In his dissenting opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, Chief Justice John Roberts notes that the Supreme Court’s 5 – 4 decision mandating the legal right of gay marriage will assuredly create legal conflicts.[read_more] That’s an understatement. “Hard choices,” writes Roberts, “arise when people of faith…
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Fourth Amendment
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The National Security Agency’s collection of phone metadata of all Americans under the Patriot Act was defended using national security justifications. A substantial number of Americans, however, believe the NSA violated the Fourth Amendment, which protects our security against unreasonable searches and seizures by government.[read_more]…
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The recent debates over the sunset of the bulk collection of Americans’ “metadata” under the PATRIOT Act and other government searches and seizures provide valuable lessons if we are preserve the integrity of the Fourth Amendment.[read_more] The Fourth Amendment is quintessential American law governing government.…
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Senator Mike Lee’s newest book, Our Lost Constitution, has a superb chapter about John Wilkes, who was arrested and his papers seized for criticizing the king.[read_more] The Wilkes case from 1763 was impetus for the Fourth Amendment, which until recently may have been the most…
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