Paul J. Larkin is a senior legal research fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read his research.
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The Senate-passed version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) violates Articles II and III of the Constitution. The bill would authorize Indian tribal courts… Read More
The world saw Judge Robert H. Bork, the public figure. He was in the public eye as a solicitor general, a circuit judge, and—most famously—as… Read More
Everyone agrees that stealing should be a crime. Theft has been an offense in every society that has recognized property rights. Theft was a crime… Read More
It’s another August in Washington. It’s hot and humid. Most people not already at the beach are indoors watching the Olympics or in the water… Read More
Not many cases involving the financing of municipal sewer construction projects are likely to raise issues that might interest the Supreme Court (or anyone else… Read More
Today, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held unconstitutional a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act… Read More
As part of an ongoing series, the Heritage Center for Legal and Judicial Studies periodically identifies a “Bill of the Week” that relates to the… Read More
The law sometimes reflects common sense. Consider this example: Innocent people don’t remain silent when accused of a crime or misconduct; they deny it. Accordingly,… Read More
What do a legendary guitar maker and a lobster importer have in common? Both are alleged to have run afoul of the Lacey Act, one… Read More
An article by Jon Adler at “Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine,” (Last viewed Apr. 11, 2012), written on behalf of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers… Read More
