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Constitution Check: Is lying ever protected by the First Amendment?
The Court actually has never said that falsity is never protected as a form of free speech.
Constitution Check: Does the Constitution shield S&P’s downward rating of U.S. credit?
A congressional committee held a hearing July 27 on the slow pace of government moves to write new rules to govern the credit rating agencies like Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings. This was shortly before S&P downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+, sending financial tremors around the globe. The constitutional… [Continue Reading]
Constitution Check: Is the Constitution breaking down under divided government?
If James Madison were alive today, he might be heard to say: “I told you so!”
