What can we say about Justice Antonin Scalia
? He was a giant on the U.S. Supreme Court...intellectually rigorous, firmly principled. He served with many Justices during his time on the Court, but few could match his wit, or his dedication to the Republic's founding ideals.
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Political journalists came a bit unglued by a bill proposed in the South Carolina House that would create a registry of responsible journalists. This Washington Post piece is a case in point:
The latest nationwide poll of grassroots conservatives from our friends at FedUp PAC takes a look at President Obama's gun control proposals. Not surprisingly, his ideas aren't very popular:
The Left never let's a crisis go to waste.
So says the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a decision that's sure to generate a lot of debate, and possibly a Supreme Court challenge.
Federal agencies have shown a shocking eagerness to use administrative subpoenas -- search warrants that do not require a judge's approval. These subpoenas subvert the Fourth Amendment. According to this item from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the tide may be turning, just a bit, against government snoops:
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage is constitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, joining all the Court's liberals.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently delivered a big setback to Second Amendment supporters when it refused to hear an appeal of a gun rights case out of San Francisco.