Conservative Groups Speak Out on IRS Targeting
How did America get to the point where the IRS is targeting conservative groups? Three premier conservative lawyers cited campaign finance laws and a cultural… Read More
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Supreme Court Takes Up Recess Appointments
This morning marks the official start of the Supreme Court’s 2013–2014 term. One of the cases the Court will decide is National Labor Relations Board… Read More
Help! The Government Took My Property
What if government officials took your property and told you that they could keep it—even if you had done nothing wrong? That’s exactly what happened… Read More
“Bang, Bang,” You’re Suspended: Second-Grader Sent Home for Carrying Invisible Gun
Just when you thought gun-fearing “educators” couldn’t get any sillier. Last week, it was a couple of teenagers suspended for a year for playing with… Read More
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Court Rejects Obama Administration’s Argument in Fast and Furious Lawsuit
A federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., has rejected the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the House of… Read More
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Don’t Film Me, Bro!: Officer Confiscates Cell Phone, Prevents Wife from Videotaping Her Husband’s Arrest
It was her cell phone. She was on her property. And they were handcuffing her husband on the ground. Yet when Heather Donald used her… Read More
Q&A: What Happens During a Government Shutdown?
Some of the claims being made about what happens to the federal government when there is a funding lapse are almost hysterical – Senator Tom… Read More
“Zero Tolerance” Zombies: Seventh Graders Suspended for Playing with Toy Gun
It didn’t look like a real gun. It shot plastic pellets. It was labeled “Zombie Killer.” It didn’t hurt anyone. And it was being used… Read More
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D.C. Circuit Signals Doubts on IRS Tax Preparer Regulations
In oral argument today, the D.C. federal appeals court appeared ready to throw cold water on the IRS’s claim to have the authority to regulate… Read More
IRS’s Lois Lerner Finally Loses Her Taxpayer-Funded Paycheck
The IRS has announced the retirement of Lois Lerner, one of the key officials at the center of the scandal over the agency’s targeting of… Read More
Obamacare Anti-Conscience HHS Mandate Reaches the Supreme Court
As the House prepares to vote on defunding Obamacare, citizens are challenging the Obama Administration to defend a part of the law that has already… Read More
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Illinois Supreme Court Catches Up on the Second Amendment
The Illinois Supreme Court has finally joined the rest of the nation and the U.S. Supreme Court in recognizing the right of Illinois residents to… Read More
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What Is a “Reasonable” “Search” or “Seizure” in the Age of New Technologies?
The Fourth Amendment prohibits the government from conducting “unreasonable searches and seizures.” However difficult it previously may have been to define a “reasonable” search or… Read More
Obamacare Anti-Conscience Mandate Loses in Another Court: Another Win for Free Exercise
Yesterday, yet another district court halted the Obama Administration from forcing its anti-conscience mandate to provide coverage for abortifacients and contraceptives on unwilling employers. Many… Read More
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Preview of Next Supreme Court Term
Monday, October 7, marks the beginning of the Supreme Court’s next term. The last term included a number of high-profile cases involving voting rights, same-sex… Read More
Morning Bell: 5 Ways Obama Has Trampled the Constitution
Today, the Constitution turns 226 years old. Let’s not forget it states that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” The… Read More
Some State Clerks Breaking Law, Issuing Phony Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
In spite of clear Pennsylvania law to the contrary, a Pennsylvania clerk recently started issuing invalid same-sex marriage licenses, abdicating his duty to uphold the… Read More
An Election Integrity Victory in Mississippi
There was a historic victory for election integrity on Wednesday: A federal court approved a consent decree in a lawsuit filed in Mississippi by the… Read More
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The Last Stand: The Fight of State Attorneys General to Preserve Federalism
On Thursday, September 12, the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation along with the State Government Leadership Foundation is… Read More
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Same-Sex Marriage Trumps Religious Liberty in New Mexico
Earlier today, the Supreme Court of New Mexico ruled that the First Amendment does not protect a Christian photographer’s ability to decline to take pictures… Read More
Eric Holder’s Mounting War Against Texas
In its mounting war against commonsense election integrity efforts, Eric Holder’s Justice Department announced today that it will be filing a new lawsuit against Texas,… Read More
Is a Gun Loaded If the Bullets Are Beside It?
For proof that prosecutors will apply laws in ways that are at odds with societal expectations, look no further than the case of Oriol Dor…. Read More
Federal Appeals Court Chafes at Diaper Rash Class Action
Class-action lawsuits can be a useful tool for consumers. They can also be abused by unscrupulous lawyers acting in concert with companies they are supposedly… Read More
Zero Dark Giggles: Baby Deer Gets the SWAT Team Treatment
An otherwise quiet day in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was interrupted by the shrill sound of police sirens. Thirteen armed law enforcement personnel surrounded a barn on… Read More
Missed Paying One Ticket? Go Directly to Jail
She was handcuffed and hauled to the police station. She was fingerprinted and photographed. She was interrogated. She was strip-searched, given a jumpsuit, and locked… Read More
Flashing Headlights as a Felony: Why Helping Reduce Crime Shouldn’t Be Criminal
Most people have probably done it. Some, if pressed, might concede that it isn’t the right thing to do. But most people probably wouldn’t think… Read More
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Do Doctors Have a First Amendment Right to Ask Patients About Guns?
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently heard oral arguments in Wollschlaeger v. Florida, popularly known as the “Docs vs. Glocks”… Read More
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From the Horse’s Mouth: D.C. Circuit Doesn’t Need More Judges
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Cornelia “Nina” Pillard, Senator Chuck Grassley (R–IA) questioned whether the Senate should confirm any… Read More
Why Florida Police Shouldn’t Have Arrested a Gator for Barking at a Dog
Most people would agree that deliberately interfering with ongoing police investigations should be illegal. In that light, the news that University of Florida linebacker Antonio… Read More
Sexual Assault in the Military: Fix the Right Problem
Some conservatives have joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D–NY) effort to remove the chain of command from cases of sexual assault in the military. They give… Read More
