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David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey: Mandatory Insurance Is Unconstitutional – WSJ.com. Newest article from WSJ discussing constitutionality of  mandatory insurance.

The briefs filed in this case at the First DCA will be attached as received.  We understand that oral argument has already been set for Friday morning the 25th in this case. We have now been sent copies of all the briefs in this case but the reply brief. Initial NCAA Brief; Answer Brief of […]

Andrew Napolitano: Health-Care Reform and the Constitution – WSJ.com. One of the core tenets of a legal conservative’s philosophy is understanding that Congress is a body of enumerated powers, and in this column Congressman James Clyburn from South Carolina demonstrates classic incomprehension on that point.  Wickard v. Filburn also gets dishonorable mention.  Wickard of course […]

In an opinion issued today in  Abbey v. Patrick, the First District denied a cert petition request from a doctor who claimed he had a valid statute of limitations defense against a medical negligence suit.  The Court held that this was not an extraordinary case deserving of cert review, and did not reach the merits […]

Nahmias adds conservative voice to Ga. high court | ajc.com. A good profile of the newest appointed Justice to the Georgia Supreme Court, a Justice who interestingly enough worked for Judge Silberman, Justice Scalia, and Justice Roberts at different points in his career.  His philosophy is contrasted with that of former Justice Sears, who was described […]

Supreme Court Transcript in the Hillary movie case here. It appears as though this decision will probably include one or more discussions of Stare Decisis when it is released, based on the lines of questioning  from the court.

Judge Terry Lewis of the Leon County Circuit Court indicated on Sept. 2 that he might have a decision ready tomorrow on whether to dismiss charges against former House Speaker Ray Sansom and his co-defendants, developer Jay Odom and former Northwest Florida State College President Bob Richburg. It was a tight time-frame, however, since Lewis […]

Its been a while in production but the new Woodring Law Firm website and Legal Conservative Blog are live!  Now it is just a matter of having time to write on good topics. Several important cases up this fall bear notice, and will be more commented upon later. The first is the Hillary movie case […]

Welcome to the Web’s newest legal blog, The Legal Conservative! This blog can be bookmarked by bookmarking www.legalconservative.com The hope is to note developments in Florida and Federal law, with perhaps brief forays into other states such as Georgia, and in depth commentary on truly note-worthy opinions from any state.  The goal is for this […]