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HAYDEN, Col. – Erik Childress crouched down along the footpath that wound deep into the woods and stuffed a cigarette between his lips. A steady… Read More »10,000 hippies and one (illegal) gathering in a remote Colorado forest: Meet the Rainbow Family
The court dominance of “originalism,” the doctrine that interprets the Constitution and its amendments as they would have been understood at the time they were… Read More »Has the Supreme Court opened the door to revive one of its worst decisions?
