by William C. Duncan | Feb 9, 2022
The Supreme Court and the recognition of new rights Written by During the 1930s, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a number of state and federal economic regulations such as minimum wage laws. In doing so, it stopped relying on a line of cases...
by William C. Duncan | Feb 4, 2022
2 concepts that beefed up the Supreme Court’s influence Written by The first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Jay, was a remarkably accomplished man. As the website of the John Jay Homestead summarizes: Of all the Founding Fathers, no other filled so...
by Derek Monson | Feb 4, 2022
Civics of the Utah State Legislature, part 3: Rules committees and standing committees Written by A large amount of legislators’ time during the general legislative session is spent in committee meetings. For example, past general session calendars reveal that the...
by William C. Duncan | Feb 3, 2022
Contentious Supreme Court nominations are relatively new Written by Whoever is confirmed to replace Justice Stephen Breyer – who has recently announced that he will be retiring – will be the 116th justice to serve. Breyer, who was nominated by President Bill Clinton...
by Sutherland Institute | Jan 28, 2022
Testimony in support of SB 114 1st Substitute – Public School Curriculum Requirements Written by Sutherland Institute Statement presented before the Senate Education Committee of the Utah Legislature by Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland Institute vice president of...
by Derek Monson | Jan 27, 2022
Civics of the Utah State Legislature, part 2: Base budget Written by One of the first things that makes news headlines during the legislative session is the process of enacting a batch of legislation to establish what is known as the “base budget,” which the Utah...
