On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York's pistol permitting regime as violating the Second Amendment. The regime vested virtually unlimited discretion in police officers and other officials on whether to issue a person a concealed carry permit, and it required applicants to show a special need for self-defense to carry... Continue Reading →
Roe v. Wade’s Abortion Ushers In A New Era Of Conservative Rights Jurisprudence.
On June 24, 2022 in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the United States Supreme Court aborted Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, overturning its recognition of a woman's right to an abortion. The opinions are lengthy, and I have analyzed them in some fashion on Twitter, which I won't repeat here. The... Continue Reading →
Coping With An Unenforceable Bill Of Rights: A Historical End-Run To The U.S. Supreme Court’s Nullification Of The Bill of Rights.
On June 8, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an innkeeper who got manhandled by a U.S. Border Patrol agent for refusing to act as a confidential informant could not sue the agent for First and Fourth Amendment violations. In doing so, it eliminated a 40-year-old rule that gave citizens the right to bring... Continue Reading →
Have Boston Celtics Fans Provided A Basis To Overrule 40 Years Of Supreme Court Precedent?
"Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!" "Fuck you, Draymond!" "Fuck you, Draymond!" Those slogans have become nightly chants for Boston Celtics fans at TD Garden through four games of the NBA Finals. Having been to TD Garden for a Game 7 playoff game, I can assure you that they are very loud about expressing their displeasure. In fact,... Continue Reading →
The Imminent Overruling of Roe v. Wade? A Few Candid Thoughts Regarding Justice Alito’s Leaked Opinion.
Readers of this blog and anyone who knows me in any detail will likely testify that I do not mince words when it comes to the topic of abortion. I believe that it is the intentional, premeditated murder of another human being. I do not believe that moral exceptions exist for circumstances of rape, incest,... Continue Reading →