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Don’t Gaslight Us on #BelieveWomen
Many of us were startled to open The New York Times last week and find ourselves accused of hijacking and weaponizing the phrase “believe all… Read More
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Judges Aren’t Kings. This One Didn’t Get the Memo.
In the United States, we don’t have kings or queens of any variety. Still, some judges apparently think they are philosopher-kings, and an order released… Read More
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Election Judge Pleads Guilty to Ballot Stuffing for Democrats
A former elected official in Philadelphia who accepted large payments from a political consultant to stuff ballot boxes for Democratic judicial candidates has pleaded guilty… Read More
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Why Didn’t the FBI Record the Flynn Interview?
There are so many angles to the FBI-Michael Flynn imbroglio, and most have been covered in great depth across a divergent set of viewpoints. But… Read More
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Demands ‘Unmasking’ Records on Trump, Members of His Family and Campaign
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham requested records Tuesday of Obama administration officials who made so-called unmasking requests for information on President Donald Trump, as… Read More
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GOP Senators ‘Increasingly Concerned’ Surveillance of Trump Associates Began Earlier Than Previously Known
Two Republican senators dramatically expanded their request for so-called Obama administration unmasking records on Tuesday, saying in a letter to the U.S. government’s top spy… Read More
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Sets Vote to Subpoena Comey, Brennan, Others Involved in FBI Surveillance
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on June 4 whether to authorize subpoenas for documents and testimony from more than 50 current or former government… Read More
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The ACLU Loses Its Way
The American Civil Liberties Union used to be a great institution. Founded in January 1920, the ACLU sought to become, in its own words, “the… Read More
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Lawmakers Seek Sanctions Against Chinese Communist Party Officials for Human Rights Abuses
Republican lawmakers are pushing for sanctions on Chinese Communist Party officials over China’s “duplicitous, ineffective, and cruel” response to the coronavirus outbreak. Republican Reps. Jim… Read More
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Barr Says Obama, Biden Are Not Under Criminal Investigation
Attorney General William Barr poured cold water Monday on the idea that former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden will face criminal… Read More
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Obamagate Isn’t a Conspiracy Theory
Those sharing #Obamagate on Twitter would do best to avoid the hysterics we saw from Russian-collusion believers, but they have no reason to ignore the… Read More
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‘Emoluments’ Suits Against Trump Look Bound for Supreme Court
A group of foreign dignitaries walk into a hotel bar. They buy drinks, have dinner, and stay the night. No, this isn’t the beginning of… Read More
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How We Get to the Bottom of the Obama White House’s Domestic Spying
Michael Flynn did not seem to be the best choice President-elect Donald Trump could have made for his first national security adviser. My own publication,… Read More
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4 Big Unanswered Questions About the ‘Unmasking’ Scandal
As the “unmasking” scandal unfolds, the Senate Judiciary Committee will delve into the conduct of the Obama administration and the intelligence community in secretly investigating… Read More
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Flynn Judge Disagrees With Own Rulings by Letting Outsiders Fight Dropping Charges
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan’s order soliciting comments from outsiders opposed to the Justice Department’s motion to throw out charges of lying to FBI agents against former… Read More
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Biden, Comey, Brennan Submitted Flynn ‘Unmasking’ Requests
Former Vice President Joe Biden and the directors of the three main U.S. intelligence agencies submitted so-called unmasking requests for information about Michael Flynn contained… Read More
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What You Need to Know About 4 Pivotal Supreme Court Cases This Term
The Supreme Court is hearing some major cases this term that could have longstanding implications. The cases span a variety of issues: President Donald Trump’s… Read More
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How the Obama Administration Shattered the Rule of Law
This week, former President Barack Obama reemerged from hibernation to lecture Americans about the threat to rule of law posed by the Trump administration. After… Read More
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As Investigations Continue, More Could Come After Flynn Exoneration
For three years former national security adviser Michael Flynn was put through a legal and financial wringer by top officials within the FBI, including its… Read More
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California’s Dangerous Voting Experiment
“One of the reasons I believe in the resurrection,” Mike Huckabee once joked, “is because we’d see dead people vote every year!” Well, he’s about… Read More
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Justices to Decide If Religious Schools Can Choose Who Teaches the Faith
The Supreme Court’s final week of oral arguments for its 2019-20 term this week included two cases that involve an important religious freedom issue. In… Read More
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Case Pitting Job Anti-Bias Laws vs. Religious Freedom Set for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a pair of consolidated cases, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School… Read More
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Database Swells to 1,285 Proven Cases of Voter Fraud in America
All-mail elections have received heightened attention in the media these past few weeks. Prominent liberals highly endorse the idea, claiming it allows people to do… Read More
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Michael Flynn Finally Seems to Be Getting the Justice He Deserves
According to the U.S. Justice Department, continuing to prosecute Michael Flynn “would not serve the interests of justice.” The way he was treated by FBI… Read More
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The Supreme Court Was Right: ‘Bridgegate’ Was Tawdry but Not Illegal
In a case that became known as “Bridgegate,” a unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday held in Kelly v. United States that New Jersey state officials… Read More
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Justice Department Drops Case Against Michael Flynn
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has dropped its controversial case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a little over a week after… Read More
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Supreme Court Eyes Ballot Harvesting Case That Could Affect Election Integrity Across Nation
With mail-in voting becoming a national issue during the COVID-19 crisis, the Supreme Court could decide to hear a cornerstone election integrity case. On the… Read More
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What Happened at the Little Sisters of the Poor Hearing Before the Supreme Court
The world’s most tenacious nuns were back at the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, when the justices heard oral arguments in the latest round of… Read More
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Governors Can’t Suspend the First Amendment
A federal district court judge has taught Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (a Democrat) a valuable lesson: The COVID-19 pandemic does not give her the right to suspend the First… Read More
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Meet the President’s Latest Nominee to the DC Circuit
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing Wednesday for Justin Walker, President Donald Trump’s most recent nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals… Read More
