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Michigan Bans Foreign Language Books in Prison – Constitutional? I Think Not.

by Marc J. Randazza The Michigan Department of Corrections is banning Spanish or Swahili dictionaries.  Michigan Dep’t of Corrections spokesman, Chris Gautz, claims that it is a matter of public...

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The First Amendment Protects Angeli Gomez’ Right to Speak About Her Experience

by Marc J. Randazza Angeli Gomez probably would find the title “the heroine of Uvalde” to be embarrassing.  Therefore, if she reads this, I must apologize for calling her that.  But, Ms. Gomez...

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Can we prohibit drag shows for kids? No.

by Marc J. Randazza Drag shows for kids. I feel like Jake Blues when he says “Illinois Nazis” in the Blues Brothers. For “Pride Month,” a gay club in Dallas had an event called “Drag The Kids to Pride”...

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Withhold Medical Care From Someone Because You Disagree With Them?

by Marc J. Randazza The New York Times entertains the question “Can I withhold medical care from a bigot?” To the Times’ credit (something I do not say often) its columnist concludes that doing so...

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Electric Cars are Bad for the Environment(?)

by Marc J. Randazza Stop it with the whole “electric cars are bad for the environment” crap. Yeah, they are. Yeah, cobalt and lithium mining. Yeah, we have to dump the batteries somewhere one day....

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I can fix the federal judiciary – a little

by Marc J. Randazza I hate that the Supreme Court often comes down to a political battle. I’d like to see it more insulated from the politics of the day. To that end, stare decisis, is a wonderful...

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The Spirit of ’75 – Bunker Hill Day

by Marc J. Randazza Sometimes, you have to lose in order to win. On this day in 1775, the HMS Lively began bombarding the American fort on Breed’s Hill (yes, the Battle of Bunker Hill took place on...

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“The Beautiful Italian”

by Marc J. Randazza I grew up hearing what I thought was “Italian.” As I busted through my grandparents’ door, as soon as one of them saw it was me, “Figghiu miu!” (my son!) echoed through the house....

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Religion Clause Case – The Sky is Not Falling on Separation of Church and State

by Marc J. Randazza Introduction The Supreme Court issued a decision this week in Carson v. Makin, and the commentary from the Left seems to be that the sky is falling and that it will usher in the...

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Self Defense is Your Right

The constitutional right to bear arms in public for self-defense is not “a second-class right, subject to an entirely different body of rules than the other Bill of Right guarantees.”  McDonald v....

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Settled Law and the Supreme Court

With Roe v. Wade being overturned, there is a reasonable train of thought coming from opponents of the Hobbs decision — the Supreme Court just upended a half-century of legal precedent, and all of a...

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Lèse-majesté in the United States

by Marc J. Randazza Lèse-majesté means “to do wrong to majesty.” It is an offense in many countries to insult or offend the sovereign. Famous Examples In North Korea, as you can imagine, any insult...

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Highland Park – Sometimes a Murdering Loser is Just a Murdering Loser

by Marc J. Randazza The latest mass murderer is 22-year-old Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo, a.k.a. “Awake the Rapper.” Driving a 2010 silver Honda Fit.  (Could this be a sign that he’s a “bro?” After all,...

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It Doesn’t Matter if Brittney Griner Sucks

by Marc J. Randazza Brittney Griner sucks. She didn’t want the National Anthem played at any of her games. In July of 2020, Griner said, “I honestly feel we should not play the national anthem during...

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We Need Copyright Eminent Domain

by Marc J. Randazza I can’t take it anymore. I woke up today, looked at my twitter feed, and what do I see? Our hero, Dee Snyder singing his iconic song… in a commercial … for a cell phone company....

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