The Biden Administration’s proposed changes to Title IX regulations have faced significant controversy, particularly concerning the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports. The Title IX rule changes under this Administration can be broken into two parts, the first is a published rule that went into effect on August 1, 2024 that expands the definition Read More
The Biden administration’s failure to secure the Southern border has become a decisive issue this year, with a majority of Americans seeing the rise of illegal immigration as a critical threat, and rightly so: more than the population of 36 US states. This not only violates the sovereignty of our border but also the most Read More
Convention Delegates are usually “background actors” and political “extras” who are there to wear a donkey or elephant hat, wave the flag, and sing along to patriotic songs. In the modern age, the party nominee by the time of the convention is usually a foregone conclusion. Although their real functional purpose has been lost in Read More
“Standing” is a bedrock principle of constitutional law and an essential element to any case that comes before the court. Standing comes from the “cases and controversies” clause in Article III of the Constitution, and it essentially requires that anyone who brings a case must have an actual case or controversy that the court, under Read More
Despite a national shortage in foster care homes, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) recently enacted severely restrictive placement requirements for children who identify as “LGBTQI+.” Under these new ACF Rules, state agencies must follow specific protocols when placing “LGBTQI+” foster children in residential settings Read More
Trump v. United States Decided July 1, 2024 Question Presented Does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct involving official acts during his time in office, and if so, to what extent? Bottom Line Up Front The Supreme Court held that the president is entitled to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution Read More
Claudia Sheinbaum former Mayor of Mexico City and leftwing environmental activist just made history as the first female elected President of Mexico. She cruised into an easy victory with a winning margin of nearly 60% of the vote. Pundits are declaring this a continuation of the last six years of current President López Obrador, who Read More
As we discussed in a previous paper, the Biden administration is making an unprecedented and anti-freedom regulatory push to force consumers to take up a product they just don’t want—electric vehicles (“EVs”). Proponents of EVs often claim that slow adoption results from a lack of knowledge on the part of consumers, but the fact is Read More
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about the measures a city can take to prevent homelessness in a pivotal case called City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. Grants Pass is a city in Oregon of about 39,000 people, which banned camping on public property, punishable by fines and even short-term jail stays for repeat Read More
This Common Sense Solutions paper will explain the “disparate impact” legal standard to our readers and demonstrate how disparate impact is an invention of the Court that erodes personal freedom, increases regulatory costs, and expands the modern bureaucratic state to root out racism—even where none exists. Disparate impact first became a part of American law Read More