Federalism – Phil Cline

Cline on the Constitution-Abortion Rights in 2021, the Debate Continues

December 10, 2021 by philcline in Bill of Rights / Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Federalism / Privacy

The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in the Case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which the State of Mississippi restricted access to abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This, at the same time the Court has so far declined to intervene in attempts to restrain the State of Texas from interfering with […]

Cline on the Constitution

June 3, 2020 by philcline in Bill of Rights / Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Federalism / Second Amendment

Who has the Power? Talk about your ironic twists of fate. We may soon see one national emergency clarify whether another national emergency is real. That’s important. In the name of public health, governors and mayors have claimed extraordinary powers over citizens and abrogated Constitutional rights due to the threat of the Covid virus. Our schools have been […]

Double Jeopardy

July 21, 2019 by philcline in Bill of Rights / Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Federalism / Judiciary

The Supreme Court recently, and for the first time in a hundred years, issued a definitive opinion on Double Jeopardy. A close reading, however, leaves an impression that the opinion was about more. As privacy issues (such as the “right” to an abortion) make their way back to the Court, this case may provide a road map […]

Voting, Part Two

February 12, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Equal Protection / Federalism / Judiciary / Uncategorized

In Abbott v. Perez, The Supreme Court slapped a federal district court with a much-needed douse of cold water in an attempt to wake them up, force them to embrace reality for once and have them return to their lane in the governance scheme set out in the Constitution. Abbott is the second case on voting […]

Cline on the Constitution-New Segment

July 1, 2018 by philcline in Bill of Rights / Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Federalism / Privacy

Roe v Wade I have been studying with interest a series of decisions the Supreme Court rendered as their latest term came to a close. If the decisions shared one characteristic is was the impression that the Court was exercising unusual restraint in being definitive in their opinions. It was as if they were […]

The First Confederacy

August 24, 2017 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Federalism

In 1861 a group of states declared their independence from the Federal Government and seceded from the Union. Among their grievances was an erosion of the sovereignty of the States to govern their own affairs and the fear that it would ultimately lead to the end of Slavery. They formed a Confederacy of States and […]

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