The 2011-2012 US Supreme Court is now history and will forever be known for its ruling in the Obamacare cases. There is no shortage of analysis and punditry regarding this complicated case and there will be for some time. However, the Court decided over 70 cases again this term and some have wide-reaching effects on all Americans. If one thing stands out that distinguishes this | Read More »
Today, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision (with Justice Kagan recusing herself), mainly gutted Arizona’s SB 1070, the state’s immigration law. Make no mistake, although prevailing on the most publicized aspect of the case, Arizona lost. What is somewhat surprising is the legal rationale used and if you are a conservative proponent of state laws that address the problem of illegal aliens | Read More »
The Supreme Court had their final oral arguments for this term yesterday when they heard the Arizona immigration law case. At this time, I would like to review some cases that they have yet to decide this term. In all, some 28 cases have yet to be decided. Several of them are statute interpretation cases or bankruptcy cases that would put one to sleep and | Read More »
As expected, the Supreme Court has decided to weigh in on Arizona’s illegal immigration law- SB 1070. As most are aware, the law was signed into effect by Governor Jan Brewer and was immediately challenged in federal court by Holder’s Justice Department. The District Court then issued an injunction against certain sections of the law and the very liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has | Read More »
This past Thursday, the United States Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law which allows the state to revoke the business licenses of repeat offenders who hire undocumented workers. The case in question was Chamber of Commerce vs. Whiting. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion in a case decided 5-3 with Elena Kagan having recused herself. This case has been widely watched in order | Read More »
Over at one of my favorite Left Wing websites, Think Progress, the same folks who asserted that the south got what they deserved with the recent outbreak of tornadoes and deaths because their lawmakers dare question the scientific validity of global warming, they recently ran an article authored by several writers. I assume they used several writers because they either (1) lacked much intelligence | Read More »
With the anniversary of Arizona’s S.B. 1070 signing into law a few days ago, it is interesting to note that there is currently a case before the Supreme Court which may give future guidance and hints to the lower courts in ultimately deciding the constitutionality of S.B. 1070. Up front, let me state that on grounds of legal principle, I personally find nothing wrong | Read More »
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