http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/scotus/ en-us Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:28:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415880/posts Editor's note: Philip J. Berg, former deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania and an activist attorney who brought a lawsuit challenging the eligibility of Barack Obama to become president of the United States, has written the following reply to Jamie Freeze's Dec. 22 RenewAmerica article "Facts are stubborn things: Obama is a natural-born citizen." Jamie Freeze, a law student, has called any of us who question Soetoro/Obama's citizenship status and constitutional eligibility to serve as U.S. President — a constitutional right of ours, of course — incompetent idiots. Ms. Freeze, however, may want to continue her education. Part of being a... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415880/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:28:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415666/posts See video at source Youtube, Glenn Beck Show, Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415666/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:28:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415489/posts Great summary of why Dems want a SCOTUS fight, and how it can lead to socialized system. Market Ticker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415489/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:36:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415032/posts The Senate’s passage of a massive health-care reform bill yesterday morning was greeted by partisan applause by Democrats, but President Obama noted that “we now have to take up the last and most important step and reach an agreement on a final reform bill that I can sign into law.” We don’t expect reconciling the House and Senate versions will prove all that difficult, but another aspect of Obamacare that deserves closer examination is whether it passes constitutional muster. Republican senators Jim DeMint of South Carolina and John Ensign of Nevada this week offered an amendment stating Congress lacks power... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415032/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414088/posts Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration has made one last plea to the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the legality of a federal court's unprecedented order requiring California to shed nearly 40,000 inmates from its prison system over the next two years. In court papers filed Tuesday night, state officials urged the Supreme Court to intervene in the case, following up on an appeal filed this past fall seeking to overturn a three-judge panel's orders requiring swift action to relieve prison overcrowding. The Supreme Court will consider the request at its Jan. 15 conference. The three-judge panel found California's 33 prisons are... San Jose Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414088/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:13:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414053/posts I know Jim DeMint has requested a ruling on the Constitutionality of the HealthCare bill but, doesn't the Supreme Court automatically review legislation? And given that the makeup of the court is still in our favor, for the most part, don't we stand a good chance of having the whole thing ruled as un-Constitutional even if we do lose the final vote? Checks and balances, you know? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414053/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:24:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412324/posts Barack Obama claims that the individual mandate to purchase health insurance is not a tax. If he is right, he may be dooming a central piece of the health care reform making its way to his desk. Critics of the Obama administration say that the individual mandate—the rule requiring individuals to purchase health insurance or face stiff penalties—is a regressive tax that will hit the middle classes on whom he promised not to raise taxes. Obama says it isn’t a tax at all. But if we accept Obama’s argument that it isn’t a tax, the individual mandate is likely to... The Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412324/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:34:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411914/posts On Thursday, Dec. 17, Justice Ginsburg spoke at a luncheon of the Harvard Club of Washington, D.C. I was not present at the luncheon, but I have heard, third-hand, that she spoke on the value of dissenting opinions. She said that sometimes a dissent can become the majority of a “future, wiser court.” As an example, she pointed to the dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller. Volokh Conspiracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411914/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:03:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409199/posts Regulations: The Clean Water Act is being rewritten to give a government bureaucracy the power to regulate every body of water from the Mississippi River to a rain-flooded field. The first casualty may be American coal. With all the concern for the harm that cap-and-trade and regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant might do to the American economy and free markets, the Environmental Protection Agency is doing quite enough damage with an existing law on the books — the Clean Water Act. Congress plans to revise it to make it an even more powerful bludgeon against industry, energy producers and... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409199/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:10:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408041/posts The U.S. Supreme Court Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2009 / 06:59 am (CNA).- In a case which could greatly affect organized Christian activity on college campuses, the United States Supreme Court has decided to consider whether it was constitutional for a public university to bar a Christian student group on the grounds the group’s rules against sex outside of marriage were discriminatory towards homosexuals.The Christian Legal Society (CLS) chapter at the University of California’s Hastings College of Law applied to the college for standing as a registered student organization, United Press International (UPI) reports. The national CLS requires voting... