Category Archives: Constitutional Law
Cutting The Gordian Knot Of Free Speech
by Wilton H. Strickland According to legend, when Alexander The Great arrived in Phrygia he encountered an ox-cart bound to a post with an elaborate knot. An oracle had foretold …
Fourteenth Amendment Follies
by Wilton H. Strickland The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down three decisions that have ignited a firestorm of controversy, which is understandable because they concern what many people regard …
Jacobson v. Massachusetts: Does This 1905 Decision By The U.S. Supreme Court Bless Forced Vaccination?
By Wilton H. Strickland In the early stages of the COVID crisis I wrote an article summarizing the major aspects of the U.S. Constitution in an effort to help people …
The U.S. Constitution
by Wilton H. Strickland One of the few benefits of a crisis such as the one we’re enduring is that it focuses people’s attention on fundamental matters, the ones that …
Birthright Citizenship And The Fourteenth Amendment
by Wilton H. Strickland I’ve been careful to avoid political issues on this blog, which is devoted to legal issues and the challenges confronted by those of us who practice …