The January Supreme Court Docket

    In January, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments 12 cases: 4 criminal law cases, 5 civil law cases and three in the area of administrative law and regulations. First, lets look at the civil cases, only one of which may have any interest here. That case is Maracich vs. Spears and involves liability for breach of privacy issues in the course of a lawsuit. | Read More »

    Happy Birthday Frank-Dodd; Here’s to NOT Many More

    Lost amid the news this past week with headlines filled with a nutcake on the rampage in Colorado, Bain Capital, and Mitt Romney’s tax returns is the fact that the Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform law celebrated its second birthday. Many rightfully believe that the Affordable Care Act (a/k/a Obamacare) may be one of the most ill-conceived laws in history, and it certainly ranks up there. | Read More »

    For Romney to Win: Part 1 (The Size of Government)

    Frank Luntz recently had an article in the Washington Post about five myths regarding conservative voters. This may very well be a starting point for a winning strategy for Romney in this year’s general election campaign if he can accurately and forcefully articulate the message. In short, he has to delineate a vision, based on pragmatic conservative ideology, that separates him and the Republican Party | Read More »

    To Regulate or To Tax: Happy Tax Day

    The question is whether to regulate or to tax. The answer from the Obama Administration is apparently both. Yesterday, as expected, the Senate failed to pass the so-called Buffett Rule. It became increasingly obvious as the debate unfolded and tough questions were asked and analysis revealed, this was nothing more than a populist election year gimmick that, in typical Obama fashion, fails to address the | Read More »

    ABout that Dirty Air and Water Thing

    So according to Barack Obama, the Republican jobs plan seeks to create dirty air, dirty water, and no health care for the population. Yes, and it also encourages those evil railroad companies to put Grandma out of her house, the oil companies to rape the land and God knows what else evil it shall wrought. His plan, on the other hand, is designed to save | Read More »