Supreme Court Slaps EPA in 5-4 Ruling Against Power Plant Regulations

Bridget Johnson PJ Tatler PJ Media 6/29/2015

…Writing for the majority in a conservative-liberal split, Justice Antonin Scalia said the EPA “strayed well beyond the bounds of reasonable interpretation in concluding that cost is not a factor relevant to the appropriateness of regulating power plants.”

“EPA’s decision to regulate power plants under §7412 allowed the […]

Supreme Court ruling legalizes same-sex marriage

Lydia Wheeler and Ben Kamisar The Hill 6/26/2015

The Supreme Court in an historic 5-4 ruling on Friday said there is a right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states, delivering a monumental win for gay and lesbian couples across the country.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the swing vote on the court, sided with its […]

Scalia Blasts ObamaCare Ruling: ‘Words Have No Meaning’

Joel B. Pollak Breitbart.com Big Government 25 Jun 2015

…The dissent, by Justice Antonin Scalia, was blistering.

“Words no longer have meaning if an Exchange that is not established by a State is ‘established by the State,’” he wrote.

“Under all the usual rules of interpretation, in short, the Government should lose this case. But […]

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Urges GOP to Move Fast to Eliminate Obamacare

Warner Todd Huston Breitbart.com Big Government 6 March 2015

In a recent interview, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said conservatives and Republicans could move quickly to eliminate parts of Obamacare after the Court issues a decision in a case being heard this month, causing some to hope that the decision might end up dealing a […]

Scalia challenges liberals on CIA torture debate: ‘You think it’s an easy question?’

Douglas Ernst The Washington Times 12/12/2014

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has waded into the CIA torture debate after Democrats on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee released a report on the interrogation techniques used after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Justice Scalia, speaking Wednesday with a Swiss broadcaster on the issue, accused American and […]

Judge Napolitano on SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling: 'University Elites Must Comply With Voters'

Fox News Insider 4/22/2014

In a 6-2 ruling, the Supreme Court decided Tuesday that Michigan voters have the right to change their state constitution to prohibit public colleges and universities from taking race into account in admissions decisions. The justices said that a lower federal court was wrong to set aside the change as discriminatory.

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