America Could Use More “Out of the Mainstream” Judges
by Gary M. Galles Brett Kavanaugh’s impending confirmation hearings have sustained what has been over a decade-long Democrat “go to” Supreme Court strategy—calling nominees they don’t like “out of the mainstream.” In 2007, incoming Senate Minority Leader Charles...
Why the Supreme Court Does What the Pentagon Wants
Imagine a county sheriff that took a suspected drug-law violator into custody more than 10 years ago. Since then, the man has been held in jail without being accorded a trial. The district attorney and the sheriff promise to give the man a trial sometime in the future...
Why “Precedent” Is a Bad Measure of a Law’s Worth
by Gary Galles, Mises Institute Whenever the Supreme Court’s end-of-the-term “announcement season” comes around, I am reminded of the importance of handling precedent correctly under a Constitution that is supposed to remain “the supreme law of the land.” Such a...
