The court's rationale in Midwest Railcar Repair v. South Dakota Department of Revenue and Regulation contradicts basic principles of public finance economics.

Ask Americans what they think the First Amendment protects, and they will tell you “freedom of speech.”  But few will think of the amendment’s third protection: “freedom of assembly.” In his provocative new book, “Liberty’s Refuge, The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly,” Washington University School of Law professor John Inazu implores Americans to keep in mind the importance of this protection.

The Obama administration refused to defend me against the lawsuit filed for José Padilla. Now even the liberal Ninth Circuit agrees the suit was frivolous.

Here is another good news/bad news column about the 112th Congress.

Thomas Miller's contributions to the National Review Online symposium discussing possible ramifications of the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

At this AEI event, panelists will discuss the practical potential and wisdom of further changes to patent law designed to promote innovation and entrepreneurial vigor in the United States.

In October of 2009, Kumud Majumder, the father of an 11-year-old son with advanced leukemia, joined a lawsuit challenging the federal ban on compensating bone-marrow donors. He wanted to save his son's life. Last week Mr. Majumder and his co-plaintiffs enjoyed a victory. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the majority of bone-marrow donors may lawfully be compensated.

It's racially discriminatory to prohibit racial discrimination. That's the bottom line of a decision issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.