Image by Sundials by Carmichael via Flickr Historically, conservative justices, with their stricter interpretation of the Constitution, have viewed immigration policy as the exclusive purview of the federal government. That means both ideological factions on the court may be hostile to Arizona’s defense of S1070. From AZ Capitol Times Related articles by Zemanta “Immigration law […]
Arizona appeals, but is the law misbegotten?
July 29, 2010 by
Image by Helen K via Flickr True to its promise, Arizona has appealed Judge Bolton’s ruling. And the local sheriff promises to arrest protesters and put them in pink underwear…as if they weren’t already wearing it. “My deputies will arrest them and put them in pink underwear,” Arpaio said, referring to one of his odd […]
AZ immigration law stopped–for now.
July 28, 2010 by
Image by lungstruck via Flickr Susan Bolton made the news, whether she wanted to or not. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton, that is. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton halted implementation of the parts of the law that require police to determine the immigration status of people they stop and think are in the country illegally. […]
News Round-up: Warren Jeffs Edition
July 28, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, Warren Jeffs‘ conviction was overturned and the Utah Supreme Court ordered a retrial, and today the world is all a-twitter with the case. It turns out that polygamy is just as interesting to news readers today as it was in the 1890s. Texas and federal prosecutors are waiting their turns to […]
Lawyers “enable other people to produce…”
July 26, 2010 by
Lawyers “enable other people to produce & to go on with their lives efficiently & in an atmosphere of freedom.” http://ow.ly/2gJxg
Justice Clarence Thomas: the Justice you’d want to hang with
July 22, 2010 by
I’ll make no secret of it–in my limited interactions with the illustrious members of the US Supreme Court, I’ve come to the conclusion that Justice Clarence Thomas would be the most enjoyable to hang out with. At a Q&A with Chief Justice Roberts, when asked about working with the other justices of the Supreme Court, […]
Money and Free Speech
July 6, 2010 by
In favor of campaign finance laws that limit speech, have you ever heard the argument that “money isn’t speech?” Truth of the matter is, it’s probably not. But there’s a caveat… Apply this argument to other constitutional rights, and the argument starts to dissipate like dew in the morning sun. Says Eugene Volokh, a constitutional […]
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