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Supreme Court's Jews Skeptical in Jerusalem Case

Supreme Court's Jews Skeptical in Jerusalem Case

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Zivotofsky v. Kerry, involving a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem who wants his passport to list “Israel” as the country of his birth. Currently, U.S. citizens born in

E! Network Sides with Ginsburg, Alienates Viewers

E! Network Sides with Ginsburg, Alienates Viewers

E!, an entertainment network on cable best known for giving the Kardashians show after show, waded into the recent SCOTUS news with this tweet. The best parts of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s scathing 35-page dissent in the Hobby Lobby birth control

Contraception as a proxy for collectivism

In response to Fugelsgang on Hobby Lobby: ‘Scalia Law a lot Like Sharia Law’: It’s tempting to dismiss these hysterics as the work of people who aren’t the sharpest tools in the drawer, but it would be more accurate to

Unexpected Suggestions for Constitutional Changes

Unexpected Suggestions for Constitutional Changes

It looks like all sorts of people are joining the game of rewriting parts of the U.S. Constitution. It started with state legislators who apparently had time on their hands, and now it’s even extended to U.S. Supreme Court Justices.

If Health Care Is a 'Right,' Obama is Violating It

White House press secretary Jay Carney insisted on Monday that health care is a “right,” not a “privilege.” That is a theme the Obama administration is sounding with increasing frequency as the rollout of Obamacare becomes a bigger policy and

Alan Dershowitz: No Right to Abortion in Constitution

Alan Dershowitz: No Right to Abortion in Constitution

Alan Dershowitz, one of America’s most well-known Constitutional scholars, told CNBC’s Larry Kudlow that there is no right to an abortion in the Constitution. The self-professed liberal told Kudlow: I can’t find anything in the Constitution that says you prefer

Ginsburg Rebuts Retirement

Ginsburg Rebuts Retirement

President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nightmare might come true if the GOP can recapture the Senate in 2014.   Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she has no interest in retiring now so that Obama can pick a younger successor and

Supreme Court Clears Way for Gay Marriage in Calif

Supreme Court Clears Way for Gay Marriage in Calif

(AP) Supreme Court clears way for gay marriage in CalifBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California’s gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal

Court Reins in Affirmative Action

Court Reins in Affirmative Action

On Monday, the Supreme Court raised the bar on what government must prove in programs that give preferences based on race, in a surprising 7-1 decision in Fisher v. University of Texas. Beginning in 1978, the Supreme Court has held