Regulation, Censorship, and the Will to Power
The will to power manifests itself in myriad ways. It can come from the the point of a pen or the point of a sword, from a ballot box to an ammo box, it can come from rules, regulations, and...
Tag: Elena Kagan
A Desperate Measure Cloaked in Science: The Left’s Latest Attempt to Overturn Proposition 209
The opponents of Proposition 209 — the proposition that amended the California constitution to ban racial preferences — are at it again. After losing their campaign to defeat Prop 209 in 1996, the proponents of race-based affirmative action spent the next two...
Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling a Win for America But not for California Progressives
Justices Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanagh and Barrett have delivered the American people a wonderful Independence Day gift with their majority opinion in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard College and the University of North Carolina. The ruling overturns...
Supreme Court Votes 6-3 To Strike Down President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program
In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Biden Administration does not have the legal authority to forgive student loans under the HEROES Act. This ruling officially ends the plan by President Joe Biden...
Supreme Court Outlaws Affirmative Action in College Admissions, Bolsters CA’s Prop. 209
The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on Wednesday against using affirmative action in the college admissions process. California passed its own Civil Rights Initiative, Proposition 209, in 1996, passed by voters 55% to 45%, which said that the...
California Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million For Church Legal Fees Following Supreme Court Losses
Earlier this week, the state of California agreed to a deal with the South Bay United Pentecostal Church of Chula Vista and Bakersfield-area priest to pay $2.1 million in legal fees to the Thomas More Society law firm following several...
California Lifts Capacity Limits on In-Person Religious Meetings Following Supreme Court Decision
In-person religious meeting capacity limits were lifted in California Monday following a U.S. Supreme Court decision made over the weekend. Since last year, the state has attempted to limit indoor religious services and meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However,...