I’m not too big a man to admit when I’m wrong. But I might be too small. (more…) Continue Reading →
Rethinking vote by mail, free speech case
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Free speech contested by baker, NFL
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Distinguish between these two situations:
♦ Claiming their First Amendment right to free expression is being violated, professional football players, under pressure from the federal government, face fines for refusing to stand during the National Anthem. ♦ Claiming his First Amendment right to free expression is being violated, a professional baker, under pressure from the federal government, is fined for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, First Amendment, Masterpiece Cakeshop, U.S. Supreme Court
David Crisp: Mending government starts here
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Ten years after he was elected to the U.S. Senate, Jon Tester, D-Mont., still continues to farm near his home in Big Sandy. It isn’t about the money. “One of the reasons I still farm is because I go home and can get things done,” Tester said during a telephone town hall last week. In Washington, D.C., not so much. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Affordable Care Act, Citizens United, Jon Tester, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court
Billings native ‘on cloud nine’ after high court mention
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It seems everybody in the country has been talking about last week’s Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage and Obamacare, but you can’t fault Peter Miller for focusing on a more obscure ruling that came down Monday. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, Billings Senior High, Peter Miller, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sally McIntosh, U.S. Supreme Court, University of California
Prairie Lights: In a system of laws, no room for sin
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You might think there’s nothing left to say about the city’s proposed nondiscrimination ordinance, given that the Billings City Council endured a 10-hour public hearing on the subject last week. (more…) Continue Reading →
