The imperative of protecting religious freedom was not just a nod in the direction of piety. It reflects the Framers’ belief that religion was indispensable to sustaining our free system of government.
By William P. Barr
Stu Bykofsky: The “mass incarceration” fraud
A small percentage of people in jail are wrongly imprisoned, yes — but just about everyone in jail deserves to be there.
Edel Donahue: ‘Heartbeat bills’ save lives, so update abortion laws to reflect modern science and medicine
A heartbeat bill would not only save the lives of many children, it would also spare their mothers the pain and regret that often come with abortion.
By Edel Donahue
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain: [C]hoose to respect the judicial process and agree to stand down until the appeal is heard. That is what justice requires.
If Safehouse attempts to open an injection site in this District during the pendency of an appeal, federal law enforcement would consider all available enforcement tools at our disposal to enforce federal law in and around the site, as appropriate.
By William M. McSwain
Rendell, Benitez and Goldfein @washingtonpost: “We’re launching the nation’s first safe-injection site. We hope it will be one of many.”
The founders of Safehouse, a non-profit launched to provide “overdose prevention services,” wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post on October 15, 2019, supporting their venture. Ed Rendell, former governor of Pennsylvania, Jose A. Benitez, executive director of Prevention Point and Ronda B. Goldfein, executive director of the AIDS Law […]
Paul Levy, Penn Law ’72: Penn at the crossroads. Will we stand with Princeton … or Liberty University?
Penn must immediately offer a sincere apology to Professor Amy Wax, lift the sanctions imposed on her, and once again give first-year law students the benefit of her superb teaching and scholarship.
By Paul Levy
Chris Tremoglie: We can celebrate indigenous people without dissing Columbus
Judging Columbus through the eyes of 21st-century social justice advocates is unfair. Judging him in the context of the 15th century is more honest.
By Chris Tremoglie
WOW! Ubiñas @ Inquirer: “Angry families of murder victims protest DA Larry Krasner”
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Helen Ubiñas has had enough of Philly’s “progressive” District Attorney Larry Krasner, and his view of actual victims of crime — you know, the folks a prosecutor seeks justice for — as an inconvenience to his partisan goals. From Friday’s piece on families of victims of crime […]
John Lott: We don’t need Red Flag laws – we have the tools in place to help the mentally ill and protect people’s rights
Baker Act statutes are a better alternative. They require an evaluation by a mental-health expert and a public defender is provided if needed.
By John R. Lott Jr.
Heritage Foundation: Overview of Supreme Court’s 2019-20 term
This is a term of sequels, with Obamacare and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy returning to the Court, which may also decide if federal funds can be withheld from sanctuary cities like Philadelphia.
By Elizabeth Slattery