The Bladensburg Cross: The Court Moves in the Right Direction
JOHN A. SPARKS, THE INSTITUTE FOR FAITH & FREEDOM
A large cross erected in 1925 by Gold Star mothers in honor of their 49 fallen...
Klein v. Oregon: Religious Liberty & Freedom of Speech v. Gay Rights
JOHN A. SPARKS, THE INSTITUTE FOR FAITH & FREEDOM
Among recent actions by the U.S. Supreme Court, a four-sentence order may set the stage for the court...
Remaking the Senate: Hyper-Democracy Rears Its Head
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
Periodically, those who do not think that the U.S. Constitution is “democratic” enough set out to repudiate...
Forced Public Sector Union Fees Dismantled: Janus v. AFSCME
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
Public sector unions, the real strength of American unionism, have been dealt a serious blow by the U.S....
The Grove City Bill: A President vs. Congress
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
We wrote earlier about the Grove City College Supreme Court case (Grove City College v. Bell) in which the high court ruled...
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...
Obama’s Medical Devices Tax … It May Be Harmful to Your Health
JOHN SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES
With the start of the New Year, one of the little noticed but potentially harmful features of Obamacare...
Robert Bork and Grove City College
JOHN SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES
On a dark February afternoon in 1988, 25 students in a U.S. Constitutional History class waited expectantly in...
Obama’s Monumental Misunderstanding
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
President Obama recently complained about the possibility of the Supreme Court striking down Obamacare. He used the...
Your Time to Bat
J.C. SPARKS, THE FREEMAN
Of all the plans and laws to bring about the adoption of socialism, perhaps none has been more effective than to...
Obamacare: Will It Withstand Constitutional Scrutiny
JOHN A. SPARKS, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
The U.S. Supreme Court is now poised to review the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better...