constitutional law
More Problems with Open & Semi-Closed Primaries
Are you one of those people who votes for candidates advocating smaller government—only to see government keep growing?One reason for your frustration may be certain state statutes governing party primary elections: These measures—which we’ll call…
New Study: Why Montana Needs a New Constitution
Among the current constitution's problems are ambiguous and contradictory wording and the fact…
New Supreme Court Case Reopens Question About the 2020…
The Supreme Court’s June 29 decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee has reopened an…
Another Colorado Attack on the First Amendment Goes to…
The Supreme Court has agreed to review yet another Colorado case in which the state is charged with…
The impact of three U.S. Supreme Court rulings on free…
Accurate interpretation of the Constitution often promotes free markets. This article first appeared…
Abolish the CDC and NIH
All of these are easily accessible examples of CDC and NIH politicization. . . . Only whistleblowers can reveal the full extent of the rot within. Note to readers: This essay was first published in 2021. Because of the recent disclosures surrounding…
Birthright Blunders – Independence Institute
The Supreme Court made mistakes, but the Trump administration also was at fault for adopting the…
Denver mayor’s toothless anti-ICE order fools the…
The author of this order is not a “legal illiterate.” He is a cynical grandstander . . . This…
The “Armed Persons” Snafu in the Montana Constitution
This article first appeared in the March 24, 2026 issue of The Missoulian. I appear regularly on…
Justice Gorsuch’s Take on the Major Questions Doctrine
The Major Questions Doctrine is in the Constitution because it simply is the logical obverse of the…
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