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Do We Finally Have Consensus on the Failings of the Drug War?

It appears that we may have finally reached a consensus on the simple proposition that the War On Drugs is bad policy. Well, kind of. I know what you’re thinking, are there really people out there who believe that the drug war is good policy? Unfortunately, yes, especially if they happen to [...]

Go Go Gadget Arms: Why Justice Breyer Rightly Reached Out to Decide a Question Not Presented in Turner v. Rogers

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:47:57-05:00June 22nd, 2011|Tags: child support, civil contempt, Justice Breyer, Justice Thomas, right to counsel, Seth Waxman, Supreme Court, Turner v. Rogers|

Sometimes the Supreme Court reaches out to decide issues not raised in the petition for certiorari. It is a rare occurrence. But it happened in Turner v. Rogers, No. 10-10. If you weren’t following the case, here are the facts: Michael D. Turner racked up large debts owed to his child’s mother [...]