The feds lost the war on marijuana long ago. They know it. Now we get to watch Congress play catch-up.The will trip over each other desperately trying to position themselves on the "right" side of the issue.
In case you missed it, I was a guest on Tom’s “Tenther Tuesday” to discuss the latest in the Nullification Movement. Woods, as usual, was awesome.
Chief Justice Roberts’ majority opinion in Bond v. United States has been sharply criticized (see here and here), so I’ll say few words partially in its favor. The case has seemed odd from the beginning because the federal statute at issue implements the Chemical Weapons Convention and (as the majority says) the local misuse of household chemicals does not seem the type…
Former CIA director: ‘We kill people based on metadata’
Protesters gathered in southern New Mexico last weekend, hoping to attract national attention to the federal government’s refusal to allow cattle critical access to water. County commissioners told the crowd that the rights of citizens are “being trampled” by the U.S. Forest Service and other federal departments that claim authority over “public land.” In response…
Several excellent posts challenge the legality of the President’s exchange of five Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo for a U.S. soldier held by the Taliban — see Josh Blackman here, Ilya Somin here (toward the bottom of the post), and especially Tim Sandefur here. As the posts explain, the exchange violated a U.S. statute that prohibits releasing any prisoners…
Raleigh, NC, June 4, 2014 — Today, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would end the state’s involvement in Common Core educational standards, effectively nullifying its implementation within the state. The vote was 78-39. House Bill 1061 (HB1061) went through two hectic days. On Tuesday, the House Education Committee rewrote the original bill…
CONCORD, N.H., June 4, 2014 – Today, the New Hampshire House and Senate gave final approval to a bill which bans government officials from obtaining “information contained in a portable electronic device” without a warrant “signed by a judge and based on probable cause.” It now goes to the Governor’s desk for a signature House…
Monday’s unanimous (on the result) Supreme Court decision in Bond v. United States uses federalism principles to rule against the federal prosecution of Carol Ann Bond, who attempted to injure a romantic rival with toxic chemicals. Briefly: The majority (Chief Justice Roberts, writing for Justices Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan) thought the statute in question — implementing…
If you haven’t read Lori Rardon’s important article “Constitutions don’t enforce themselves,” I strongly recommend that you do.