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?
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.
The Constitution guarantees equality under the law to every American and prohibits the government from treating any individuals as second-class, inferior persons.
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...
