The Study Corner
Stealing your Healthcare
In the most recent attempt to turn us from a republic into a socialist nation, Bernie Sanders and others are proposing legislation to create “a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program“. There has been a lot of talk about the political, economic, and logistic realities of such a proposal, but not very much about the constitutionality…
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Who “Owns” Your Children?
I came across two news stories last week about vaccinations. While the political and medical discussion around vaccinations is outside the scope of what we do here at The Constitution Study, there is an underlying viewpoint we should look at.
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The American Legion v. American Humanist Association
There’s a “cross case” that heard oral arguments before the Supreme Court and I thought it would be a good time to look at an establishment clause case. The case in question is The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, which involves a challenge to the Bladensburg Peace Cross in Bladensburg, MD. This memorial apparently…
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Timbs v. Indiana Opinion
I discussed the case of Timbs v. Indiana in my article Incorporation Insanity. Well, the court has released its opinion, so I wanted to follow up with you here.
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H.R.8: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
A lot has been written and said about this particular piece of legislation. After spending a little bit of time in the actual language I found not a “background check bill” or even a “gun control/safety bill”. No, this legislation really is a “control bill for people we don’t like”. So let’s go through the…
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043 – What is Freedom of the Press
In this episode, we’ll explore the freedom of the press. We’ll define what it means and what it should mean in the 21st century. What is Freedom of the Press?
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Double Jeopardy and State and Federal Prosecutions
While doing some research, I came across the oral argument for a supreme Court case called Gamble v. United States. It asked the question: If someone is prosecuted for the same crime in both state and federal courts, does that violate the Fifth Amendment’s protection against double jeopardy? While reading the opinion, I went through…
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The Truth Behind Marbury v. Madison
We’ve all been taught that the supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the principal of judicial review. Marshall established the principle of judicial review, i.e., the power to declare a law unconstitutional. Oyez review of Marbury v. Madison Imagine my surprise when I read it and found out that wasn’t what Marshall wrote in the…
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