May 2021 – Phil Cline

Cline on the Constitution

May 31, 2021 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Judiciary

Freedom of the Press (to Slander, Publish Falsehoods and Lie?) Each day falsehoods, inaccurate information, fabrications and outright lies are published in the media about public officials and ordinary citizens who happen to end up in the public spotlight. The falsehoods are then republished. And republished. And republished. Spreading like a virulent cancer, they can destroy a person’s reputation […]

Cline on the Constitution

May 16, 2021 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Judiciary

The American Constitution and the English Common Law Supreme Court cases interpreting the Constitution make frequent forays into legal history. Not just U.S. history, but to English Common Law. For example, a case decision involving an ordinance prohibiting the open carrying of weapons such as hatchets and swords in England in the 17th century was recently cited in […]

Cline on the Constitution

May 2, 2021 by philcline in Bill of Rights / Blog / Cline on the Constitution

The last few months I’ve been concentrating on completing a couple of outside writing projects I started some time ago. In the meantime, as always, significant developments have begun to emerge in the world of Constitutional law. Let’s start to catch up a little. Any comments or suggestions are, as always, welcome. Now on to today’s entry. […]

Month: May 2021

Cline on the Constitution

Cline on the Constitution

Cline on the Constitution