Archive for the ‘U.S. Supreme Court’ Category
Friday, June 27th, 2008
Yesterday, the Second Amendment was preserved. At least it was somewhat preserved. The Supreme Court decided in District of Columbia v. Heller (PDF) that it was the right of individuals to "keep and bear arms" individually. SCOTUS had never decided on this aspect of the Second Amendment and I think ...
Posted in Civil Liberties, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, second amendment | 11 Comments »
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
It is noon on January 20th, 2009, and Barack Obama has just taken the oath of office as the 44th President of the United States.
He speaks:
“My fellow Americans, before I address you in my new role and give you my thoughts on this occasion, I want to acknowledge ...
Posted in 2008, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics 2.0, U.S. Supreme Court | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Filed in Detroit in 2006, the challenge was brought on behalf of several Michigan attorneys and Muslim leaders who thought they may be the targets of domestic spying by the U.S. government. They claimed that a program by the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on Americans without court approval violated ...
Posted in Civil Liberties, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court | 3 Comments »
Saturday, July 28th, 2007
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Yet another 5-4 ruling for the new Chief Justice that was supposed to bring consensus and legal clarity to the "court of last resort." This time, Justice Kennedy was the swing vote and joined the majority. One wonders if this would have come out the other way if ...
Posted in Civil Liberties, Republicans, U.S. Supreme Court | 8 Comments »
