Articles by Hans von Spakovsky

LawCommentary

Supreme Court Gives States the Green Light to Clean Up Voter Rolls

Hans von Spakovsky | June 11, 2018

Can a state take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of its voter rolls by removing people who have left the jurisdiction? On Monday, by… Read More

InternationalCommentary

100 Years Ago, US Marines Helped Turn the Tide of World War I

Hans von Spakovsky | June 05, 2018

Americans rightly remember the Americans who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, to liberate Europe, but we also should commemorate the Americans… Read More

LawCommentary

It’s Been 1 Year Since Mueller Began His Investigation. It’s Past Time for It to Wrap Up.

Hans von Spakovsky | May 18, 2018

Robert Mueller was appointed one year ago Thursday as a special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether the Russian… Read More

LawCommentary

Is Robert Mueller Going to Investigate George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson, Too?

Hans von Spakovsky | May 09, 2018

Those who claim that President Donald Trump is guilty of obstructing justice because he fired James Comey or because he asked Comey if he could… Read More

LawCommentary

Rudy Giuliani Is Right: Settlement With Stormy Daniels Didn’t Violate Campaign Finance Law

Hans von Spakovsky | May 03, 2018

Update: Appearing on The Daily Signal podcast Aug. 23, Hans von Spakovsky noted the relevance of this commentary to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s guilty plea…. Read More

SocietyCommentary

DACA Should Be Overturned. A New Lawsuit Might Succeed in Doing That.

Hans von Spakovsky | May 02, 2018

A lawsuit filed Tuesday by Texas and six other states may finally result in the long-overdue termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program,… Read More

LawNews

Q&A: Everything You Need to Know About Trump ‘Travel Ban’ Oral Arguments

Hans von Spakovsky | April 25, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday for Trump v. Hawaii, one of the biggest legal cases of the year. The case dates back… Read More

LawCommentary

Andrew McCabe Lied. So Will the FBI Apply the Same Rules Against Him That It Applies to All of Us?

Hans von Spakovsky | April 16, 2018

It’s official: Andrew McCabe lied. The new report from the Justice Department inspector general concludes that McCabe, the former FBI deputy director, lied to then-FBI… Read More

LawCommentary

10 Questions Mark Zuckerberg Should Answer When He Testifies Before Congress

Hans von Spakovsky | April 09, 2018

When Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress Tuesday and Wednesday he will have plenty of explaining to do to answer a torrent… Read More

InternationalCommentary

Another Reason to Remember the Easter and Passover Weekend

Hans von Spakovsky | March 30, 2018

As we celebrate Easter Sunday and the Jewish Passover, we should keep in our prayers and remembrances the many Americans who fought and sacrificed during… Read More

LawCommentary

Facebook’s ‘Favors’ for Obama Campaign May Have Violated Federal Law

Hans von Spakovsky | March 28, 2018

Controversy continues to swirl around how the consulting firm Cambridge Analytica obtained personal data from over 50 million Facebook users without their knowledge and used… Read More

Health CareCommentary

States Win Another Major Case Against Obamacare

Hans von Spakovsky | March 16, 2018

In a decision that has gotten almost no media attention, six states led by Texas have won another round against the Obama administration implementation of… Read More

LawCommentary

GOP Memo Raises Serious Questions About FBI, Justice Department

Hans von Spakovsky | February 04, 2018

A formerly secret memo released Friday by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee raises serious questions about the judgment and actions of a handful of… Read More

SecurityCommentary

Immigration Legislation Should Stress Border Security and Enforcement, Not Incentivize Bad Behavior

Hans von Spakovsky | January 30, 2018

President Donald Trump has kept the promises he made to voters about immigration. At his direction, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security… Read More

EducationCommentary

University of Virginia Betrays the Legacy of Its Founder, Thomas Jefferson

Hans von Spakovsky | January 25, 2018

The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, which is located in Charlottesville and is dedicated to “the defense of free expression in… Read More

LawCommentary

Judge Upholds Alabama Voter ID Law in Win for Common Sense

Hans von Spakovsky | January 17, 2018

A federal judge in Alabama has thrown out a lawsuit against the state’s voter ID law, finding that the law doesn’t prevent anyone from voting… Read More

LawCommentary

Jeff Sessions Just Reversed Obama’s Pot Policy. Why That’s Good News for America.

