LawCommentary
The Supreme Court’s 2014-2015 term officially begins next Monday. On Thursday, the justices added eleven cases to their docket. Here are the noteworthy additions: EEOC… Read More
LawNews
An investigative reporter whose private files were illegally seized during a raid on her home will receive $50,000 as part of a settlement with the Department… Read More
LawCommentary
“[Civil Asset Forfeiture] should be abolished.” That’s the considered opinion of the two men — John Yoder and Brad Cates — who, in the 1980s,… Read More
LawNews
A Georgia woman has been released after she was arrested for possession – of SpaghettiOs. According to the Gainesville Times, police arrested Ashley Huff, 23,… Read More
LawCommentary
Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement Thursday that he is resigning, effective when his successor is confirmed, is welcome news. As John Fund and I outline… Read More
Eric Holder’s plan to resign as U.S. attorney general will mark the end of nearly six contentious years at the Department of Justice. The nation’s… Read More
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Civil rights activist Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation,” says he’s consulting with the White House on Eric Holder’s replacement as attorney general. “We are… Read More
LawCommentary
Attorney General Eric Holder, the first attorney general in history to be held in contempt by the House of Representatives, surprised the political world today… Read More
LawFeature
The unexpected resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder follows a series of court rulings against his Department of Justice over its failure to produce documents… Read More
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This week brings another “Say it ain’t so, Joe!” moment. Speaking to Hispanic leaders at a Heritage Hispanic Month event in Washington this week, Vice… Read More
LawCommentary
If you use Facebook, pay taxes, enjoy fishing or drive a car, the 2014-2015 term of the Supreme Court, which begins Oct. 6, will be… Read More
LawFeature
In a unanimous verdict late Monday, a federal jury agreed that Jordan-based Arab Bank violated U.S. anti-terrorism laws in conducting business with Hamas-linked “charities.” Some… Read More
LawCommentary
Politico obviously had no problem finding Lois Lerner for an exclusive interview that it published on Monday. So why can’t the U.S. Attorney for the… Read More
LawNews
It’s been one year since Lois Lerner officially retired from the Internal Revenue Service amid accusations that the tax agency improperly had targeted tea party… Read More
LawCommentary
Daily Signal’s Genevieve Wood talks to Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer representing many of the groups targeted by the IRS, and Hans von Spakovsky, a senior… Read More
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One of the biggest threats to a civilized, free society occurs when prosecutors abuse their power and allow politics to drive their administration of the… Read More
LawNews
After two months on the job, the reshuffled leadership of the House of Representatives drew accolades this week from the Republican conference’s conservative faction for working… Read More
LawCommentary
Voter-ID opponents have suffered another stunning blow. On Friday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the injunction that had been issued against Wisconsin’s voter-ID… Read More
LawNews
Police may soon have new technology to help them identify texting drivers. A Virginia-based company called ComSonics is developing a detection device resembling a radar… Read More
LawCommentary
In an effort to increase transparency and reduce complaints, the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., will issue body-mounted cameras to a test group of… Read More
LawNews
Fourth-grade teacher Rebecca Friedrichs doesn’t support a new state law allowing self-identifying transgender children in the public school system to choose which bathrooms, locker rooms… Read More
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Over Labor Day weekend, the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol ran a no-refusal DUI checkpoint in Oxford, home of the University of Mississippi. In a no-refusal… Read More
LawCommentary
The Associated Press (AP) has obtained internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) documents that show deportations are down 20 percent since last year. Sadly, this… Read More
LawCommentary
Evidence has been accumulating for some time the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the IRS scandal isn’t a real investigation. But the latest indication it… Read More
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In President Barack Obama’s second term, the Senate has confirmed more than twice the number of judicial nominees than were confirmed in President George W…. Read More
LawNews
Federal employees who expose government waste, fraud and abuse are having a tough time in the “most transparent administration in history.” Robert MacLean, a former… Read More
LawNews
Counting votes behind closed doors, letting uncertified voters vote, stacking wards with majority party poll workers — questionable activities at Burlington, Vt., polling places reveal… Read More
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Oral arguments were heard Tuesday before the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in O’Keefe vs. Chisholm, the so-called John Doe investigation in which local… Read More
LawCommentary
On Thursday, a federal court in Ohio struck down a state criminal law banning “false statements” about candidates for office. Under the law, anyone could… Read More
LawNews
The Internal Revenue Service, already under investigation for illegally targeting conservative and tea party groups, recently audited the conservative Breitbart News Network in a move… Read More
