Tag: SCOTUS

  • A Little Judgmental

    A Little Judgmental

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    Brendan Barry
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    Editor’s note: I wrote this Friday afternoon, and then on Saturday afternoon a new BBC article included a graphic similar to my design. I address later on in this post. (I am also my own editor.) Friday’s US Supreme Court ruling struck down President Trump’s tariffs—mostly, not all—as unconstitutional. I had a browser tab up…

  • The Supreme Court’s Recent Liberalism

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    Brendan Barry
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    Last week the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Affordable Care Act, better known colloquially as Obamacare, and said that the federal tax subsidies are, in fact, constitutional. But, this piece is not so much about that one individual ruling, but rather the surprising trend of the recent Roberts’ court terms to skew liberal…