From B.P. v. A.Z., decided last week by the California Court of Appeal, in an opinion by Justice Martin Buchanan, joined by Justices Judith McConnell and Julia Kelety; note that the upheld order isn't limited to…
Wed Jan 21, 2026 - 5:57 pm EST CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (LifeSiteNews) — Catholics in the Diocese of Charlotte have opened up about the hurt and tension caused by Bishop Michael Martin’s command to remove altar rails and…
On Monday, the Court heard oral argument in Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish. The question presented is whether the energy company, a federal contractor, could remove a case to federal court "when sued for oil-production…
This is my seventh and final blog post addressing the fact that no president from 1881 to 2009 has acquiesced in the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision in Humphrey's Executor. These blog posts are prompted by a question…
At oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter much discussion focused on the propriety of the Supreme Court today, in 2026, overturning a 90-year-old decision like Humphrey's Executor. In fact, as my immediately preceding blog…
Fourteen men have served as President of the United States since Franklin D. Roosevelt left office, and almost all of them have been imperial presidents in the FDR mode. This is true of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy,…
In three previous blog posts, I argued that every President from 1881 to 1933 had successfully defended the President's power to remove at will all officers exercising executive power and that no independent agencies in…
In two previous blog posts, I argued that every President from 1881 to 1921 had successfully defended the President's power to remove at will all officers exercising executive power and that no independent agencies in…
In a previous blog post, I argued that every President from 1881 to 1901 had successfully defended the President's power to remove at will all officers exercising executive power and that no independent agencies in the…
During the oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter, Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked counsel for respondent Slaughter how long independent agencies had existed for and counsel suggested to her, incorrectly, that they dated back to…
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