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The Import of Justice
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participated this past weekend in a symposium at Ohio State University celebrating her fifteen years on the United States Supreme Court. The premise here is that her work during this tenure is worthy of plaudits, and in deference to her illness we will waive our challenge. Continue reading
Her Majesty dubs thee . . .
“It’s like giving Osama bin Laden a knighthood for services to Afghanistan.” That was the reaction of one shocked British citizen to the news that Prime Minister Gordon Brown, with the blessing of the Queen, had conferred an honorary knighthood on Sen. Edward Kennedy for “services to Northern Ireland,” along with other unspecified contributions to U.S.-U.K. relations. Continue reading
Questions on Interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
The Committee on the Judiciary should not ignore David Ogden’s opinions on the use of foreign laws in American jurisprudence. Continue reading
Davy Crockett on Social Spending
David W. Neuendorf © 1995 Committees of the US Congress have recently been discussing the cutting or elimination of certain federal spending programs. From beginning to end, the discussion seems to be centering on whether the programs are effective and … Continue reading


