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Taylor Swift Just Trademarked ‘This Sick Beat.’ What Does That Mean?
You’ll need a license from Taylor Swift if you want to market goods using a variety of phrases found in her 2014 album “1989” –… Read More
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Operation Choke Point: 7 Real Life Stories From Vegas
LAS VEGAS — What does the gun industry think of Operation Choke Point? Last week at the 2015 Shot Show, which is the industry’s largest… Read More
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Mike Lee Grills Loretta Lynch on Operation Choke Point
President Obama’s nominee for attorney general, Loretta Lynch, faced questions about the government’s controversial Operation Choke Point in her Senate testimony yesterday. “I’m generally familiar… Read More
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Federal Agency Settles With Woman After Impersonating Her on Facebook, But Won’t Promise Not to Do it Again
The Drug Enforcement Agency created a fake Facebook profile of a woman and used the account to message drug dealers—all without her knowledge or consent…. Read More
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Ted Cruz Pushes Plan to Criminalize Political Targeting by IRS
Sen. Ted Cruz wants to protect taxpayers from political targeting by the Internal Revenue Service. The Texas Republican introduced legislation yesterday making it crime to engage… Read More
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Your Guide to Loretta Lynch’s Confirmation Hearing in 42 Seconds
President Obama’s nominee for attorney general, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, made her first appearance before lawmakers today, with Republican senators working to make sure Lynch… Read More
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Exclusive: FDIC Changes Tactics in Response to Operation Choke Point
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has acknowledged its role in Operation Choke Point and is taking dramatic steps to reverse its policies in targeting legal… Read More
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Felony Conviction of Reid Contributor Upheld By Ninth Circuit
In the midst of his recovery from a serious accident at his home in Nevada, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has gotten some more bad news:… Read More
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Sharyl Attkisson to Testify on ‘Free Press Issues’ at Attorney General Nomination Hearing
Former CBS reporter and Daily Signal senior independent contributor Sharyl Attkisson will testify at this week’s confirmation hearings for Loretta Lynch, who was nominated by… Read More
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Obama Keeps Repeating This Same False Claim About Citizens United Decision
At almost the same time that protesters mad about the Citizens United decision were disrupting the start of the Supreme Court’s session on Wednesday, the… Read More
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D.C. City Councilman Introduces Bill That Would Allow Non-Citizens to Vote
A bill has been introduced to the D.C. City Council that would allow non-citizens to vote. Councilmember David Grosso, I-At-Large, introduced the Local Resident Voting… Read More
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Holder Has Made It Harder for Federal Government to Legally Seize Your Property
In a stunning announcement last week, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Department of Justice would immediately stop “adopting” state civil asset forfeiture cases. Attorney… Read More
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How You Can Be Legally Guilty of Racial Discrimination When You Didn’t Intend to Discriminate
Can you be liable for racial discrimination even if you lacked the intent to discriminate? The Obama administration would say “yes,” under its favorite dubious… Read More
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Mom, Under Fire From Child Protective Services, Defends Letting Her Kids Walk Alone
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Danielle Meitiv remains adamant that children deserve the freedom to be able to… Read More
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Does Fair Housing Act Only Prevent Intentional Discrimination? Supreme Court to Hear Arguments
On Jan. 21, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case involving the Obama administration’s favorite dubious legal theory, “disparate impact.” Then… Read More
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Will the Supreme Court Protect a Farmer’s Right to Grow and Sell Raisins?
On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by California raisin farmers who were fined by the government for selling their… Read More
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Parents Under Fire From Authorities After Letting Kids Walk to Park Alone: ‘We’re Being Bullied’
Two parents in Silver Spring, Md. are under investigation after authorities picked up their 6-year-old daughter and 10-year old son walking by themselves back from… Read More
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Is the Next Roe v. Wade Coming? Supreme Court to Hear Marriage Case
Today the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it would rule on the constitutional status of state marriage laws. It granted certiorari and… Read More
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This Is the First Lawsuit Filed Alleging White Voters’ Voting Rights Are Being Diluted
The Equal Voting Rights Institute filed an historic lawsuit on Jan. 15 in Texas on behalf of white Dallas voters alleging that Dallas County commissioners… Read More
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Should a Judicial Candidate Be Able to Request Campaign Contributions?
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in its first campaign finance case since it threw out the aggregate limit… Read More
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Smoking Gun? Tape Recordings Reveal the Real Reason Bank Closed Gun Seller’s Account
Another gun seller says his firearms business was forced to shut down its bank account as a result of the government’s secretive initiative known as… Read More
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Gun Dealers Targeted by Operation Choke Point
Retailers in the gun industry told The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness this week that they’re being discriminated against by payment processors that prohibit the use… Read More
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Should You Be Jailed for Committing a Crime You Didn’t Know Was a Crime? New Ohio Law Tackles Issue.
Ohio recently enacted a new law to reform the way criminal statutes are written and interpreted in that state. That measure is a step in… Read More
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How the Supreme Court Reacted to This Town Allowing Politicians Bigger Signs Than Churches
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, a challenge by a church to a town ordinance regulating signs…. Read More
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4 Key Upcoming Supreme Court Cases Involving Spider-Man, the Confederate Flag and Obamacare
Today the Supreme Court will be back in full swing, hearing oral arguments in a number of important cases. In addition to a case dealing… Read More
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As Obama Vows to Nix Keystone Pipeline, Here’s a History of Presidential Veto Power
Minutes into the beginning of the 114th Congress last week, before any bill left either chamber, the White House vowed to veto legislation approving construction… Read More
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New Orleans Mayor Calls on State Taxpayers to Fix City’s Violent Crime
NEW ORLEANS — Violent crime is up 24 percent in New Orleans, and now Mayor Mitch Landrieu is calling on Louisiana taxpayers to send in… Read More
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How New York City Could Be Affected By the NYPD’s Slowdown in Arrests
The front-line officers of the New York Police Department appear to be engaged in a work slowdown following the recent executions of officers Rafael Ramos… Read More
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Pennsylvania Grand Jury Recommends Criminal Charges Against State Attorney General
The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that a statewide grand jury has recommended criminal charges be filed against Pennsylvania Attorney General (and voter ID opponent) Kathleen… Read More
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Did the EPA Ignore the Law to Make These Rules? Judges Will Decide.
On Friday morning, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is going to hear an important challenge to the Environmental Protection… Read More
