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Fourth Circuit (Over Dissent): No Taking When Maryland Outlawed "Rapid Fire Trigger Activators"
Maryland outlawed "rapid fire trigger activators" ("devices that, when attached to a firearm, increase its...
The Federal Government Shifts its Focus to Skills, and Away from Degrees, In Hiring Decisions
President Trump last week signed an Executive Order entitled “Modernizing and Reforming the Assessment and...
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An Overlooked Aspect of Espinoza
Friends of religious liberty rightly celebrate the decision Tuesday in Espinoza v. Montana Department of...
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The Founding Isn't The Problem — It's The Solution
Traditionally, the Fourth of July has been a day for thankful celebration of the precious...
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Supreme Court Declines to Answer “Is there a ‘Police Powers’ Exception to the Just Compensation Clause?”
On Monday, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in the case of Lech v. Jackson. The...
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The Supreme Court Gets Espinoza Right
Yesterday's Supreme Court decision in Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue is a religious-freedom and...
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SCOTUS Strikes Down Structure of CFPB’s Director Position
Today, in Seila Law, LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Supreme Court struck down...
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Supreme Court Decision in Liu Casts Doubt on Statutory Limits to Agency Monetary Demands
In the first of what may be a series of statutory interpretation cases that go...
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We don’t need to abolish the police. We do need to fundamentally reform the institution.
Once a radical idea, “abolish the police” has now taken root in some corners of...
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Safe-Injection Sites and the Importance of Text over Intent
In a corker of a brief filed on May 15, 2020 in the U.S. Court...