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RE: Capturing “Aliens”
Imagine an undocumented immigrant to the United States who has lived peacefully and lawfully in the United States for more than five years after his or her unlawful entry into the United States. That non-citizen remains subject to forced “removal” from the United States pursuant to federal civil procedure laws, see 8 U.S.C. Sections 1229… Continue reading
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RE: Follow-up On The New Round of Tariffs
In last week’s posting here, I offered my opinion that the two international trade statutes President Trump relied upon last month to impose new tariffs on imported goods were unconstitutional. Upon reflection, I have concluded that more explanation, from me, is necessary. The two statutes, 19 U.S.C. § 2411(b)&(c) and 19 U.S.C. §1338, plainly authorize… Continue reading
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RE: A New Round of Tariffs
On June 20, 2026, U.S. President Donald J. Trump imposed a tax on the importers of many goods from Canada, at a rate of up to 50 percent of the goods’ invoice values, pursuant to authority granted to him by the United States Congress under 19 United States Code §1338.[1] On June 23, 2026, President… Continue reading
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RE: Semi-Automatic Rifles and the 2d Amendment
The State of Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois have enacted laws that basically ban the private possession of semi-automatic rifles capable of firing multiple rounds without rearming or reloading. The United States Supreme Court has now agreed to decide whether those laws violate the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1] The Second Amendment provides… Continue reading
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RE: Geofence Warrants
In Chatrie v. United States (U.S. Supreme Court Slip Opinion of June 29, 2026), the Court held that the customers of cell phone service providers have a “reasonable expectation of privacy” in the data retained by their providers that reveals the location of the customer’s cell phone near the scene of a recent crime, and… Continue reading
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RE: THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
In National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, U.S. Supreme Court Slip Op. of June 30, 2026, the Court invalidated statutory limits on the campaign expenditures of political parties when their spending is coordinated with the campaign expenditures of individual candidates for office. The Court ruled that statutory limits on such “coordinated party/candidate” campaign… Continue reading
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RE: Birthright Citizenship
In Trump v. Barbara, U.S. Sup.Ct. Slip Op. of June 30, 2026, the United States Supreme Court declared that all persons born in the United States are citizens of the United States, excepting only 1) those persons born to diplomatic personnel from other countries, 2) those persons born to armed invaders of the United States,… Continue reading
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RE: More on The Right To Keep and Bear Arms.
There is something fundamentally wrong with today’s jurisprudence interpreting the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Just yesterday, in Wolford v. Lopez, U.S. Sup.Ct. Slip Op. of June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court invalidated a Hawaii statute that prohibited the carrying of a gun onto private property “open to the public” without… Continue reading
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RE: CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS (?) OF DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS
In Pung v. Isabella County, U.S. Sup.Ct. Slip Op. of June 23, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled that the “Just Compensation Clause” of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution required the payment of any surplus proceeds from a foreclosure sale of property to collect a delinquent tax to the owner of the sold… Continue reading
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RE: GUN RIGHTS FOR MARIJUANA USERS
A federal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), has been construed by the federal Justice Department to prohibit a person who regularly and frequently uses marijuana in violation of the law, but without any other illegal misconduct, from keeping a firearm in his or her home. In United States v. Hemani, U.S. Sup.Ct.Slip Op. of June… Continue reading
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