SCOTUS
497 – Decision on Mexico’s Gun Suit
Back in June I wrote about the oral arguments in Mexico’s law suit against American gun manufacturers and distributors. While the court overall came to the expected decision, I think it’s still worth some time digging into the logic and reasoning of the justices.
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491 – Trading our Rights for Internet Access
Benjamin Franklin wrote “They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.” What does it say about the American people who seem willing to give up their right to control their government in exchange for Internet access?
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490 – Access to Porn
As a society, we’ve decided that certain things like alcohol, tobacco, and pornography are not safe for minors. When I buy wine at the grocery store, I have to show my ID to verify my age. Take a look at my picture on the website and you’ll see I’m well over the age where I can purchase alcohol, but I’m still asked to verify my age. That’s because my rights end when it infringes on the rights of another. However, the Free Speech Coalition thinks an adult’s “right” to access pornography without age verification trumps the safety of minors. That is the basis of the case Free Speech Coalition, Inc., et el. v. Paxton, Attorney General Of Texas, which the Supreme Court decided this past term.
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488 – Wisconsin Religious Definition
Back in March, the Supreme Court argued the case Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc., et al. v. Wisconsin Labor And Industry Review Commission et al. I reviewed those arguments in my article 472 – Are You Religious Enough? In June, the court released its decision, and thankfully, the court came to what I believe is the correct decision. That’s not to say they came to the conclusion for the right reasons.
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486 – A Twisted Case Leads to a Twisted Decision
There is a quote that pretty much sums up a recent Supreme Court decision regarding your health insurance. Oh what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive Sir Walter Scott In the case Kennedy v Braidwood Management, inc., we see the tangled web the United States has woven when it practiced…
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485 – One Small Win for Parents’ Rights
Earlier this year I wrote about the oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the case Mahmoud V. Taylor. The case had to do with a parent’s right to opt their children out of content in public school they found objectionable, and the Supreme Court was asked if the plaintiffs were entitled to a preliminary injunction preventing the school from teaching their children objectionable content until the court had decided the case. On June 27, 2025, the court published its decision.
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484 – Gender Wars: Battle of Tennessee
All of western culture is at war. The fundamental point of conflict is whether a person’s “gender” is determined by biology or psychology, reality or wishes. One of the latest battles in this war is the Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti. In this case Mr. Skrmetti, as Attorney General of the State of Tennessee, is defending the state’s law that prohibits the use of so-called “gender-affirming” care for minors. The answer the court came to will surprise some and infuriate others.
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483 – Universal Injunctions Decided
In the “Rock, Paper, Scissors” of our federal government, who wins? Does a federal court always get what it wants, or are there limitations? While hearing cases on the question of “birthright citizenship”, several District Courts claimed the power to rule over the President. I don’t remember seeing that in the Constitution. Now, the Supreme Court has weighed in, deciding in the case Trump v. Casa that lower courts are not all powerful after all.
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