Constitution
Key Largo border patrol officer threatens legal observer for following him
A U.S. Border Patrol officer threatened to arrest a legal observer in Key Largo, Florida, today for following the officer, video of the encounter posted on Instagram shows. The video is another instance of federal immigration…
Why insulting Brigitte Macron online can mean prison time in France
In the United States, poking fun at politicians online is a birthright. In France, it could land you in jail. On Monday, a French court found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France's first lady, Brigitte Macron. The…
3 SCOTUS cases to watch
Greetings and welcome to the latest edition of the Injustice System newsletter. You’re reading Injustice System from Damon Root and Reason. Get more of Damon’s commentary on constitutional law and American history. After a…
This Census Battle Could Determine Control of Congress
A federal lawsuit could be decided in early 2026 to require the Census Bureau to only count people rather than use statistical sampling—a move that could determine who controls Congress. The 2020 Census overcounted the…
Did Brett Kavanaugh just apologize for butchering the Fourth Amendment? Maybe.
Happy New Year, and welcome to the latest edition of the Injustice System newsletter. We have a bit of a conundrum to puzzle over today, so let's get started. You’re reading Injustice System from Damon Root and Reason.…
The Fourth Amendment’s erratic year at the U.S. Supreme Court
The right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure had an up-and-down sort of year at the U.S. Supreme Court. Back in May, the Court delivered a 9–0 decision that left civil libertarians cheering for its expansion of…
Justice Barrett criticizes Roe but fails to recognize Constitution’s protections for unborn
Wed Dec 24, 2025 - 2:13 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett presented a succinct, constitutional case against Roe v. Wade in a new interview, three years after her role in the fateful reversal…
Mercy Otis Warren, the Founding Mother who opposed the Constitution
Among the many yellowing paperbacks on my shelves is a copy of The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates. It's a sort of greatest hits collection of contemporaneous arguments for and against…
Limited Government or Unlimited Government
Most conservatives are likely familiar with John Adams’ insightful observation, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” For years, we have…
Recording or following law enforcement ‘sure sounds like obstruction of justice’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says recording or following federal law enforcement "sure sounds like obstruction of justice," despite federal circuit courts repeatedly ruling that such activity is core…
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