Bryan Strawser

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Category: Law

Money Quote #2

From the conclusion to Florida v HHS: The existing problems in our national health care system are recognized by everyone in this case. There is widespread sentiment for positive improvements that will reduce costs, improve the quality of care, and expand availability in a way that the nation can afford. This is obviously a very [...]

The Money Quote

The money quote from today’s ruling in Florida v HHS: It is difficult to imagine that a nation which began, at least in part, as the result of opposition to a British mandate giving the East India Company a monopoly and imposing a nominal tax on all tea sold in America would have set out [...]

MacDonald v. Chicago, or “I told you so”, round two.

Just as the court found in DC v Heller about two years ago, this morning, the United States Supreme Court upheld the meaning of the Second Amendment. This time, by incorporating this right against state and local government, and declaring that it is indeed a “fundamental right”. The New York Times puts it this way: [...]