What Dobbs Did and Didn’t Do, and What Abortion-Rights Advocates Can Do About It
Abortion-rights advocates who are displeased with Dobbs have a couple of paths forward. (Keep reading)
Tag: Fourteenth Amendment
Why the Tenth Amendment Won’t Shield States and Municipalities from Liability for Violating the First Amendment
“Does the Tenth Amendment and reservation of police powers to the states under the Constitution create any special hurdle to liability for quashing protests?” The answer to that question is a resounding “no.” (Keep reading)
Church Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Probably) Do Not Violate the First Amendment
As they say, the devil is always in the details, but generally speaking, broad-based “safer-at-home” or “shelter-in-place” orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19, without more, probably do not violate the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, even if they prevent church members from gathering to worship. (Keep reading)
Full Text of the Brief of Amici Curiae I Signed that Counsel Filed with SCOTUS in DeBoer v. Snyder Today
“Amici support traditional conservative values, including the belief in the importance of stable families, as well as the commitment to limited government and the protection of individual freedom.” (Keep reading)
I’m Going to Court This Week — the U.S. Supreme Court
I have joined a legion of other advocates of the freedom to marry in an amicus curiae brief to be filed with the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow. (Keep reading)