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Steven Ahle Red Statements 5/12/2015 113 House members and Senators have filed an amicus brief in the lawsuit brought by 26 states asking the courts to declare Obamnesty unconstitutional. The case is currently in the hands of Federal Judge Andrew Hanen, who appears to share their belief that amnesty by executive order is indeed unconstitutional. […] May 14th, 2015 | Tags: Amicus Curiae, amnesty, Executive order, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Andrew S. Hanen, Republicans | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, Illegal Immigration, Politicians, US Constitution | Comments are closed
The Administration is ignoring the law in implementing Obamacare, while violating the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by enforcing Obamacare’s contraception mandate. Senator Ted Cruz Senate.gov 1/28/2014 WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Mike Lee, R-Utah, and David Vitter, R-La., filed an amicus brief […] January 28th, 2014 | Tags: 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, abortion, Amicus Curiae, birth control, Conestoga Wood Specialties, contraception, employer mandate, exemptions, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, Sen. David Vitter, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Ted Cruz, US Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, waivers | Category: 1st Amendment, Barack Obama, Congress, Department of Health and Human Services, federal mandates, Health Care, insurance, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Politicians | Comments are closed
Pete Kasperowicz The Hill 11/12/2013 Forty House Republicans filed a brief last week in support of a legal challenge against ObamaCare that argues the law imposes billions of dollars in new taxes but did not originate in the House, as tax bills must under the Constitution. Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) spearheaded the effort by filing […] November 13th, 2013 | Tags: Amicus Curiae, House of Representatives, Origination Clause, Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Rep. Trent Franks, Sen. David Vitter, Sen. Tom Harkin, Sissel v United States Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Court of Appeals for DC, U.S. Senate | Category: US Constitution | Comments are closed
The evolution continues. John McCormack The Weekly Standard 2/28/2013 When President Obama made his announcement in May of 2012 that he (once again) supported gay marriage, he also made it clear that he thought the issue should be left to the states. Obama said in an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts: What you’re seeing is, […] February 28th, 2013 | Tags: Amicus Curiae, Clint Eastwood, gay marriage, Mark Levin, Prop 8, states' rights, voters | Category: 10th Amendment, Barack Obama, California, Department of Justice, Politics, SCOTUS | Comments are closed
John E. Mulligan The Providence Journal 5/18/2012 Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, and John McCain, R-AZ, have told the U.S. Supreme Court that they support state-level campaign finance restrictions, upheld last year by Montana’s highest court, that run counter to a controversial 2010 case that has lifted nationwide limits on election spending by corporations, unions and […] May 19th, 2012 | Tags: American Tradition Partnership, American Tradition Partnership Inc. v. Bullock, Amicus Curiae, Attorney General Steve Bullock, campaign finance law, Montana Supreme Court, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Category: Elections, Montana, SCOTUS, Virginia | Comments are closed
Ed Morrissey HotAir.com 2/28/2012 I must admit that until I heard this argument from the Institute for Justice, I never considered the implications of ObamaCare requiring individuals to sign contracts for insurance coverage. In any other context, signing a contract under threat of force constitutes duress, which negates the contract under centuries-old legal standards. What […] February 28th, 2012 | Tags: Amicus Curiae, Catholic hospitals, duress, Elizabeth Price Foley, Francis Cardinal George, Institute for Justice, Justice Antonin Scalia, liberty of contract, pre-existing conditions, tyranny | Category: Barack Obama, federal mandates, Health Care, insurance, Marxism, Progressives, SCOTUS, Socialism, US Constitution | Comments are closed
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