The second Trump Administration must soon decide how to deal with the controversy over “birthright citizenship.” Indeed, determining citizenship is an essential role of any nation. The United States’s pronounced slumber on the issue is speeding toward an uncertain end. The Nature of Birthright Citizenship The Supreme Court’s decision to limit its ruling in the … Read more
The news media treated Trump v. Casa (2025) as an immigration case. Even though such concerns underlaid this important Supreme Court ruling, it would be a mistake to characterize the case in that way. The central issue in Trump v. Casa was of another nature. The Supreme Court did not convene to decide what the … Read more
The disappointing 9-0 Supreme Court decision striking down the challenge to the FDA’s loosened restrictions on the abortion pill, mifepristone, is a tragic example of everything that is wrong with the American legal system. The Court reduced the case to a procedural problem of standing—the right of a party to represent a cause due to … Read more
The uproar over the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade has overshadowed another ruling from the same Supreme Court that defends the criminal justice system in the U.S. The Justices ruled against a move that would have allowed a criminal to escape prosecution for crimes committed on “Native Indian” land. The overlooked opinion was delivered … Read more
The long-term effect of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent overturning of Roe v. Wade continues to unfold. Pro-family lawyers are now using the historic ruling to argue against “transitioning treatments” for children. The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case is causing consternation amongst pro-abortion advocates for its overturning of … Read more
Pope Francis remained silent as anti-abortion Catholics (and non-Catholics) around the world joyfully celebrated the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade, giving the impression he was at least uncomfortable if not displeased with it. Pope Francis’s Warm Welcome for Nancy Pelosi . . . Then, on June 29, the Solemnity of the Holy … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions about gun rights and procured abortion have raised such a controversy that many may not have noticed the Court’s decision in Carson v. Makin. In areas where the State has no public schools, Maine provides assistance so students might go to privately-run schools—except those which are religious. By making this … Read more
The leaked draft majority opinion of Justice Samuel Alito is setting the country afire as intended. The unexpected disclosure of the Supreme Court’s intention to overturn Roe v. Wade allows the rabid left time to mobilize in defense of procured abortion. It is intimidating the public with threats of violence and “outrage.” Of course, the … Read more
The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer opens up the fight for a replacement. As promised, President Joe Biden nominated an avowedly pro-abortion black woman to replace an already pro-abortion justice. The new candidate is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who enjoys the support of America’s most radical pro-abortion groups. She has favored silencing pro-life … Read more
The pro-abortion movement is running scared. It likes to portray itself as a popular movement representing all women and progressive ideas. Suddenly, pro-abortionists are realizing the bottom has fallen out of their assumptions. They are not popular. Many women, indeed mostly women, oppose them. Given the “choice” about unlimited abortion, nearly half of all Americans … Read more
