Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Americans have long looked to the Supreme Court as the last bastion of their liberties and as the one institution that stands as a check against the encroachments of an Executive Branch eager to expand its power and and a Legislative Branch intent on satisfying the whims of a grasping majority. As Robert Levy and [...]
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
... the infringement at issue, all of which severely prejudiced Plaintiffs." US Magistrate Judge Robert Levy noted in his recommendation that RIAA claims primarily revolved around the actions and testimony of third parties, and that the defendant (Marie Lindor) couldn't be held responsible for them. He said of the defendant, "this court is loath to sanction a person who, by...
Division of Labour (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Libertarians generally tend to believe that the Supreme Court has largely failed to protect individual rights in accordance with the Constitution. Last year, Chip Mellor of the Institute for Justice and Robert Levy of the Cato Institute published "The Dirty Dozen: How 12 Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom," outlining Supreme Court decisions...
The View From North Central Idaho (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
... it could end the controversy over gun rights but begin a host of new battles in other areas. Yet Robert Levy, chairman of the Cato Institute, is not afraid of opening a can of worms. He says that libertarians see McDonald as an opportunity “to resurrect economic liberties suspended by the Court under the post–New Deal version of substantive due process.” Conservatives...
