Immigration Push Back: Don't Confirm His Judges
Congress’s approval of unconditional funding for the Department of Homeland Security was an embarrassing setback in Republicans’ struggle...
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USA Today
- Feb 13, 2015
Court icons Scalia and Ginsburg: Together at the peak
The 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 Weber
- May 10, 2014
Town 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 Weber
- May 6, 2014
Raise 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 Justice
- Jan 17, 2014
Justices Join Obama in Addressing NSA Controversy
It is no coincidence that following President Obama's address today about the National Security Agency's (NSA) collection of phone call...
LesterJackson
- Dec 22, 2013
Nuclear Option: Misplaced Conservative Outrage
Harry Reid's recent “nuclear” detonation left many conservatives in high dudgeon over "tyranny of the majority." I recently argued that...
John Lott
- Nov 21, 2013
Blame the Dems for blocking judges
My 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 Lott
- Nov 21, 2013
New York Post piece on the "nuclear option" push in the Senate
My 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 Lott
- Oct 20, 2013
New piece at Politico: The dumbing down of America's judges
My 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 Lott
- Oct 20, 2013
Appearance on C-SPAN to talk about "Dumbing Down the Courts," applying economics to unders
The 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 Lott
- Oct 20, 2013
New piece at Politico: The dumbing down of America's judges
My 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 Lott
- Oct 16, 2013
Fox News piece: Obama, other Democrats all wrong about Republican obstruction of judicial nominees
My newest piece at Fox News starts this way: The Senate Judiciary committee will vote on either Wednesday or Thursday whether to confirm...
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