Hans von Spakovsky | January 09, 2018

Reversing Obama-era policy, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has given federal prosecutors the discretion to prosecute marijuana traffickers. That’s good news for those who believe in… Read More

SecurityCommentary

Cutting Through the Media’s Falsehoods About ‘Dreamers’

Hans von Spakovsky | December 28, 2017

When members of Congress battled over the budget, some threatened to block funding unless Congress provided amnesty to illegal alien Dreamers who benefited from President… Read More

LawCommentary

The State Government Agency That Spied on Citizens

Hans von Spakovsky | December 18, 2017

A new report on a government spying operation conducted by partisan bureaucrats should outrage and scare Americans everywhere. It shows what can happen when, as… Read More

LawAnalysis

Podcast: Liberal Rhetoric on DACA vs. Reality

Hans von Spakovsky | December 06, 2017

Government funding runs out on Friday, and some Democrats want to hold up business for an amnesty deal. President Donald Trump is calling their bluff…. Read More

LawCommentary

DACA Is Not What the Democrats Say It Is. Here Are the Facts.

Hans von Spakovsky | December 04, 2017

Some members of Congress are threatening to block government funding unless Congress provides amnesty to so-called Dreamers—the illegal aliens included in President Barack Obama’s Deferred… Read More

LawCommentary

Redrawing Districts Is the Job of Elected Leaders, Not Judges

Hans von Spakovsky | November 21, 2017

There aren’t many issues the Supreme Court has managed to sidestep, but political gerrymandering is one of them. Until now. The court recently heard oral… Read More

LawCommentary

7 Questions the Justice Department Must Answer About Uranium One and Clinton Foundation

Hans von Spakovsky | October 31, 2017

While the media’s attention has shifted to the indictment of Paul Manafort, the Obama administration’s handling of the Uranium One “bribery plot” (as The Hill… Read More

SecurityCommentary

Trump’s Latest Travel Order Is Common Sense

Hans von Spakovsky | September 28, 2017

If you haven’t heard many details about the latest proclamation signed by President Donald Trump, it’s probably because critics—including media—don’t want anyone reading it. Why?… Read More

LawCommentary

Texas Wins the Second Round on Sanctuary Cities

Hans von Spakovsky | September 25, 2017

Texas has just won the second (procedural) round in the fight over the state Legislature’s attempt to punish cities that implement sanctuary policies. A three-judge… Read More

LawCommentary

Hundreds of Illegal Voters Revealed in Philadelphia

Hans von Spakovsky | September 24, 2017

According to a Philadelphia elections official, hundreds of individuals who are not U.S. citizens have registered to vote in Philadelphia and nearly half of them… Read More

LawCommentary

As Evidence of Election Fraud Emerges, the Media Wants to Keep You in the Dark

Hans von Spakovsky | September 20, 2017

If you have no idea what happened at the second meeting of President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in New Hampshire on Sept…. Read More

LawCommentary

Q&A: What You Need to Know About DACA

Hans von Spakovsky | September 14, 2017

Reports have surfaced this week that President Donald Trump is negotiating a deal with Democratic leaders to replace Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the immigration… Read More

EducationCommentary

Betsy DeVos Stands Up for Due Process Rights in Campus Sexual Assault Cases

Hans von Spakovsky | September 08, 2017

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced in a speech Thursday that she will roll back an Obama-era “guidance” document that drove colleges to implement Star Chamber-like… Read More

LawCommentary

Trump Right That Congress, Not President, Should Decide on DACA

Hans von Spakovsky | September 07, 2017

Many have been criticizing President Donald Trump for ending the DACA program, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, that was implemented by President Barack… Read More