LawCommentary
Can Ashley Madison ‘Victims’ Sue? Here Are Their Legal Options
On July 15, an online hacking group calling themselves “The Impact Team” gained unauthorized access to a website known as Ashley Madison, and on Aug…. Read More
LawNews
Federal Prosecutors Fight Back After Judge Orders Motorist Be Returned $167K Seized
After a federal judge ordered the government return $167,000 law enforcement seized from a motorist driving through Nevada, federal prosecutors are fighting the decision. The… Read More
LawNews
Red-Light Cameras Hit Road Bump in Missouri Court Ruling
Red-light cameras across Missouri were ordered to a stop this week after the state Supreme Court nullified multiple local laws authorizing the programs. The Missouri… Read More
LawNews
50 Years Ago, a White Seminarian Sacrificed His Life to Save a Black Teen
Earlier this week, hundreds gathered in Hayneville, Ala., to remember the life of civil rights activist Jonathan Myrick Daniels. Daniels, 26 at the time of his… Read More
LawNews
Pot Legalization Will Be on Ohio Ballot in November
Ohio residents will have the chance to vote on marijuana legalization this November after a petition secured enough signatures to get a spot on the upcoming… Read More
LawCommentary
‘Hide No Harm Act’ Won’t Improve Car Safety, Promotes Overcriminalization
At least fifteen people have died since 2005 due to defective ignition switches in General Motors cars. Congress can’t fix these tragedies, but this sure… Read More
LawNews
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Asks Treasury Department to Return $29,500 Taken From Innocent Dairy Farmers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee is coming together to ask the Treasury Department to return nearly $30,000… Read More
LawCommentary
The Government Finally Seized Clinton’s Email Server. Now a Full Investigation Can Occur.
A spokesman for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that she has directed her staff to turn over the personal server through which she… Read More
LawNews
A Year After Ferguson Rioters Damaged Her Shop, Woman Rebuilding With Tea Party’s Help Is Robbed Again
This week, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, a familiar image came out of Ferguson, Mo., as protesters faced off against police in… Read More
LawCommentary
There Are Nearly 300 Cases of Voter Fraud in America
The Heritage Foundation’s list of nearly 300 documented cases of voter fraud in the United States continues to grow. Recent additions reveal that voter fraud… Read More
LawNews
How a Case About Headstones Could Send Economic Liberty Before the Supreme Court
Dennis Flynn’s ties to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark run deep: he’s been a parishioner there since he was 3 years old, he and… Read More
LawNews
Why 3 Men With All the Power Will Soon Parole More Prisoners in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The three men holding all the power ask the prisoner’s biggest supporters why he deserves to rejoin the free world. “Tell us why this… Read More
LawCommentary
How Specifically Planned Parenthood May Be Violating the Law
The undercover videos of Planned Parenthood personnel (such as medical director Deborah Nucatola and other employees) casually and coldly discussing the dismemberment of aborted babies… Read More
LawNews
Cardinals Bring Hope, Healing to St. Louis on Eve of First Anniversary of Ferguson Protests
This time last year, the nation was only beginning to understand the turmoil unfolding on the streets of Ferguson, Mo. African-American teen Michael Brown, 18,… Read More
LawCommentary
How Virginia Is Making It Easier for Felons and Noncitizens to Vote
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and his appointees to the Virginia State Board of Elections seem determined to ensure that felons and noncitizens can illegally register… Read More
LawCommentary
This Could Be the Most Important Voting Case in 60 Years
Evenwel v. Abbott may wind up being the most important voting case in sixty years. Its political ramifications could rival those of Reynolds v. Sims,… Read More
LawCommentary
Bipartisan Report Confirms IRS Mistreatment of Conservative Groups
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has released an extensive bipartisan report on the IRS targeting scandal that makes it clear, according to Sen. Chuck… Read More
LawNews
Federal Court Strikes Down ‘Discriminatory’ Texas Voter ID Law
A federal court has struck down Texas’ voter identification law due to what the judges call its “discriminatory effect.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for… Read More
LawCommentary
The Voting Rights Act Worked
There is no question that we can and should celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which is one of the most… Read More
LawNews
Houston Churches Sue City for Trying to Take Their Private Property
The Houston Housing Authority found itself in the middle of a sticky lawsuit this week when the agency tried to use eminent domain to “steal”… Read More
LawCommentary
Justice Department Should Enforce Rules Mandating Voter Rolls Updates
Why isn’t the Justice Department enforcing the law and requiring state local election officials to keep voter rolls updated and current? Last week, the Public… Read More
LawNews
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Author Calls for Reforms to Help Female Prisoners
Piper Kerman, whose memoir about her year in a federal women’s prison—titled “Orange Is The New Black”—was adapted into a Netflix series, testified before the… Read More
LawFeature
Why Alabama Lets More Convicted Felons Serve Their Time in the Community
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Lawrence Posey has been there, done that. No, he’s been there, done worse. “Believe it or not, all of us are wired up wrong,”… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Conservative Governors Are Embracing Criminal Justice Reform
It used to be that, like entitlement spending, criminal justice reform was a third rail in politics—touch it, and you could be sure that your… Read More
LawNews
Obama Administration to Give Pell Grants to Prisoners
The Obama administration announced Friday that certain federal and state prisoners will be eligible for federal Pell grants to pay for college classes while they… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Little Sisters of the Poor Is Right to Be Concerned About Religious Freedom
The Obama administration continues its persistent attack on the Little Sisters of the Poor following their challenge to the Obamacare abortion drug mandate. Earlier this… Read More
LawFeature
How Overcrowding Has Forced Alabama to Confront Its Prison Problem
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Inside a maximum-security prison hidden in a nowhere part of Alabama, nearly 1,300 inmates live for the past, most incarcerated for violent… Read More
LawNews
How States Are Using the Courts to Fight Police Taking People’s Money and Property
From coast to coast, states are tackling legislation that would protect property owners from abuses of a system that has become known as policing for… Read More
LawNews
University Cop Who Killed Unarmed Motorist Charged With Murder
The University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot Samuel DuBose during a routine traffic stop on July 19 was indicted on murder charges Wednesday…. Read More
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Tim Scott: $100-Million Body Camera Bill Will Make Police, Communities Safer
The viral cellphone video showing a police officer fatally shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, in Sen. Tim Scott’s South Carolina hometown spurred the… Read More
