Supreme Court rules on coach’s right to pray at school games

 coach's right to pray at school gamesBob Unruh – A high-school football coach fired by his district for his brief, solitary prayers following his team’s football games has won his free speech fight at the U.S. Supreme Court.

The 6-3 ruling included multiple concurrences and a lone dissent filed by the three leftist judges on the bench.

Written for the majority by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the opinion  came in the case involving Joe Kennedy, who was dismissed by the Bremerton school district in Washington state over his prayers. Continue reading

Making the Constitution Great Again

Making the Constitution Great AgainBrian C Joondeph, MD – Diana Ross and the Supremes were one of the biggest Motown musical groups in the 1960s. By 1970 they went their separate ways, but this past week, their informal namesakes scored a mega-hit. Not singing catchy pop tunes, but by dancing in their black robes, singing glory and praise to the United States Constitution, making it great again.

I speak of the US Supreme Court, finding their constitutional voices on two major issues that have polarized and divided Americans for decades. SCOTUS was not created to make law or decide controversial social or policy issues. In a constitutional republic, those issues are decided by the people, or their elected representatives, not by unelected, lifetime appointed judges. Continue reading

Perspectives on the Dodd Decision Overruling Roe v. Wade

 Dodd Decision Overrules Roe v. WadeClarice Feldman – There has been much perfervid shouting and rending of garments (or these days, parading about with red splotches on the crotches of their clothing or performative displays in Handmaid’s Tale costumes — red hooded capes) to protest the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. On the other hand, those opposed to abortion hail this decision, claiming abortions will end or be much reduced.

Neither side is right. I believe the decision will not substantially lessen the number of abortions. On the other hand, I do think that it signals a significant retreat from the days when the Supreme Court creatively crafted imaginary rights to strip the states of their constitutional role. Federalism is back. Continue reading

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. WadeSophie Mann – The Supreme Court on Friday strikes down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, which for nearly half-a-century has offered a constitutional protection to a woman’s right to an abortion.

The majority opinion, issued in the Mississippi case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Healthwas written by Justice Samuel Alito and joined by fellow conservative Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett.

Chief Justice John Roberts, who filed a concurring opinion, wrote that he agrees “with the Court that the viability line established by Roe and Casey should be discarded under a straightforward state decided analysis. That line never made any sense.” Continue reading

The Democrats: ‘A Criminal Organization’

Democrats: 'A Criminal Organization'Clarice Feldman – More than a decade ago, Michael Walsh dubbed the Democrats, “A criminal organization masquerading as a political party.” I once thought this was overstating the matter, but I no longer do.

If you can’t fully accept this characterization, recent events surrounding the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, should unshutter your eyes and let in the light.

Democratic leaders are encouraging lawless, threatening behavior against Supreme Court justices, and their attorney general refuses to enforce the law against such behavior. This criminal organization has a huge public relations outfit working around the clock for it, the Major Media, which is why you may have missed this. Continue reading