SCOTUS
518 – Legalized Theft
You’ve probably heard of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. But does the Constitution allow a county to take and sell someones land to make a profit? That is the main question in the case Pung v Isabella County.
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517 – Parent’s Rights in California
California has been violating parent’s rights for years. While a recent Supreme Court case has been hailed as a win for the good guys, it is just a small step restoring the role of parents in the lives of their children.
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516 – Suing the US Postal Service
Lebene Konan sued the Euless, Texas post office for what she claimed were there intentional failure to deliver mail to rental property she owned. The Supreme Court just said she didn’t have the right to sue.
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514 – Lifetime Gun Bans are Unconstitutional
For decades, otherwise lawful gun owners have been denied their rights under the Second Amendment due to a federal law. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just decided a case claiming that law unconstitutional as applied to a Mr. Hembree.
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513 – Trump’s Tariffs Go Down at SCOTUS
After only approximately three and a half months, the Supreme Court issued their opinion in the Trump Tariff case. The speed, and the fact that opinion was released so early in the court’s term, should indicate both how urgent the case was, and how impactful.
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511 – Private Property vs Gun Control
How far can a state go to regulate the right to bear arms? Can a state override a person’s property rights? Can Hawaii proactively prohibit lawful gun owners from carrying on private property without owners prior consent? That is the question in the Supreme Court case Wolford v. Lopez.
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508 – Men in Women’s Sports – Oral Arguments
Two cases came before the Supreme Court for oral arguments asking the same basic question. Can states prohibit men from participating in women’s sports?
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506 – Copyright Shakedown
Copyrights and patents are important protections for inventors, authors, and all sorts of creators. In the case Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, I’m reminded of the response Willie Sutton gave when asked why he robbed banks. “Because that’s where the money is.” Because this case seems more like a copyright shakedown than the protection of copyrights.
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