Supreme Court

Supreme Court Jestering: Forced Design Ain’t Fine!

Chelsea and I look at the recent Supreme Court ruling on a case weighing the First Amendment’s “free speech” clause against state “anti-discrimination” laws. In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Christian web designer Lorie Smith wanted to expand her skills into the wedding business. Because she believes the Bible defines marriage as between one man…

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Supreme Court Jestering: College Loans Don’t Make HEROES!

Chelsea and I look at the recent Supreme Court ruling on two related cases about “student loan forgiveness.” In one case, students believed they were entitled to an unconstitutional handout for which they didn’t qualify. In the other case, the U.S. President believed he was entitled to make promises for the unconstitutional program itself. The…

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Supreme Court Jestering: The Infirmity of Affirmative Action

Chelsea and I look at the ruling in the recent Supreme Court ruling on two related cases about affirmative action in college admissions. Before addressing the quarreling between the justices over how to apply the Fourteenth Amendment to college admissions, I give my own opinion that the First Amendment’s “freedom of association” should legally allow…

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S3E3 – The Positive Law

Today David Fowler, president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee, comes on to the show again to talk about the topic of the positive, or statutory, law. This is the second interview of a two-part interview on the common law. On this episode, we look at how statutory law is supposed to relate to…

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S3E2 – The Common Law

Today I interview David Fowler, president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee, on the topic of the common law. What is the common law and how does it differentiate from other types of law? Also, what is the role of judges and how have courts today deviated from their assigned roles? We tackle these…

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