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Raw Footage of Violence in Ferguson After No Indictment
As a startled nation watched on television, protesters turned violent in Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who… Read More
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Obama Urges Calm as Grand Jury Decides Not to Charge Ferguson Police Officer in Fatal Shooting
Protesters flooded the streets of Ferguson, Mo., turning violent tonight after a grand jury in St. Louis County announced Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson would… Read More
LawCommentary
Media, Democrats Called Out Bush, Reagan on Abuse of Executive Power. Where Are Their Voices Now?
Republicans are rightly and predictably infuriated by Barack Obama’s immigration executive action power play. What has been remarkable has been the silence from the left… Read More
LawCommentary
5 Ways Congress Can Push Back on Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration
Congress doesn’t have to take this sitting down. Last week, President Obama announced executive actions on immigration that would defer deportation for millions of illegal… Read More
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Congress Must Check the Power of a President Who Thinks He’s a King
I was wrong. I once believed that no matter who was elected president, he would never be quite as good as I hoped he would… Read More
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White House, Justice Sought to Stop Attkisson’s Reporting on Fast and Furious Scandal, Emails Reveal
Newly released documents show the White House and Justice Department targeted investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson in hopes of thwarting her reporting for CBS News on the… Read More
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Teachers’ Challenge of Political Spending by Unions Appears Headed for Supreme Court
Christian schoolteachers who object to being forced to help finance the political agendas of unions yesterday moved a step closer to having their case heard by… Read More
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Congressman Seeks to End Program He Calls ‘More Dangerous’ Than IRS Scandal
Calling a secretive government operation to strangle politically out-of-favor businesses “more dangerous” than the IRS targeting scandal, a congressman with a background in banking is preparing to… Read More
LawCommentary
Obama’s Unilateral Amnesty Really Will Be Unprecedented – and Unconstitutional
According to the Associated Press, as well as House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., President Barack Obama’s plan… Read More
LawCommentary
SSA Investigation of Judges Shows $2 Billion in Questionable DI Payments
More than $2 billion in “questionable” payments was paid out to nearly 25,000 Disability Insurance (DI) recipients, according to a recent report by the Social… Read More
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Under Pressure From Congress, Agencies Agree to Investigate Operation Choke Point
Two federal agencies have agreed to investigate the controversial government program known as Operation Choke Point, which critics say targets businesses that are out of… Read More
LawCommentary
The Votes Are in on Soda Taxes and GMO Labeling
In last Tuesday’s elections, voters in four states made their voices heard on two high-profile food and agricultural issues: “soda taxes” on sugar-sweetened beverages and… Read More
LawCommentary
Is Loretta Lynch Another Eric Holder? Here’s What We Know About Her Troubling Past
The early signs are that Loretta Lynch may share some of the same troubling views as outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder. That makes it even… Read More
LawCommentary
Texas Race-Based College Admissions Case May be Heading Back to Supreme Court
Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals announced that the full court will not rehear an appeal brought by Abigail Fisher challenging the University of… Read More
LawCommentary
How Police Officers Are Trained to Know Which of Your Belongings Are Most Worth Seizing
Police officers are trained to know what property of yours makes the most sense to seize. The Heritage Foundation has written much about a law… Read More
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Attorney General Nominee Faces Questions on Legality of Obama’s Immigration Action
Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee want President Obama’s nominee for attorney general to weigh in on the constitutionality of an executive order that would… Read More
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IRS Failure to Search Computers for ‘Missing’ Emails Intensifies Attorney General Nomination
A House oversight committee continues to seek emails related to the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of tea party and other conservative groups, “but there’s nobody in… Read More
LawCommentary
An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life
When you think of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, several words probably come to mind: Lawyer, power, conservative or maybe Washington. A few things you… Read More
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
