everyone in …
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"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations made by Law." — U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 9 Congress and the White House have been …
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Last week, this column argued that the only constitutional role for armed federal forces in Portland, Oregon, was to assist U.S. marshals in protecting federal property and personnel there — …
