Category: LAW OF THE LAND
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THE NEW YORK SUN On ‘Over Ruled,’ Justice Gorsuch Tells of the Folly of the Administrative State
‘Over Ruled: the Human Toll of Too Much Law’By Neil Gorsuch and Janie NitzeHarper, 304 pages Books by Supreme Court justices usually focus on constitutional doctrine—on judicial interpretations of the Constitution. “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” is, therefore, a pleasant surprise. Justice Neil Gorsuch and his former clerk Janie Nitze prioritize…
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Major development for Steve Bannon as U.S. House now intervening on his behalf
The U.S. House has gone to court in Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress case arguing that Nancy Pelosi’s committee to “investigate” the events of Jan. 6, 2021, failed to follow the rules of the House, so the subpoenas issued to Bannon were illegitimate, and he could not be convicted of contempt for ignoring unfounded demands.…
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The Fourteenth Amendment on July 28, 1868 fully ratified, the law of the land
The Fourteenth Amendment On July 28, 1868, Secretary of State William Seward issued a proclamation certifying without reservation that the Fourteenth Amendment was a part of the United States Constitution. The required number of states had ratified the Fourteenth Amendment a few weeks earlier on July 9, 1868. Known as one of the “Reconstruction Amendments”…