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408041/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:43:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407992/posts When Justice John Paul Stevens, who is 89, retires—and he's expected to in the next year or so—there will be no Protestant left on the highest court in the land. Will President Obama be pressured to appoint one? Popular opinion once held that even one Catholic was too many on the court. Today there are six. But would anyone even notice if Obama appointed a seventh to replace Stevens? Once upon a time, there was an outright religious litmus test for Supreme Court appointees. Today religion is almost irrelevant in appointing new justices. All of which raises a question: Are... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407992/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:30:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408017/posts Analysis of December 14, 2009 US Supreme Court Decision Regarding Chrysler Sale.Posted in Uncategorized on December 14, 2009 by naturalborncitizen ANALYSIS OF US SUPREME COURT’S RULING in POLICE PENSION TRUST, ET AL. V. CHRYSLER LLC, ET AL by Leo Donofrio, Esq. While today’s ruling by the US Supreme Court is bad for the Indiana Pension Fund, it does not adversely effect our clients (a group of former Chrysler dealers lead by James Anderer) in any way.  Our clients were never part of that appeal and the legal issues raised by the Indiana Pension Fund are vastly different from the issues we... Natural Born Citizen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408017/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407198/posts The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it rejected an appeal by four former Guantanamo Bay prisoners arguing that they should be able to proceed with their lawsuit against top Pentagon officials for torture and religious abuse. The justices refused to review a U.S. appeals court ruling that dismissed the lawsuit by the four British citizens over their treatment at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on the grounds the officials enjoyed immunity. The four men -- Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal, Rhuhel Ahmed and Jamal al-Harith -- were captured in late 2001 in Afghanistan and were... al Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407198/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:15:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406992/posts Who can forget Barack Hussein ObamaÂ’s slightly mutilated inaugural oath January 20, 2009? Fault assignment and explanations and review of the actual wording, have been analyzed ad nauseum. Some argue that it was Chief Justice RobertÂ’s fault and even point to his history of epilepsy (which Wikipedia expounds on extensively) . Some believe Obama interrupted Roberts which tripped things up. An example of this analysis comes from Wikipedia columnist Jeffrey Toobin: Through intermediaries, Roberts and Obama had agreed how to divide the thirty-five-word oath for the swearing in. Obama was first supposed to repeat the clause “I, Barack Hussein Obama,... thepostemail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406992/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:17:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406520/posts He campaigned against private sector economic mismanagement, and the “harsh realities” of global capitalism. He pledged during his campaign to end corruption in both the government, and the private sector. After he took office, he claimed that he had “inherited” the worst economic situation in his country’s recent history. And then, the new President sought to consolidate his power. Once privately-owned enterprises became government-owned and operated entities, and were “restructured” so as to become, essentially, “workers’ cooperatives.” Not surprisingly, unemployment remained persistently high, even as the new was implementing his much-celebrated “reform” measures. And while private citizens had to struggle... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406520/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:25:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404249/posts Yesterday, Michael Dreeben, the attorney representing the U.S. government, tried to defend the controversial “honest services” statute from a constitutional challenge in front of the Supreme Court. When Dreeben informed the Court that the feds have essentially criminalized any ethical lapse in the workplace, Justice Breyer exclaimed, [T]here are 150 million workers in the United States. I think possibly 140 [million] of them flunk your test. There it is. Some of us have been trying to draw more attention to the dangerous trend of overcriminalization. Judge Alex Kozinski co-authored an article in my book entitled “You’re (Probably) a Federal Criminal.”... The Cato Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404249/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:11:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403215/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A lawyer for former media baron Conrad Black urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn his fraud conviction, and several justices asked whether the federal law at issue was too vague. The Canadian-born Black, a member of Britain's House of Lords, has been in prison since March 2008, when he began serving a 6 1/2-year sentence for fraud and obstruction of justice. Attorney Miguel Estrada, representing Black and two ex-colleagues who were found guilty of defrauding shareholders of one-time newspaper publishing giant Hollinger International Inc, argued before the Supreme Court that all convictions in the... