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An Eight-Member Court Can Work
by Dr. John A. Sparks
Most of its decisions will not be close.
Author Archive for Dr. John A. Sparks
Antonin Scalia’s Death: Inestimable Loss for Constitutionalism
by Dr. John A. Sparks
Requiescat in pace.
Obamacare Subsidies and Justice Anthony Kennedy
by Dr. John A. Sparks
There are two things wrong with Kennedy’s speculations.
Has the President Exceeded His Authority on Immigration?
by Dr. John A. Sparks
by Dr. John A. Sparks on Jan 30, 2015 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Economy 
Twenty-four states say Yes, he has.
Fisher v. University of Texas: The Court Misses an Opportunity
by Dr. John A. Sparks
What did the court do? What should it have done?
Robert Bork and Grove City College
by Dr. John A. Sparks
On a dark February afternoon in 1988, 25 students in a U.S. Constitutional History class waited expectantly in a little-used dining hall on the campus of Grove City College (in Grove City, Pennsylvania) for a special guest lecturer to arrive. I was the professor in charge of that class. Through the doors of that meeting […]
Obamacare: Will It Withstand Constitutional Scrutiny?
by Dr. John A. Sparks
The U.S. Supreme Court is now poised to review the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare.” The nine Justices will hear oral arguments totaling an unprecedented five-and-a-half hours beginning on March 26, 2012 and concluding on March 28. The usual allocation of time for Supreme Court oral arguments is just 60 […]
Obamacare: Constitutionally Infirm
by Dr. John A. Sparks
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the key feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known by many as “Obamacare,” is unconstitutional. The “individual mandate” portion of the legislation — a provision which requires all Americans to purchase health insurance or suffer a monetary […]
