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James Pfister: State sovereignty and illegal immigration
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn our system of federalism, States have sovereignty, or the power to govern — how much power is the...
James W. Pfister: 'Takings clause' and state equity theft
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn the recently decided case of Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, May 25, the Supreme Court...
James W. Pfister: Holmes’ dissent in Hammer v. Dagenhart
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Commerce Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), regarding interstate...
James W. Pfister: Judicial review and gerrymandering
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Constitution is textually clear: “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each...
James W. Pfister: Trial of Aaron Burr and judicial independence
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWith investigations and prosecutions of political leaders today, it is useful to examine a famous...
James W. Pfister: Presidential or collective judgment in foreign policy
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe classic case of United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. (1936) has left a legacy of...
James W. Pfister: The Independent State Legislature Theory
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI believe we should not go back to the “political question” doctrine and defer to state legislatures...
James W. Pfister: Is education a fundamental right?
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the seminal Brown v. Board of Education (1954) case, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that education was one of the most important things a state does....
James Pfister: Saving our federal democracy
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIt would be unfortunate if a state or two could determine a presidential election by voter suppression. Such would truncate the relationship between the...
James W. Pfister: Three classic First Amendment cases on personhood
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThree classic First Amendment cases illustrate the concept of “personhood” in constitutional law. My...