Op-ed published in The Wall Street JournalMar 16, 2015Immigration Push Back: Don't Confirm His JudgesCongress’s approval of unconditional funding for the Department of Homeland Security was an embarrassing setback in Republicans’ struggle...
USA TodayFeb 13, 2015Court icons Scalia and Ginsburg: Together at the peakThe oldest and, some would argue, wisest justices on the Supreme Court are at the top of their game – and are fast approaching their day...
Walter WeberMay 10, 2014Town of Greece dissenters strike blow for ecumenism?The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Town of Greece v. Galloway addressed the constitutionality, under the Establishment Clause of the Fir
Walter WeberMay 6, 2014Raise the Minimum Wage to Fight Abortion?Abortion and minimum wage laws? What do they have to do with each other? Answer: nothing . . . unless abortion opponents catch on to...
The Committee for JusticeJan 17, 2014Justices Join Obama in Addressing NSA ControversyIt is no coincidence that following President Obama's address today about the National Security Agency's (NSA) collection of phone call...
LesterJacksonDec 22, 2013Nuclear Option: Misplaced Conservative OutrageHarry Reid's recent “nuclear” detonation left many conservatives in high dudgeon over "tyranny of the majority." I recently argued that...
John LottNov 21, 2013Blame the Dems for blocking judgesMy newest piece at the New York Post starts this way: President Obama’s timing could have been better. Only two weeks ago in Texas, at a...
John LottNov 21, 2013New York Post piece on the "nuclear option" push in the SenateMy newest piece at the New York Post starts this way: President Obama’s timing could have been better. Only two weeks ago in Texas, at a...
John LottOct 20, 2013New piece at Politico: The dumbing down of America's judgesMy piece at Politico starts this way: Think that attending a top university and graduating at the top of the class is the key to your...
John LottOct 20, 2013Appearance on C-SPAN to talk about "Dumbing Down the Courts," applying economics to undersThe video that runs about an hour is available here. The C-SPAN intro is not completely accurate so you might want to skip the first 30...
John LottOct 20, 2013New piece at Politico: The dumbing down of America's judgesMy piece at Politico starts this way: Think that attending a top university and graduating at the top of the class is the key to your...
John LottOct 16, 2013Fox News piece: Obama, other Democrats all wrong about Republican obstruction of judicial nomineesMy newest piece at Fox News starts this way: The Senate Judiciary committee will vote on either Wednesday or Thursday whether to confirm...