Opinion
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The Party That Cried Wolf: The Real Danger to the Constitution Is Not Brett Kavanaugh
Opinion -Editorial -If one asked a liberal strategist their opinion on President Donald Trump’s recent Supreme Court nomination, the lyrics to R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It,” might be their retort. -
Supreme Court Overturns Online Sales Tax Standard
Opinion -budget-tax-news -States can require out-of-state businesses to collect and remit sales taxes on purchases made by in-state consumers, the U.S. Supreme Court decided. -
Congress Can Undo the New ‘Wayfair Tax’
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair is effectively a new tax that will enrich state governments at the expense of the public. -
Supreme Court Favors Workers in Forced Union Dues Case
Opinion -budget-tax-news -In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled governments may not deduct union dues from the paychecks of public sector employees without their consent. -
Oklahoma Supreme Court Nixes Tax Hike Ballot Question
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Oklahoma Supreme Court disallowed a ballot question that would have given voters the opportunity to decide whether to accept a set of tax increases the state government enacted earlier this year. -
Battle Lines Being Drawn Over Replacing Kennedy
Opinion -Editorial -Washington is abuzz over the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. -
Heartland Weekly: Sen. Rand Paul on Heartland Podcast
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of June 25, 2018 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Supreme Court Ruling in Janus v. AFSCME
Opinion -Press Release -“The Supreme Court has freed millions of American workers from manipulation by union bosses that misrepresent their interests.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. -
Heartland Institute Experts Cheer Dismissal of ‘Climate Shakedown Lawsuit’ in San Francisco
Opinion -Press Release -"It is not often that the eco-Left gets such a public spanking and that common sense prevails in today’s federal courts." -- Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.
Opinion -Press Release -“States preferring to collect taxes from business owners in other states, unable to vote on those policies or benefit from the confiscated revenue, are the real winners in this case.” - Jesse Hathaway -
State AGs Urge Court to Dismiss California Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Republican attorneys general from 15 states asked federal judge William Alsup to dismiss a climate liability lawsuit against five oil companies brought by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco. -
They Said It Best When They Said Nothing at All
Opinion -Editorial -For years, perhaps decades, or perhaps forever, Washington D.C. has been the butt of jokes with punchlines about how the political class talks and talks and talks while little gets solved. -
New York’s Top Court Say’s Chimpanzees Aren’t Human and Don’t Have Human Rights
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New York state’s Court of Appeals, determined chimpanzees are not legal persons, and as such don’t have the rights of legal persons. -
Illinois General Assembly Passes Police Drone Surveillance Bill
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Illinois General Assembly approved a bill that would allow law enforcement personnel to use drones to observe certain public gatherings without obtaining permission from a judge. -
Intellectual Property: Everyone Loves Getting Paid For It – Everyone Hates Paying For It
Opinion -Editorial -“Hypocrisy: feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel.” -
MN Appeals Court Allows ‘Necessity Defense’ In Trespass Trial
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled climate change activists can claim their actions to trespass and vandalize an oil pipeline were justified to fight climate change. -
Federal Judge Upholds Community Aesthetics Over Health Concerns, Property Rights
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A federal district court upheld a local ordinance requiring a Missouri couple to plant grass at their home for aesthetic reasons, despite the fact one of the homeowners is allergic to grass and it harms her health. -
AZ Clean Energy Constitutional Amendment Would Shut Down Nuclear Power in State
Opinion -environment-climate-news -California billionaire Tom Steyer is pushing a ballot measure in Arizona that would result in the premature closure of a nuclear plant that provides the largest share of the state’s electricity. -
Republican AGs Request Federal Court Dismiss California Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Republican attorneys general from 15 states filed have asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to dismiss Oakland and San Francisco’s climate liability lawsuits against five oil companies. -
Federal Judge: Endangered Species Policies Responsible for Flooding, Farmers Owed Compensation
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A federal court has ruled policies enacted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect endangered species caused flooding of farms along the Missouri river and thus the government owes property owners compensation. -
U.S. Supreme Court Reconsiders Online Sales Tax Rule
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. Supreme Court is reconsidering a longstanding decision preventing states from requiring out-of-state businesses to collect and remit sales taxes on purchases made by residents of their states. -
California Coffee Shops Must Display Cancer Warnings, Judge Rules
Opinion -health-care-news -Stores and restaurants in California must warn customers of cancer risks coffee poses, a state Superior Court judge ruled. -
(Hot) Air Let Out of California’s Climate Change Lawsuit
Opinion -Editorial -California thought there might have been some kind of conspiracy by oil companies to hide secrets about global warming. Umm ... no. -
The Good, the Bad, and the Missed Opportunities of the ‘Climate Science Tutorial’ in San Francisco
Opinion -Editorial -Chevron left many false and misleading claims before the court, claims that contaminate the public debate on climate change and will continue to haunt the fossil fuel industry and threaten our energy freedom unless they are faced and debunked.