Is the Constitution dead or alive? The late Justice Antonin Scalia, long the chief advocate of originalism on the Supreme Court, was unequivocal. “The constitution that I interpret is not living but dead,” he said in a 2008 speech. His counterpart, the late Justice William J. Brennan Jr., intellectual leader of the Warren Court, was equally insistent it was a … [Read more...] about Originalism vs. a living Constitution
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The Supreme Court is losing legitimacy
The Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade has resulted in the steepest drop in respect for the U.S. Supreme Court in almost a century – the steepest since the Roosevelt court packing crisis of 1937. James L. Gibson, a political science professor at Washington University and national expert on the subject, wrote in September that the Dobbs v. Jackson decision … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court is losing legitimacy
Chicago to allocate 50% of advertising budget to local, community media publications
The city of Chicago will direct half of its advertising dollars to smaller local news outlets in the new year through a measure long sought by independent media outlets. Chicago spent $3.5 million on media ads from 2015 to 2020, with just over $660,000 going toward placement in community outlets. This fall, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot signed an executive order that … [Read more...] about Chicago to allocate 50% of advertising budget to local, community media publications
Hearing gets underway in Gateway Pundit defamation suit
A high-stakes defamation suit against The Gateway Pundit, a far right, St. Louis-based website, is off to a slow and contentious start in St. Louis Circuit Court. But a hearing today could begin to untie some of the knots. The hearing is scheduled for this afternoon in the court of Judge Jason Sengheiser. The agenda includes a motion to compel … [Read more...] about Hearing gets underway in Gateway Pundit defamation suit
Sunshine Law could allow for backdoor censorship of publicly funded journalism
With a decline in the independent, local newspaper industry as a whole, publicly-funded institutions have attempted to fill in the many gaps that have been left behind. Journalism schools, many of which are state government operated, have played a large role in this process. “It's great for communities because they get local news that they otherwise wouldn't get,” said … [Read more...] about Sunshine Law could allow for backdoor censorship of publicly funded journalism