I’ll be writing on this issue for ACSblog, but I wanted to at least jot this idea down today. In his concurring opinion, Justice Thomas indicates that he might have struck down the abortion ban for exceeding Congress’s power under the commerce clause. Justice Scalia joined Thomas, but perhaps only on the grounds […]

Crossposted from ACSblog, the blog of the American Constitution Society, where I am an Editor at Large.
Arizona’s “most dangerous prisoner” is a rapist, a kidnapper and a murderer. His prison record alone includes multiple abhorrent acts of violence with improvised weapons. But while it may be impossible to have sympathy for Robert Comer, […]

Senator Chris Dodd is framing the discussion of gay marriage around a the progressive stance of self-reflection.
Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd told high school students Wednesday that people debating gay marriage should ask themselves just one question: What would you do if your child were gay? Dodd said anyone who would deny a gay child […]

I’d really like to know what is Christian about making it harder for victims of molestation at the hands of priests to seek justice later in life.
Representatives of the Roman Catholic Church in Connecticut are fighting a proposal to extend the statute of limitations for lawsuits in child molestation cases from 30 to 40 years.
They […]

Well, for the Giuliani family, apparently the fifth time is the charm. It turns out Rudy’s third wife, Judith Nathan, is also on her third husband. She was married to her first, previously undisclosed husband for five years. From the NY Post:
Rudy Giuliani’s wife, Judith, made a shocking revelation yesterday that stunned even those close […]

Hartford archbishop Henry Mansell has suggested a potential compromise to resolve the emergency contraception debate going on now in the Connecticut legislature about requiring all hospitals to provide rape victims with emergency contraception.
Hartford Archbishop Henry J. Mansell Thursday said he was working with legislative leaders to craft a “mutually respectful” solution to legislation that would […]

Diarist JohnK of Blue Mass. Group has found a clip of Mitt Romney from 2002 being interviewed on his social positions. Romney says:
So when asked will I preserve and protect a woman’s right to choose? I make an unequivocal answer, Yes.
This was from 2002 mind you, not 1994. Less than five years ago Romney […]

CTBlogger uploaded the YouTube video of a segment of Rep. Deborah Heinrich talking about Plan B and her experience as a rape victim with WTNH, which I posted on Tuesday.

Connecticut State Rep. Deborah Heinrich (D-Madison) has been a strong advocate for emergency contraception for rape victims in Connecticut. Yesterday, in a press conference that preceded hearings on the Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Act, shared with the press and her colleagues that she had been a victim of rape and wanted to ensure that […]

Admit an affair when prosecuting the President over an affair, get a cookie from one of the religious right’s biggest figureheads, Rev. Jerry Falwell.
I was pleased to hear Mr. Gingrich state: ‘’I’ve gotten on my knees and sought God’s forgiveness.’’
He has admitted his moral shortcomings to me, as well, in private conversations. And he […]