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Conversations
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Giving the president more power is a bad idea
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The idea that could calm America's political chaos
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Should Washington decide everything?
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The president isn't supposed to do this
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How the federal government keeps expanding its power | Kevin Williamson & Bill Duncan
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The next Supreme Court battle?
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Why the Supreme Court can't fix every bad law
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How much power does the president really have?
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Stop expecting the U.S. Supreme Court to solve every problem
Insights & Takeaways
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InsightsTake a step back from the ballot initiative hot takes and take a look at the big questions
Read More: Take a step back from the ballot initiative hot takes and take a look at the big questionsHow could the Utah Supreme Court conclude that the constitution’s reference to “legislative power” contains an unwritten limitation on that power?
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Insights9th Circuit upholds religious universities’ Title IX exemptions
Read More: 9th Circuit upholds religious universities’ Title IX exemptionsIf it chose to act, Congress could further secure the religious freedom protections upheld by the court.
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InsightsThe importance of federalism and Utah’s public lands lawsuit
Read More: The importance of federalism and Utah’s public lands lawsuitA recent Sutherland Institute Congressional Series event featured Representative Celeste Maloy discussing the importance of federalism.
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InsightsFederal agency ‘guidance’ uses a backdoor approach to avoid open public process
Read More: Federal agency ‘guidance’ uses a backdoor approach to avoid open public processStates should collect and make publicly available the guidance they are given so that it can be assessed and, as necessary, criticized and challenged.
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CommentaryCall for Utah constitutional amendment is about safeguarding checks and balances in lawmaking
Read More: Call for Utah constitutional amendment is about safeguarding checks and balances in lawmakingIn a nation founded on an expressed desire to accommodate both the will of the majority and the rights of the minority, we should always seek the highest possible level…
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Insights‘So unimaginable and so abhorrent’: UCLA case is a reminder of how bigotry resurfaces
Read More: ‘So unimaginable and so abhorrent’: UCLA case is a reminder of how bigotry resurfacesCourt rebukes university over how it allowed protesters to exclude Jews from areas of campus.
