The issue in Blueford goes to the heart of the Double Jeopardy Clause’s guarantee against abuse of power by the government: may the government subject a criminal defendant to a second trial on charges that the jury unanimously rejected simply because the jury deadlocked on other, lesser charges?
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February, 2012
February 17, 2012
February 10, 2012
What Senator Lee is doing is reprehensible, but he’s hardly the only obstructionist in the Senate, and he’s not the only one who should be feeling the heat.
February 9, 2012
The Constitution guarantees equality under the law to every American and prohibits the government from treating any individuals as second-class, inferior persons.
February 9, 2012
While the Heritage Foundation factsheet on nullification is encouraging, it will be interesting to see how their takedown of nullification is received at the Conservative Political Action Conference today where the 10th Amendment Center is planning to screen a movie promoting the idea of nullification. This will be an ideal test for determining if conservatives will choose to adhere to the Constitution’s text and history or will instead blithely embrace the fairy tales about the Constitution being peddled by the tea party.
February 1, 2012
With friends like Senator Mike Lee, the Constitution needs no enemies.