LawCommentary
This week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Michael Huerta, celebrated a successful launch of… Read More
LawCommentary
Does a Catholic federal judge “participate” in abortion? No, according to Justice Antonin Scalia, who recently gave a short lecture on “Saint Thomas Aquinas and… Read More
LawNews
Americans remembering the deadly confrontations at Waco, Texas, and Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in the early 1990s are likely to see a different response from law… Read More
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There is no question that the omnibus appropriations bill that Congress passed just before its holiday recess is full of wasteful spending. Even worse, it… Read More
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Frustrated by his inability to bend Congress to his will, President Barack Obama has once more picked up his trusty pen and phone and issued… Read More
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One of the largest and most significant civil forfeiture programs has just been suspended and possibly ended. Last week, the Justice Department announced that it… Read More
LawNews
The Justice Department is halting a controversial program that allows law enforcement to keep most of the proceeds of cash and property they seize from Americans… Read More
LawNews
In nine courts around the country, trial lawyers and judges work together in extracting large sums of money from people who may not deserve it,… Read More
LawCommentary
A district court judge in Mecosta County, Mich. has ordered a former pastor, Keith Eric Wood, to be arrested for felony obstruction of justice and… Read More
LawCommentary
Last week The Heritage Foundation’s Jason Snead wrote about the new FAA drone registry: This week, the Federal Aviation Administration announced the formation of a… Read More
LawNews
Texas is infested with more speed traps than any other state, according to a new study by the National Motorists Association. The NMA compiled five… Read More
LawNews
A new campaign is striving to engage young people politically by lowering the voting age. Vote16USA is “dedicated to exploring the notion of lowering the voting… Read More
LawCommentary
Last week, a drone and a California Highway Patrol helicopter nearly collided 700 feet above the California city of Martinez. Shortly thereafter, the reckless drone… Read More
LawNews
A sought-after album from the rap group Wu-Tang Clan could wind up in the hands of the federal government following the arrest of the pharmaceutical… Read More
LawNews
President Barack Obama shortened the sentences of 95 federal inmates on Friday, in his latest mark on a bipartisan push to reduce prison overcrowding and… Read More
LawCommentary
This week, the Federal Aviation Administration announced the formation of a new drone registry. As of Dec. 21, failing to register a drone that weighs… Read More
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The Environmental Protection Agency recently commissioned an analysis of how EPA contractors and officials, on August 5, caused a deluge of 3 million gallons of… Read More
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U.S. immigration law awards a limited number of EB-5 visas to foreign entrepreneurs who create at least 10 U.S. jobs. The program is not perfect,… Read More
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in what is likely to be one of the most controversial cases of the current term: Fisher v. University… Read More
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Critics of mens rea (criminal intent) reform claim it would shield white-collar criminals from prosecution. Rejecting the default criminal intent standard because we are rightfully… Read More
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It was “déjà vu all over again” as Yogi Berra would have said, at the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, with protesters outside the court and… Read More
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This fall a, teacher was fired in Texas for not referring to a 6-year-old girl as a boy. Madeline Kirksey was, until recently, a manager… Read More
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two important voting rights cases. How the Court rules could have a huge impact on the… Read More
LawFeature
NEWBERRY, S.C.—He was never supposed to come back, but Douglas Lindsay is home now, 19 years later, where some things never change. “You’ll be in… Read More
LawFeature
NEWBERRY, S.C.—Douglas Lindsay was supposed to serve life in prison for a first-time, nonviolent drug crime. But in July, after 19 years, Lindsay was one… Read More
LawCommentary
For millions of American families, Christmas morning is a time for children to marvel at the magic of Santa, for families to come together around… Read More
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The Department of Justice has a practice that robs taxpayers of money that should be paid into the federal treasury. As part of the settlement… Read More
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In a decision on Monday that preserves the thanks of a nation for the sacrifice of Americans who died in World War I, Maryland federal… Read More
LawCommentary
Our right to vote is one of the core foundations of the American republic. Elections determine the future of towns and cities, states and the… Read More
LawNews
Corrects Randy Barnett’s role in challenging the Affordable Care Act before the Supreme Court. The Federalist Society has catapulted traditional jurisprudence into prominence, making… Read More
