Category Archives: Constitutional law

Roe v. Wade: Was Another Concern on the Justice’s Mind?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

By Ken Feltman   Shortly after he had retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Harry Blackmun and his wife, Dorothy, joined another couple and my wife and me for a quiet dinner. He was reflective that evening, especially about … Continue reading →

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BLAMING OBAMACARE ON CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL – Part 2

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

By Anthony Hawks The decision in McCulloch v. Maryland was handed down on March 6, 1819, and it did not take long for Marshall’s critics to mount a newspaper campaign denouncing the decision, particularly what they viewed as Marshall’s erroneously … Continue reading →

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Politics is plumbing

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

By Peter E. Feltman As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan and Iraq, what can we hope for? Plenty! But plenty of what? Perhaps we should forget the earlier exhortations about liberty, constitutions and nation building and concentrate on a … Continue reading →

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The Amash Alternative: Balanced Budget Amendment Blues

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

By Anthony W. Hawks Among the 18-plus competing balanced budget amendments (BBA) now vying for the House Republican leadership’s endorsement is H.J. Res. 81, sponsored by first-term congressman and Tea Party favorite, Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI). What makes this proposal unusual … Continue reading →

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CONCONCON 2011, RENT-SEEKING, AND RENT-TRAWLING

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

By Anthony W. Hawks The recent “Conference on the Constitutional Convention” (www.conconcon.org) at Harvard Law School began a civil and, I hope, fruitful dialogue among liberals, conservatives, and libertarians on the need and potential for an Article V convention to … Continue reading →

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