LawNews
How Texas Became America’s No. 1 Speed-Trap State
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
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Is a 16-Year-Old Mature Enough to Vote? This Campaign Thinks So.
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
California Close Encounter Shows Why Drone Registry Will Be Ineffective
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
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Could Law Enforcement Use Civil Forfeiture to Seize Rap Album From Pharma ‘Bad Boy’?
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
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Obama Grants Clemency to 97 Federal Prisoners, Most Convicted for Drug Crimes
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
You Could Go to Jail for Forgetting to Register Your Drone
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
LawCommentary
Government Report Highlights EPA’s Involvement in Colorado River Spill
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
LawCommentary
Making Investors Joint-Employers of the Small Businesses They Invest in, Is a Bad Idea
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
LawCommentary
After Hearing Oral Arguments, Legal Expert Thinks Abigail Fisher Should Win in Racial Discrimation Case
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
LawCommentary
Why Criminal Intent Should be Part of Justice Reform
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
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Hears Case on Racial Preferences in College Admissions. Again.
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
LawCommentary
Fired for Refusing to Call a Biological Girl a Boy, This Teacher Is Claiming Religious Discrimination
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
LawCommentary
An Insider’s Take on Two Supreme Court Cases That Could Affect the Makeup of Your State Legislature
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
Finally Home, but to What? After Obama Grants Him Clemency, a Federal Prisoner Rebuilds Life
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
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This Veteran Faced Life in Prison for One Nonviolent Crime. After 19 Years, He’s Free.
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
The Government’s Rushed Drone Registry Will Be Ineffective and Unenforceable
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
LawCommentary
The Department of Justice Practice That Robs Taxpayers
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
LawCommentary
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Filed by Those Who Found a WWI Memorial Cross Offensive
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
Vote Fraudsters Jeopardize Electoral Integrity
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
Here’s Why This Legal Society Is Examining How Congress Works
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
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Law Enforcement Took More From Americans Last Year Than Burglars. But It’s Not That Simple.
The federal government, by taking Americans’ property through civil forfeiture, raked in more money last year than burglars did. According to crime data from the… Read More
LawCommentary
‘Clock Kid’ Demand for $15 Million Goes Too Far
On Sept. 14, Ahmed Mohamed took what he calls a homemade clock to MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. Apparently believing that Mohamed sought to… Read More
LawCommentary
Obama’s Unilateral Immigration Amnesty Plan Gets to the Supreme Court
On Friday, the U.S. Justice Department filed a 35-page petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Texas v. U.S., the case filed by 26… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Police in Many States Can Seize Your Property Without Proving You’re Guilty of a Crime
Civil asset forfeiture is a growing problem throughout the nation, driven by a profit incentive that encourages property seizures by law enforcement authorities even under… Read More
LawCommentary
Congress Is Finally Considering Real Criminal Justice Reform
I was recently bemoaning the fact that mens rea reform was not part of the various proposals that were being considered in the House and… Read More
LawCommentary
This City Claims It Needs to Seize People’s Cars Because of Drunk Driving. Why That’s Wrong.
Earlier this year, New Mexico abolished civil forfeiture, the tool that allows law enforcement agencies to seize property that they think has been used in,… Read More
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Farmer Turned Property Rights Activist Presses Court Fight With Green Group, Realtors
Virginia environmentalists and big landowners have made a concerted effort to interfere with the business activities of an organic farmer, claims a new lawsuit describing… Read More
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In Wake of Paris Terrorist Attacks, Here’s a Map of the States Shutting Their Doors to Syrian Refugees
In the aftermath of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, governors across the United States are attempting to shut their doors on Syrian refugees looking to find a… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court to Decide Major Abortion Case
The Supreme Court will decide one of the most important cases on abortion policy in recent years by the end of June. Today, the justices… Read More
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Hawaii Is Holding an Election That Only Allows People of Certain Racial Background to Vote
It’s bad enough having a state hold an election that is racially discriminatory. Now we have a judge willing to allow it to move forward…. Read More
