John A. Sparks
One Small But Mighty College Against Federal Domination
The Grove City College Case
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
In 1976, Grove City College, a Christian college of arts, letters, and sciences...
Freedom of Speech and Forced Union Payments: Janus v. AFSCME
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
Unions have been on the decline since 1954—which was their high point in membership as a percentage of the...
Colorado’s ‘Half-baked’ Decision: The Masterpiece Capeshop Case
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
Who would have guessed that the religious liberty and free-speech rights of Americans would be tested in...
The Playground Fight Over Religious Liberty
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
Trinity Lutheran Church is a church in Columbia, Missouri that operates a Christian preschool and daycare center...
The New Conservative Legal Mainstream–and Why the Left is Worried
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
Senators Chuck Schumer and Patrick Leahy claimed that newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch was not...
Justice Black’s Warnings Become Reality
BY JOHN A. SPARKS
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt was recently decided 5-3 by the U.S. Supreme Court. It struck down the Texas legislature’s regulations...
A Sad, Confused, and Ominous Obamacare Decision
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
In his scathing dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia summarized the Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell in...
Obamacare Subsidies and Justice Anthony Kennedy
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
It’s not too much to say that President Obama’s domestic legislative legacy could turn on the outcome...
How the Supreme Court Should Decide The Same-Sex Union Cases
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear four cases involving the issue of same-sex unions. These...
Has the President Exceeded His Authority on Immigration?
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES
In the State of the Union address, President Obama declared: “We can’t put the security of families...
Obamacare on the Defensive Once Again
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES
When Case Western University law professor Jonathan Adler testified before a House subcommittee on July 31, 2013,...
Conflict Between the Circuits on Gay Marriage
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES
A month ago, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a collection of cases which raised the...