The purpose of this article is to trace and to explain the history of the concept of rights in judicial treatment.
The Association for Objective Law
The Association for Objective Law is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to advance Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, as the basis of a proper legal system.
Rights and The Constitution, Part One
The purpose of this article is to trace and to explain the history of the concept of rights in judicial treatment.
Attacks on Free Speech
The genie cannot be kept in the bottle.
Is There An Individual Right To Keep and Bear Arms?
Since the gun control issue is a detail of law and not an issue of philosophy, there is no Objectivist position.
Responding To Terrorism
He who turns the other cheek deserves what happens to it.
Mandating Unemployment with “Living Wage” Laws
Living wage laws, the altruist’s modernized euphemism for compulsory wage rates, have met a setback.
Free Speech and Campaign Contributions
To the majority, the pragmatic goal of “avoiding the appearance of corruption” is more important than the First Amendment. One wonders if the limit of this line of non-thinking is that only individuals speaking on soap boxes ultimately have protected speech.
TAFOL Files An Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court) Brief Supporting The Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft antitrust case represents a breathtaking and frightening extension of antitrust law to a new American technological industry that is the envy of the rest of the world.
The Rise of the “Takings” Clause, Part Two
“Takings” Reform is Undercut by Relativism
The Rise of the “Takings” Clause, Part One
While the “takings” clause does not actually protect the right to property, it often serves as an effective deterrent.
Jury Nullification, Adverse Possession, and Liability of Parents for Actions of Their Children
Continuing a policy begun with a presentation at The Jefferson School in 1989, The Association for Objective Law presented a panel discussion at the 1999 Lyceum conference
Did Thomas Jefferson Father Slave Children?
The recently publicized DNA evidence claiming to show Thomas Jefferson had fathered a child with his black slave, Sally Hemmings, illustrates the difference between the way evidence is handled in a court of law and the way it is handled by the popular press.
Let Not Thy Left Hand
The differences between the actions allowed to private parties on one hand and to the Postal Service and Internal Revenue Service on the other, are examples of a reversal of the proper relationship between the government and the governed.
The True Meaning of the Takings Clause
Legal services to the poor should be funded voluntarily, not by expropriation.
Sovereign Immunity
How does having legal immunity for completely arbitrary acts preserve this confidence? In Ayn Rand’s words, “blank out.”
Line Item Veto Case Decided in Supreme Court
“Liberty is always at stake when one or more of the branches seek to transgress the separation of powers.”
The Line-Item Veto Act: Conjoining What Was Meant To Be Asunder
The Line-Item Veto Act is an inexcusable invasion of the Legislative Branch’s lawmaking authority,
TAFOL President Scores a Victory for Property Rights
TAFOL President Michael J. Mazzone emerged victorious as both a Plaintiff and a participating lawyer recently when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dealt a potentially fatal setback to programs that siphon money from lawyers’ bank accounts to fund liberal legal causes.
Tree’s Rights
The courts are not forums for philosophical discussion or the advancement of social programs.
Caller ID: None of the Legislature’s Business
State legislatures have no more business holding hearings on Caller ID than on whether Crest toothpaste should come in a tube or a pump.
Why We Can Burn The Flag
Rights arise out of the nature of man; as Ayn Rand has explained, they are “conditions of existence required by man’s nature for his proper survival.” They are not gifts of the state, or permissions, to be withdrawn at any time.
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