John A. Sparks

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Nov 9, 2022
Racial admissions preferences: Constitutional or not?
And now, the court has an opportunity to repudiate Grutter and eliminate race from admissions decisions by state institutions or private ones which receive federal monies.
Oct 21, 2022
Colorado wedding artists muzzled: 303 Creative v. Elenis
The Supreme Court, in agreeing to hear her appeal, limited its inquiry to whether CADA as applied to her web design business was an unconstitutional restraint on speech. What will happen next?
Jan 30, 2022
Supreme Court renders mixed decisions on the vaccine mandates
While the first OSHA decision reins in the administrative state, the Medicare/Medicaid opinion turns loose the horse of potential administrative excesses.
Nov 21, 2021
Parental educational rights and religious liberty: The Yoder case revisited
Moreover, the Smith case seems to be on shaky ground with the current court and might well be repudiated or significantly modified. Regardless, Yoder is still good law, and its protections should be claimed with assurance by parents today.