LawNews
What if They Made It Illegal to Rent Your House?
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota cities have circled the wagons in a controversial property rights case that pits municipal authorities against homeowners who are challenging… Read More
LawNews
Watch This Local TV News Reporter Turn the Tables on a Squatter
Squatting, the practice of occupying a house you don’t own, is a problem in downtrodden Detroit. But when Charlie LeDuff, a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter at Detroit’s Fox… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court to Hear Obamacare Federal Exchanges Case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will hear King v. Burwell, a challenge to the Internal Revenue Service’s authority to subsidize health coverage purchased… Read More
LawNews
Outdoors Foundation’s Offer Could End Farmer’s Dispute With Green Group Over Property Rights
RICHMOND – Martha Boneta’s eight-year battle with an environmental group over a conservation easement on her farm in Virginia’s Hunt Country moved closer to resolution… Read More
No Constitutional Right to Same-Sex Marriage, Circuit Court Rules
Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit overruled lower court decisions that had struck down state laws defining marriage as the union of… Read More
LawCommentary
Pastor Charged with Criminal Penalty for Feeding the Homeless
Should a 90-year-old pastor face sixty days in jail and a $500 fine for simply giving food to homeless people? The authorities in Fort Lauderdale,… Read More
LawNews
Potential Attorney General Nominee Criticized by Conservatives on Immigration
Eric Holder is on his way out, and the New York Post reports that President Obama is considering a surprising replacement: Alejandro Mayorkas, the man… Read More
LawNews
All She Wanted to Do Was Farm, but an Environmental Group Got in the Way
All she wanted to do was run a small farm and be part of her community. But an eight-year legal battle with a conservation group… Read More
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Breakthrough Eyed in Farmer’s Property Rights Dispute With Green Group
Martha Boneta’s years of struggle with a powerful conservation group could come to the beginning of an end this week. Boneta owns the 64-acre Liberty Farm… Read More
LawNews
Why These 6 Senators Say Obama Is Risking a ‘Constitutional Crisis’ Over Amnesty
A group of Senate conservatives vowed to “use all procedural means necessary” to fight back against President Obama’s use of executive action to grant amnesty… Read More
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Oregon Voters Reject Giving Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Immigrants
At the polls Tuesday, Oregon voters overwhelmingly rejected a law passed by the state legislature last April that granted driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants residing… Read More
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Voters in D.C., Oregon, Alaska Just Legalized Recreational Marijuana
Residents of Washington, D.C., overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adults tonight. Late into the evening, Oregon and Alaska followed suit. The District of… Read More
Election Day 2014: Top 5 Tax Initiatives on the Ballot
As voters head to the polls, virtually all of them will cast votes for politicians who indirectly impact taxes, but some will also have the… Read More
LawNews
Attkisson on ‘The O’Reilly Factor’: How the Government Hacked My Computer
Former CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson, a senior independent contributor to The Daily Signal, spoke to Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly tonight about her new… Read More
LawAnalysis
1.8 Million Voters Are Dead (And Other Facts You Didn’t Know About Voter Fraud)
With the midterm elections Tuesday, many may wonder if their vote will actually count. As an eligible citizen, you must be guaranteed the right to… Read More
LawCommentary
How a Fisherman Got Charged With Violating a Law Intended to Apply to Businesses Shredding Documents
John Yates may have dreamed that one day he would wind up on the cover of Florida Sport Fishing magazine. Instead, he wound up in… Read More
LawNews
What Are the Chances Your Vote Won’t Count Because of Voter Fraud?
In the past few months, a former police chief in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to voter fraud in a town-council election. That fraud had flipped the… Read More
LawNews
Confusing Wording Could Sink This State’s Elections Amendment
An amendment on the ballot in New Mexico could pave the way for taxpayers saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in school elections across the… Read More
LawNews
US Lawmen Allowed Drug Cartels’ Grenade Trafficker to Move Freely, Report Finds
A long-awaited report from the Department of Justice’s inspector general sharply criticizes U.S. law enforcement officials for allowing a grenade trafficker for vicious Mexican drug cartels to… Read More
LawCommentary
Police Officer Sued for Pointing Gun at Teen’s Head for a Seatbelt Violation
The family of a Georgia teenager is suing the Waycross, Ga., Police Department for $12.5 million after a police officer allegedly pointed a gun to their… Read More
LawNews
Showing ID When Voting Should Be One of the Least Controversial Policies in the World
If you’ve ever tried to board a plane, cash a check or rent a car, you’ve almost surely had to show some form of identification… Read More
LawAnalysis
If a Republican Justice Department Did This, It Would Be Attacked as Borderline Racist
Attorney General Eric Holder has waged a litigation war against voter-ID laws as well as state efforts to reduce early-voting periods and eliminate same-day voter… Read More
LawCommentary
The Wrongdoers at the IRS Get Away Scot-Free
Federal district court Judge Reggie Walton has dismissed two lawsuits filed against the IRS, Lois Lerner and other agency employees by True the Vote, Linchpins… Read More
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Judge Sides With IRS, Dismisses Lawsuits by Conservative Groups Over Targeting Scandal
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sided today with the Internal Revenue Service and dismissed lawsuits by tea party organizations seeking redress for improper delays… Read More
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In Chicago, Candidate Votes Republican, But His Vote Is Changed to Vote for Democrat
CHICAGO — Early voting in Illinois got off to a controversial start Monday, as votes being cast for Republican candidates were transformed into votes for… Read More
LawNews
Court: Illegal for Red Light Camera Operators to Give Citations to Drivers
MIAMI — Big changes could be coming to cities with red-light cameras after a Florida District Court of Appeals judge said it’s illegal for camera… Read More
LawCommentary
Watch This Man Get Arrested for Just Playing His Guitar in New York City
Watch out: dangerous guitar players could threaten you next! That seems to be the mindset of the New York Police Department. The NYPD recently arrested… Read More
LawNews
Poll Watchers Will Be Observing From Farther Away in One Democratic Stronghold
MADISON, Wis.—The same election commission that banned a 78-year-old poll monitor from observing next month’s election is pushing a policy that would keep election observers… Read More
LawCommentary
A Big Win for Voter ID Laws in Texas
The Texas voter ID law, which was effective in November 2013 statewide constitutional elections, will be in place for the Nov. 4 mid-term election, representing… Read More
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Here’s What Chipotle and Boy Scouts Have to Do with the Constitution
Mitt Romney took a lot of heat on the campaign trail in 2012 for saying that “corporations are people …everything corporations earn ultimately goes to… Read More
