In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court ruled by a 6-3 majority that the Environmental Protection Agency had exceeded its statutory authority by issuing regulations that would essentially dictate to power-generating utilities what fuel sources they must use. The EPA…
The Supreme Court has certainly been on a roll as it has released the decisions from the now-ended current term. There was the paring back of restrictions against government dollars to flow to religious organizations in the event parents would…
Justice Elena Kagan begins her West Virginia v. EPA dissent by appealing not to the Constitution or precedent but to an imagined future of 4.6 million annual heat-related deaths, stronger hurricanes, drought, and other calamities familiar to connoisseurs of the…
The United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in West Virginia v. EPA on Thursday, which significantly curtails the regulatory power of government agencies. The court, in a majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, found that the…
Today, while the media is full of stories of partisan bickering, it is important to remind ourselves that sensible reforms of law and policy are still possible. This article describes one such success story in which the system worked. Along…
For years, it has been a staple of panels at conservative organizations such as the Federalist Society to rail against judges for legislating from the bench. A pending case in the Supreme Court, West Virginia v. EPA, will test whether the…
Democrats are apoplectic about Joe Manchin’s announcement last week that he will not support Biden’s latest spending spree, the so-called “Build Back Better” bill that would cost $5 trillion over 10 years. As politicians, they are mainly angry because they…
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that all new cars that aren’t electric must average 55 miles per gallon by 2026. This amounts to a Great Leap Forward of almost 20 miles per gallon from the currently ordered 36 miles…
As the Supreme Court begins its new term this week, with an important Mississippi case potentially reconsidering abortion on the docket in December, major media outlets are attempting to undermine the court’s competence in judging such cases. Indeed, many have…
