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Buckley v. Valeo: Campaign Finance Laws and the First Amendment
In Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1(1976), the U.S. Supreme Court held that while campaign contribution limits implicate First Amendment interests, they withstand constitutional scrutiny so long as they are closely drawn to serve a sufficiently impor...
Charming Betsy and the Law of Nations
In Murray v. Schooner Charming Betsy 6 U.S.64, 2 L.Ed.208 (1804), Chief Justice John Marshall stated that “an act of Congress ought never to be construed to violate the law of nations if any other possible construction remains.” This early Su...
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Supreme Court Holds FTC’s For-Cause Removal Protections Violate the Constitution
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 27, 2026
In Trump v. Slaughter, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Trade Comm...
Divided SCOTUS Sides With Fed Governor in Removal Dispute
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 20, 2026
In Trump v. Cook, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), a divided Court denied the Government’s application to sta...
SCOTUS Rules Hawaii Concealed Carry Gun Law Violates Second Amendment
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 13, 2026
In Wolford v. Lopez, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Hawaii’s law prohibiti...
