LawCommentary
Family Farmers Face Prison for Calling Skim Milk by Its Name
Forget narcotics. Uncle Sam has a new substance to crack down on: all-natural skim milk. Food and Drug Administration regulations make it a federal crime… Read More
LawNews
Backpage Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking 5 Days After Women’s March Endorsement
Backpage.com pleaded guilty to human trafficking charges in Texas less than one week after Women’s March defended the company. Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer also pled guilty… Read More
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Mueller Investigates $150K Donation to Trump From Ukrainian Who Gave Clintons $13 Million
Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating a $150,000 donation from a Ukrainian businessman to President Donald Trump’s charity in 2015, according to a new report…. Read More
LawCommentary
Neil Gorsuch Just Finished Year 1 on the Supreme Court. Here’s How He’s Making His Mark.
Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Neil Gorsuch taking his seat on the Supreme Court. In his first year, he has proven to be—as Donald… Read More
LawCommentary
Bungling Judicial Precedent, Federal Court Upholds AR-15 Ban
Last week, a federal judge for the District Court for Massachusetts granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s prohibition of so-called “assault… Read More
LawNews
5 Questions Emerging From the FBI Raid on Trump Lawyer
The FBI raid on the office and home of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, raises constitutional concerns and issues about the future of… Read More
LawCommentary
I Questioned Mark Zuckerberg. What Concerns Me Most About Facebook’s Handling of Personal Data.
The history and growth of Facebook mirrors that of many of our technology giants. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, Facebook has exploded over the… Read More
LawNews
FBI Raids, Seizes Documents From Offices of Trump’s Personal Lawyer
The FBI on Monday raided the offices of Michael Cohen, one of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers. The New York Times reported that FBI agents… Read More
LawCommentary
10 Questions Mark Zuckerberg Should Answer When He Testifies Before Congress
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
LawCommentary
We Hear You: Progressives’ Sour-Grapes Assault on the Electoral College
Editor’s note: As usual, we’re playing catch-up on mail. This time we kick off with comments from The Daily Signal’s audience on liberals’ post-Trump storming… Read More
LawCommentary
Court Puts Politics Above Law in State’s Lawsuit Against Trump
A federal court has held that Maryland and the District of Columbia have standing to sue President Donald Trump over his personal finances regarding the… Read More
LawCommentary
Vermont Lawmakers Leave Law-Abiding Young Adults Defenseless
Law-abiding young adults living in Vermont will soon find it much more difficult to defend themselves and their families after state lawmakers passed a bill… Read More
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Left-Leaning States and Cities Sue to Stop Citizenship Question in Census
A coalition of Democratic cities and states led by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sued the Trump administration Tuesday, claiming the addition of a… Read More
LawCommentary
Prison Is the Price of Protectionism for Arizona Hairstylists
Arizona lawmakers and cosmetologists argue that an acceptable cost for a new-age hairstyle is imprisonment. And you can chalk that up to old-school protectionism. But… Read More
LawNews
Conservative Leaders Back Mike Pompeo as ‘Change Agent’ at State Department
CIA Director Mike Pompeo would be a “positive agent for change” as secretary of state, more than 100 conservative leaders say in a memo supporting… Read More
LawNews
5 Things to Know About the Prosecutor Probing FBI, Justice Department Actions
While Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided to hold off on naming a second special counsel, he reached well outside Washington for a federal prosecutor… Read More
LawCommentary
John Paul Stevens Is Wrong About the Second Amendment, History, and School Violence
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens penned an op-ed in The New York Times on Tuesday, advising that gun control activists at recent demonstrations… Read More
LawAnalysis
Podcast: How Facebook May Have Illegally Helped Obama Campaign
President Barack Obama revolutionized the way campaigns are run with the use of social media, but it turns out Facebook may have been in the… Read More
LawNews
Judge Tosses PragerU Lawsuit Accusing Google, YouTube of Censoring Conservative Content
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by conservative nonprofit PragerU against Google, arguing that subsidiary YouTube did not violate First Amendment rights… Read More
LawCommentary
Facebook’s ‘Favors’ for Obama Campaign May Have Violated Federal Law
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
LawNews
Special Counsel Says Trump Aide Knowingly Communicated With Former Russian Spy
Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates was in contact just before the 2016 election with a man he knew to be a former Russian spy,… Read More
LawCommentary
Gun Rights Actually Are a Civil Rights Issue
It is becoming increasingly fashionable for those who support gun control to compare the post-Parkland, student-driven movement to the civil rights movements of earlier generations…. Read More
LawNews
Calls Grow for Second Special Counsel to Probe Justice Department Conduct
Lying to Congress, misleading a special surveillance court, and failing to disclose conflicts of interest are among possible wrongdoing that a second special counsel could… Read More
LawNews
Suspect Charged in Connection With Suspicious Packages Sent to Military Bases
A man is in custody in connection with suspicious packages found at military bases in the metropolitan Washington area. Thanh Cong Phan, 43, appeared in… Read More
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Former Supreme Court Justice Urges Total Repeal of Second Amendment
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens argues for total repeal of the Second Amendment. in an opinion piece published Tuesday by The New York… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Keeps Tax Code From Becoming a Dragnet
Here’s a win for limited government and the rule of law, tailor-made for tax season. In Marinello v. United States, a 7-to-2 majority of the… Read More
LawCommentary
Obama Judges Rule Cross Monument Must Go, Showing Elections Do Have Consequences
When Republican congressional leaders went to the White House on Jan. 23, 2009—just three days into Barack Obama’s presidency—to discuss legislation, he helpfully reminded them that his… Read More
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I Went to the March for Our Lives Protest. Here Are My 7 Takeaways.
Tens of thousands of protesters—and maybe more—gathered in Washington, D.C., and around the country Saturday to protest in favor of gun control. The demonstrations, called… Read More
LawCommentary
Due Process Rights Could Make a Comeback in Tennessee Thanks to This Bill
Americans pride themselves on a commitment to due process rights. We hold criminal defendants “innocent until proven guilty,” and believe that everyone should have his… Read More
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Daily Signal Exclusive: Parkland Student Kyle Kashuv on Confronting Critics of Guns
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Kyle Kashuv, 16, spoke with The Daily Signal’s Rachel del Guidice about the media blackout of his conservative views… Read More
