LawCommentary
A Great Day for Trump at the Supreme Court
In what is undoubtedly one of the most significant constitutional decisions it has ever issued with respect to the separation of powers and the powers… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Upholds ‘Absolute Immunity’ for Presidents in Trump Case
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Donald Trump’s favor in the presidential immunity case, complicating at least two prosecutions against the 45th president. “Under… Read More
LawCommentary
Bad Defenses of Bragg’s Trump Prosecution
Trump was convicted of 34 charges of falsifying business records with intent to conceal another crime. Alvin Bragg and his allies defend the prosecution as… Read More
LawNews
Montana Judge Strikes Down Law Clarifying There Are Only 2 Sexes
A Montana judge is striking down a state law defining “sex” as either male or female, claiming that the law violates the Montana State Constitution…. Read More
LawCommentary
Court Threatens 1st Amendment Rights of Tenn. News Site After Publishing Details From Nashville School Shooter’s Leaked Diary
The editor-in-chief and publisher of the Tennessee Star was ordered to appear in court last week and threatened with charges of contempt after his news… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Charts New Course in Sea Change for Administrative Law
A few fishermen just brought about a sea change in administrative law. In Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce, herring boat owners… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Rules for Jan. 6 Defendant, Implications for Trump Case
The Supreme Court decided a case Friday that will affect the prosecutions of around 350 individuals charged in connection with the events at the Capitol… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Decides Legislatures, Not Judges, Should Address Homelessness
The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision Friday holding that the government may punish the homeless by fines or imprisonment for trespassing or camping on… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Rules on Anti-Obstruction Law in Jan. 6 Case
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of a Capitol riot defendant, a decision that could affect hundreds of other cases, and raises the question… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Throws Back ‘Chevron Deference’ in Ruling on Fishermen’s Case Against Government
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of commercial fishermen who challenged the U.S. government’s imposition of charges for onboard federal inspections. The case deals… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Rules Cities Can Ban Homeless Sleeping Outside
The Supreme Court sided with a small Oregon city’s crackdown on homeless people sleeping in public in its ruling Friday in the case of City… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to the Administrative State
The Constitution separates power, the administrative state fuses it. The Constitution gives Congress the power to make law, the president the power to enforce law,… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Dismisses Abortion Case Without Answering Key Question
In an outcome that shocked court watchers everywhere, the Supreme Court today dismissed a pair of consolidated cases challenging the Biden administration over whether the… Read More
LawNews
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Life Act’ Would Outlaw Federal Dollars Going to Abortions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Bob Good introduced the Life Act on Thursday, legislation that outlaws abortions of unborn babies “to the fullest extent at… Read More
LawCommentary
Americans’ Right to Speak Suffers a Body Blow From Supreme Court
In a setback for First Amendment free speech rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held in Murthy v. Missouri that no plaintiff in the case… Read More
LawNews
Accidental Release Reveals Forthcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Idaho Abortion Law
The Supreme Court appears prepared to allow emergency room doctors in Idaho to perform abortions in certain situations, according to a copy of a forthcoming… Read More
LawNews
BREAKING: Supreme Court Strikes Down Injunction Preventing Government From Pressuring Big Tech to Suppress Free Speech
The Supreme Court struck down a lower court’s injunction preventing the federal government from pressuring Big Tech companies to suppress free speech in a pivotal… Read More
LawNews
Can Democrats Legally Swap Biden Out for Another Candidate?
If Democrats seek to swap out President Joe Biden for another candidate on the Nov. 5 ballot, they’ll face legal challenges, according to an analysis… Read More
LawNews
‘ABUSE OF POWER’: Texas Dad Suing for Retaliatory Arrest Reveals New Evidence of Corruption
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Jeremy Story, a dad in the Austin, Texas, area, who is suing his local school board and superintendent after police arrested… Read More
LawNews
DOJ Lawsuit Over Banning Sex Changes for Kids Doesn’t ‘Hold Water,’ Legal Expert Says
The Constitution doesn’t protect sex-change procedures for minors, an expert in civil rights law told The Daily Signal as the Supreme Court announced it would… Read More
LawNews
Judges Temporarily Block Parts of Biden’s Student Debt Plan
Obama-appointed federal judges blocked parts of the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan on Monday in response to Republican states’ lawsuits. Judge… Read More
Law Analysis
Congresswoman’s Amendment Bars Pentagon Funding of Abortion
A Republican congresswoman from Texas succeeded in amending the annual National Defense Authorization Act to prevent the Pentagon from subsidizing abortions with taxpayer dollars. Rep…. Read More
Real Estate Agent Sues to Restore Her Good Name After Trans Activists Hounded Her Out of Business
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Transgender activists tried to hound a Georgia real estate agent out of business because the realtor spoke in favor of moving… Read More
LawCommentary
Giving Teeth to a Finding of Contempt of Congress
The House of Representatives recently held Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for failing to turn over audio recordings of special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews… Read More
LawNews
EXCLUSIVE: Criminal Referral Accuses DOJ’s Kristen Clarke of ‘Perjury,’ ‘False Statements’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Justice Department’s Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for civil rights, will be hit with three ethics complaints and a criminal… Read More
LawCommentary
Manhattan DA Proves Left-Wing Activists Are Above the Law in New York
Nobody is above the law in America, we’ve been informed. That is, nobody is above the law unless he breaks the law on behalf of… Read More
LawNews
EXCLUSIVE: Migrants on Unregistered Mopeds in DC Use Food Delivery Apps—Violating Company Rules
Migrants in the District of Columbia are driving unregistered mopeds and motorcycles, making food deliveries on popular apps, such as Uber Eats and DoorDash—violating both… Read More
Supreme Court Upholds Law Allowing Confiscation of Firearms. Why All Is Not Lost.
After a string of consecutive victories at the Supreme Court, Second Amendment advocates suffered their first major setback Friday, failing for the first time since… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning Gun Ownership by Those Under Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
The Supreme Court upheld the federal law banning gun ownership by those under domestic violence restraining orders on Friday morning. In its U.S. v. Rahimi… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Narrowly Upholds Tax on Unrealized Gains From Overseas Company Profits
The Supreme Court issued a much-awaited ruling in a tax case, holding that the mandatory repatriation tax passed as part of the 2017 Trump tax… Read More
