Ben Lenhart

By Benedict Lenhart The Supreme Court ruled this week in favor of a baker who refused to sell a wedding cake

A battle rages in America over marijuana laws. On one hand, more than half of the states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use (or both). However, marijuana remains strictly illegal under federal law, with stiff penalties for violations.

Recently I was fortunate to visit the ancient Temple Church in London, built in the 12th century by the Knights Templar. The church is relevant here because it was the location of one of the earliest demands for due process of law. In January 1215, a group of English barons confronted King John and asked that he recognize certain fundamental rights. Among those was the great right of due process: the barons demanded that the crown not imprison them or take their property without first following the customary legal procedures that were “due” to them. Six month later, at Runnymede, the King agreed to the Barons’ demands and signed the Magna Carta.

By Ben Lenhart The Mueller investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign provides a helpful springboard to

By Ben Lenhart The Constitution protects religious freedom for all Americans in two important ways. First, the government can’t create

Freedom of Religion protects all Americans whether they are deeply religious, atheist, or somewhere in between. The Constitution contains two guarantees of religious freedom.