Tag: judiciary
What federalism does for individual liberty
March 1, 2017 | Post
The state’s comprise the federal government; not the other way around.
Was Marbury v. Madison a judicial power grab?
February 28, 2017 | Post
Judges’ duty is to interpret the law, discover the facts, and apply the Constitution — no exceptions.
Civil servants should not lose their jobs for committing thought crimes.
February 14, 2017 | Post
A government commission has recommended that a civil servant be removed from his post because of his thoughts. A scene from George Orwell’s 1984 or the dystopian novel Kallocain? Alas, no. Welcome to present-day Oregon. On January 25, 2016, Oregon’s Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability recommended that Judge Vance Day be removed as a […]
Constitutional crisis or the Constitution at work?
February 10, 2017 | Post
We’re seeing the Constitution raise its craggy head and shake itself awake after having been essentially shoved in a corner to nap for the last few decades.
Judicial "Activism" vs. Judicial "Engagement"
February 10, 2017 | Post
The Director of the Center for Judicial Engagement at the Institute for Justice, Clark Neily, and an editor at the Library of Law and Liberty, Mark Pulliam, recently debated the role of the judiciary in American constitutional democracy over at City Journal. At issue is which judicial philosophy conservative and/or libertarian-minded people should support. Pulliam […]