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John Roberts

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The Supreme Court Upholds Donor Privacy

Shane Vander Hart: The Supreme Court ruling is a win for donors’ privacy and association rights for any charitable organization regardless of its ideology.

‘Even In A Pandemic, the Constitution Cannot Be Put Away and Forgotten’

The Supreme Court offered a stinging rebuke of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship in “red” and “orange” zones.

Supreme Court Rules Religious Schools Can’t Be Excluded From School Choice Programs

The Supreme Court ruled that Montana’s exclusion of religious schools in their school choice program was a violation of its residents free exercise rights.

Vander Hart: Roberts Places Institutional Loyalty Before Sound Judgment

Shane Vander Hart: Chief Justice John Roberts had the opportunity to correct the wrong decision in Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, but failed to do it.

Roberts Rebukes Schumer for Threatening Justices During a Pro-Abortion Rally

Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for threatening Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh at a pro-abortion rally.

U.S. Senate Votes to Acquit President Donald Trump

The U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment submitted by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Supreme Court Considers Big School Choice Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a pivotal case in the fight for school choice: Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue where tax credit scholarships are at stake.

So What If ACA Is Unconstitutional?

Dr. Jane Orient: All of ACA, which imposes a straitjacket on a previously diverse, state-regulated industry, needs to be declared unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court Failed To Do Its Job

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: “Some tenuous connection to a politically fraught issue does not justify abdicating our judicial duty.”

Episode 52: Civility, The Supreme Court, and Bill Charlier

For this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses the decline of civility in political discourse, Supreme Court news, and has a conversation with Bill Charlier who is running in Iowa House District 32.

A Win for Free Speech and Free Expression in the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court decided 5 to 4 that the state of California’s law forcing pro-life organizations to advertise taxpayer-funded abortion services was likely unconstitutional. 

SCOTUS Green Lights Sales Tax Collection from Out-of-State Online Retailers

The Supreme Court ruled five to four that South Dakota can require out-of-state online retailers to collect sales tax from online purchases made by residents of their state.

SCOTUS Levels Playing Field for Religious Institutions Using Public Funds

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 in favor of a Missouri church who was denied a state grant to improve the safety of their preschool’s playground.

We Don’t Want Political Activists on the Bench

Jenna Ellis: The mainstream media and even conservatives are missing the point—We want conservative judges on the bench, not political activists.

Clarence Thomas Tears Apart Supreme Court’s Abortion Jurisprudence

Justice Clarence Thomas tears apart the Supreme Court’s abortion jurisprudence in a dissenting opinion in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt decision.

The Age of Disobedience

Kim Davis jailed for her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses presents a choice between two great dangers: the dangers of tyranny and of anarchy.