Russian Weapons Law: Admit it, You’re Curious

by Jon Caldara | 3:57 pm, June 12, 2012

Put down your Dostoyevsky novel and your vodka glass because we’ve got the Issue Paper for you. If you’ve ever wondered about weapons law in Russia, look no further than this Independence Institute Issue Paper titled, “Weapons Laws of the Russian Federation.” If there’s a small space in your heart for the finer things in [...]

ObamaCare Decision and the Future of ConLaw

by Jon Caldara | 3:14 pm, June 5, 2012

The Colorado Lawyers chapter of the Federalist Society and we at the Independence Institute are putting on a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) class with two of the greatest legal minds in Colorado. Our Research Director Dave Kopel and Constitution Studies Director Rob Natelson will be presenting continuing education for lawyers on the ObamaCare decisions and [...]

Wonk Talk: Judicial Federalism

by Jon Caldara | 4:51 pm, November 29, 2011

Ok, maybe my title is a bit of an overstatement. Granted, podcasts on issues surrounding the law are rarely outside the confines of “wonk,” somehow our resident Constitutional Law scholar Professor Rob Natelson makes constitutional law, legal matters and history consumable even at my level. His latest iVoices.org podcast is on judicial federalism. …Judicial whaaaattt?
Let [...]

VIDEO: Constitutional Guide to Fighting Federal Overreach

by Jon Caldara | 11:19 am, October 18, 2011

What an event! I can’t begin to describe to my readers how incredibly epic our Constitutional Law event was last month. Our two resident ConLaw scholars Dave Kopel of the University of Denver Law School and Rob Natelson, formerly of the University of Montana Law School wow’ed the crowd with their presentations. We completely sold [...]

Fight Federal Overreach With Us!

by Jon Caldara | 11:02 am, May 5, 2011

If you’ve ever dreamed of being in the same room as not one, but TWO real life geniuses, then you’ll want to attend our program for the grassroots on Sunday, May 15th, from 1:15 to 5pm at the Red Rocks Community College. Both constitutional law professor Rob Natelson and our Second Amendment expert and constitutional [...]

Legal Quote Of The Week: E.B. White On Obstruction Of Justice

by Laura Victoria | 12:44 pm, October 7, 2010

OK.  The quote is from 1973 – so it’s not exactly from this week, but I just saw it. Regardless, this  New York Times Op Ed from grammarian par excellence and Charlotte’s Web author E.B. White, couldn’t be more timely … Continue reading →

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