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The President's Gay Rights Speech

October 12, 2009

     On Saturday evening President Obama delivered a major address on gay rights.  The principal points he made are set forth below.

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Health Care Reform- Will it Happen?

June 12, 2009

"The United States spends more than any other nation in the world on health care – in 2007 we spent $2.2 trillion.  Despite consistent increases in spending, disparities among demographic groups persist. Low-income Americans and racial and ethnic minorities experience disproportionately higher rates of disease, fewer treatment options, and reduced access to care. With unemployment [...]

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The "Conscience Rule" Regulation Dispute

April 9, 2009

     Under a series of federal laws (the Church Amendments, the Danforth Amendment, and the Weldon Amendment) doctors and other health care workers who refuse to perform sterilizations or abortions may not be fired or otherwise discriminated against by their employers, and heath care institutions that refuse to perform sterilizations or abortions may not be denied [...]

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The Bradbury Memos

March 5, 2009

    On January 15, 2009, just five days before tne end of the Presidency of George W. Bush and five days before the Inauguration of Barack Obama, Stephen G. Bradbury, a Bush administration official with the Justice Department, issued a memorandum withdrawing a number of Justice Department opinions that had been written by other Bush appointees in 2001 and 2002 declaring that [...]

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Rove, Miers to Testify – Reach Agreement on Executive Privilege

March 5, 2009

     News reports indicate that all parties – former President Bush, the Obama administration, the House Judiciary Committee, and the witnesses themselves – have reached an agreement under which Karl Rove and Harriet Miers will give testimony to the Committee regarding the U.S. Attorney scandal.  The key sticking point had been "executive privilege."  The Committee [...]

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Obama poster artist a copyright thief!?

February 10, 2009

Yes, it's the Associated Press v. Shepard Fairey. Turns out that the famous poster by artist Shepard Fairey (is that a great name or what?) was confessedly based on a photograph by freelance photographer Mannie Garcia.  The AP is claiming that the poster violates their copyright in the photo.

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Lincoln, Obama, and Shared Sacrifice

January 19, 2009

     In a previous posting I had predicted that Barack Obama would, in his Inaugural Address, call for shared sacrifice from all Americans.  It is now being widely reported that this will be a theme of his address.  What did Lincoln have to say about this, and as a practical matter, what sacrifices might Obama [...]

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Lincoln's First and Second Inaugural Addresses: What Will Obama Say?

January 13, 2009

     One week from today Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States, and he has announced that Lincoln will be a theme for the Inauguration.  Obama will take the oath of office with the same Bible used by Abraham Lincoln at his inauguration in 1861.  Will Obama model his Inaugural [...]

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Rick Warren and Joseph Lowery at the Inauguration

December 18, 2008

     I am cheered at the fact that both Rick Warren and Joseph Lowery will play a role at the Inauguration on January 20.  I think that the inclusion of both of them reflects fundamental constitutional values.

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The 2008 Election in Constitutional History: Reasons to Rejoice

November 5, 2008

     Some reflections on the meaning of the 2008 Presidential election in the context of Constitutional history.

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Negative Liberties and Affirmative Duties under the Constitution

October 29, 2008

     In attempting to characterize Barack Obama as a "socialist," Senator McCain's campaign and some news reports have misrepresented Barack Obama's views on a fundamental question of constitutional law.  In a 2001 radio interview Barack Obama actually opposed the idea that the courts, acting pursuant to the Constitution, should be engaged in the "redistrubution of wealth."  In [...]

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