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Nothing to ‘like’ about Facebook bullies
A recent story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution describes 14-year-old Alexandria Boston as “a slender, rough-and-tumble sort of girl” who looked forward to her middle school’s annual field day...
View ArticleMore speech always better than less
We started meeting a couple of years ago in downtown Hanover every Tuesday, ostensibly to debate the big issues of constitutional law. But the weekly lunches at the Reader’s Cafe are really civil...
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Presenting the Great Prognosticator
Supporters of President Barack Obama's health care law celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling was announced. AP Photo/David Goldman) OK, I...
View ArticleCourt less divided than you might think
One of the most common complaints I hear at our regular Tuesday constitutional law lunches is that the Supreme Court is too often divided, 5-4, along predictably ideological lines. That suggests, of...
View ArticleSupreme Court recognizes a ‘right’ to lie
While the health-care ruling last Thursday was getting all the attention, the Supreme Court quietly decided a First Amendment case that recognizes a right to lie. Or, more accurately, recognizes a...
View ArticleA right to remain anonymous
I’m Marc Charisse and I approved this message. I don’t have much choice, actually, working as I do in a profession that puts a premium on standing behind what you believe in by putting your name on it....
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No need for new military funeral law
“There oughta be a law!” Well, there is, actually. “No, no. A law to keep those despicable Westboro folks from protesting at the funerals of fallen soldiers.” Well there is, actually. In 2006,...
View ArticleRewrite the Constitution, or this book?
“The Daily Show” is a news show for people who don’t watch news shows. Similarly, “Me the People,” by Daily Show writer Kevin Bleyer, is a book on the U.S. Constitution for people unlikely to read...
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Standing up for Pledge’s real meaning
I used to get quite a few of those loopy mass emails that traffic in mass misinformation. You know the kind I mean, the ones with the president allegedly refusing to salute the flag or shaking hands...
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Can we be safe in a free society?
As happens every time there’s a mass shooting – a tragedy of increasing frequency, it seems – gun dealers nationwide reported a spike in sales in the days following the terrible slaughter this month...
View ArticleIn defense of ‘traditional’ marriage
Even though I grew up in Las Vegas, I’ve never been much of a betting man. But if I were, I’d be willing to lay 2 to 1 odds that the Supreme Court will strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act...
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