U.S. Supreme Court

On March 24, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker announced his office was suspending all pistol permit and concealed-carry services. The suspension would last through April 30, he said. The…

After they took control of the state legislature last fall, Virginia Democrats announced a legislative agenda that was tailor-made to polarize public opinion and generate acrimony. So far, it…

The title of this piece pays homage to Karl Popper’s great work of political philosophy, The Open Society and Its Enemies. Popper wrote the book during the Second World War…

In a recent Legal Update, I discussed a notorious case, Kelo v. City of New London, in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of eminent domain to…

The Castle Coalition is a national membership organization made up of homeowners and small business owners that want to protect their property from eminent domain abuse. To help its…

I was a fan of Don Willett when he sat on the Texas Supreme Court. I was pleased when he was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals…

Last week I quoted glowing endorsements of Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh by seven legal experts from across the ideological spectrum. Today, I want to add two more endorsements,…

When President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, I was thrilled. I had read and admired his opinions for years, and, when people asked me what I…

The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified 150 years ago—on July 9, 1868. It was one of the “reconstruction amendments” that were passed after the…

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case that will determine whether Colorado and other states…