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403215/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:43:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402737/posts In 1937, U.S. Senator Josiah Bailey of North Carolina was concerned that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his New Deal programs were leading America and North Carolina down the road to collectivism. Although he did not oppose every attempt at government intervention, Senator Bailey believed that limitations should be placed on government growth. In 1937, the nation experienced an economic recession, and partisan lines blurred as Republicans and conservative Democrats formed a coalition to protest Roosevelt’s attempt to “pack the court.” That year, FDR placed the “responsibility for pulling the nation out of economic recession on business interests,” writes historian... North Carolina History Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402737/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:00:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402599/posts Christian legal fellowship groups provide a vital spiritual lifeline for law students trying to survive the rigors of law school with faith intact. Most of the more than 150 such student groups at U.S. law schools (see my lower sidebar list of links) are sponsored by the Christian Legal Society (CLS). But the ability of these groups to continue functioning at public universities has been in doubt since the University of California Hastings College of the Law's recent refusal to recognize its CLS chapter. The law school objects to the group's requirement that officers and voting members subscribe to Christian beliefs. In Christian Legal... The Believer's Guide to Legal Issues http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402599/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 04:16:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402213/posts Washington - The Supreme Court agreed today to hear an appeal from a Christian student group in San Francisco which refused to admit gays and lesbians and decide whether the group's right to religious liberty and freedom of association can trump a university's ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation. The case, to be heard next year, could set new rules for campus groups across the nation. The University of California's Hastings College of Law says its officially recognized student groups must be open to all of its students. The law school also has a general non-discrimination policy which applies... Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402213/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:07:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400911/posts Are you a “Tenther?” No, that’s not someone who lives in a tent to remain off the grid -- although that may be something we Tenthers will soon consider. No, “the Tenthers are the ones who keep citing the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution every time there is a proposed bill they don’t like, claiming the Constitution prohibits it,” as liberal commentator Alan Colmes explains on his Web site. Well, get ready, because if the health insurance reform legislation now under consideration in the Senate passes, the Tenth Amendment could be all that stands between Americans and the road to... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400911/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:50:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399842/posts Eminent Domain: Four years after the Supreme Court told a Connecticut homeowner that no one's house is safe from developers, Brooklyn homeowners may lose their homes to a pro basketball team. On June 3, 2005, by a 5-4 margin, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively repealed the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, deciding that your constitutional right to be secure in your home didn't matter if your state or community decided your property could produce more revenue as a shopping mall or condominium development. Pfizer coveted Susette Kelo's working-class neighborhood for an office park and condominium complex. The city fathers... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399842/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:44:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398633/posts The emails and computer files from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) in Great Britain may prove to be of some importance to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) current attempts to control greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. This is because the EPA — perhaps at the urging of others in the Obama administration — has proposed to regulate GHG emissions on the basis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports … and reports primarily based on the IPCC reports. This is highly unusual for the EPA. I cannot think of any instance where the EPA depended so... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398633/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:47:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397158/posts Prisoner-Abuse Photos: Supremes Reverse Disclosure Order [Andy McCarthy] The Supreme Court issued a brief order today vacating the Second Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling that photos said to depict abuse of detainees must be disclosed. The high court remanded the case (Dept. of Defense v. ACLU) to the appellate court to reconsider its ruling in light of the Lieberman/Graham amendment in the 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Lieberman/Graham empowers the Secretary of Defense to issue a certification preventing the release of photographs that "would endanger citizens of the United States, members of the United States Armed Forces, or employees of... The Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397158/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:16:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397107/posts Seventy-one percent (71%) of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government. That figure includes 46% who are Very Angry. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 27% are not angry about the government's policies, including 10% who are Not at All Angry........ The data suggests that the level of anger is growing. The 71% who are angry at federal government policies today is up five percentage points since September. Even more stunning, the 46% who are Very Angry is up 10 percentage points from September. Rasmussen Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397107/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:02:39 GMT