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Australian politics explainer: Gough Whitlam's dismissal as prime minister

Australian politics explainer: Gough Whitlam's dismissal as prime minister Australian constitutional law professor Anne Twomey explains the 1975 events that many characterize as a constitutional crisis and which the Australian Left has seen as a conspiracy by Queen Elizabeth and/or...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 15, 2020 2:01 PM

Why Hasn't Brexit Happened? - Christopher Caldwell, Claremont Institute

Why Hasn't Brexit Happened? - Christopher Caldwell, Claremont Institute This is an excellent "explainer" -- not only in answer to the title question, but also about the constitutional impact of EU membership on the UK's constitutional arrangements, which included both...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 2, 2019 5:04 PM

Stephen Laws: How attempts to postpone Brexit could create a constitutional crisis - and drag the Queen into it | Conservative Home

Stephen Laws: How attempts to postpone Brexit could create a constitutional crisis - and drag the Queen into it | Conservative Home Sir Stephen Laws QC, Senior Research Fellow at Policy Exchange and former First Parliamentary Counsel, writes: "So suppose...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 22, 2019 2:33 PM

Donald Trump & Evangelicals -- Response to Michael Gerson's Atlantic Essay | National Review

Donald Trump & Evangelicals -- Response to Michael Gerson's Atlantic Essay | National Review David French presents a solid critique of Michael Gerson's dismissive criticism of evangelicals, pointing out the genuine threats to religious liberty and American culture from the...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 13, 2018 11:45 AM

The meaningless Donald Trump Supreme Court list - The Washington Post

The meaningless Donald Trump Supreme Court list - The Washington Post "I think the list is meaningless for that. First, Trump's press release does not commit to choosing from this list. Rather, it states: 'The following list of potential Supreme...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 20, 2016 3:22 PM

Islam's 'Reformation' Is Already Here - and It's Called 'ISIS' - Raymond Ibrahim - American Thinker

Islam's 'Reformation' Is Already Here - and It's Called 'ISIS' - Raymond Ibrahim - American Thinker "Islam's current reformation follows the same logic of the Protestant Reformation - specifically by prioritizing scripture over centuries of tradition and legal debate -...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 23, 2015 8:10 PM

Harvard Law Review Forum: Limits on the Treaty Power

Harvard Law Review Forum: Limits on the Treaty Power Can the President and the Senate override the Constitution by approving a treaty? U. S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) presents a scholarly essay on constitutional provisions and Supreme Court decisions regarding...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 10, 2014 11:24 AM

In Conversation with Antonin Scalia -- New York Magazine

In Conversation with Antonin Scalia -- New York Magazine Fascinating, quotable interview with the jurist who has brought originalism and textualism back to a degree of respectability. "Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn't change. I mean, the notion that...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 8, 2013 2:11 AM

Gun Shy - Reason Magazine

Gun Shy - Reason Magazine Jacob Sullum is pleased that five Supreme Court justices upheld the individual right to keep and bear arms but worries that four justices believe that democracy should be able to override individual rights: "In their...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 3, 2010 11:18 AM

OSCN Found Document:ELIAS v. CITY OF TULSA

OSCN Found Document:ELIAS v. CITY OF TULSA Jamil's was almost zoned out of business in the mid '60s, but the Oklahoma Supreme Court declared the original 1955 law creating metropolitan area planning commissions unconstitutional because of population requirements designed to...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 25, 2009 4:08 PM