LawCommentary
3 Ways Congress Tested Its Commitment to Constitution Over 7 Days
While “unprecedented” seemed to be an apt word to describe much of 2020, the beginning of 2021 seems to be continuing the trend by being… Read More
LawCommentary
Unrelated Amendments in COVID-19 Relief Bill Only Add to Overcriminalization
Congress is very good at two things: spending money and thinking up duplicative—and, therefore, unnecessary—ways to criminalize many aspects of our daily lives. The latest… Read More
LawNews
4 Key Points About Trump and ‘Incitement’ Law
If and when the Senate holds its second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, this time after he no longer is president, one argument in his… Read More
LawNews
Feds Charge Left-Wing Activist Who Filmed Shooting of Trump Supporter at Capitol
Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against John Sullivan, a self-described left-wing activist who recorded the fatal police shooting of a Trump supporter inside the… Read More
LawCommentary
Busting the Myth of Conservative ‘Dark Money’
Here’s a popular myth: Rich people are all conservative, so conservatives have more money to affect politics than liberals, because the left, which cares about… Read More
LawCommentary
Justices to Decide If Public Colleges Face Consequences After Infringing Students’ Free Speech
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 12 in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, a case that will decide whether public universities that infringe their students’ First… Read More
LawNews
Schumer Calls for DC Rioters to Be Placed on No-Fly List
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called for the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 to be placed on a “no-fly list.” “Any of… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin, Says Abortion Pills Can’t Be Dispensed by Mail
The United States Supreme Court reinstated a requirement Tuesday that women seeking to obtain abortion pills must pick up the pills in person from a… Read More
LawCommentary
The Lies of Both Sides Are Tearing America Apart
Last week, the Capitol was breached by a group of fringe Trump supporters who had bought into a series of lies: the lie that President… Read More
LawNews
‘Hundreds’ Could Be Charged in Capitol Riot, Prosecutor Says
The Justice Department is investigating more than 170 people allegedly involved in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Charges could include sedition and conspiracy,… Read More
LawCommentary
As Biden Attorney General, Merrick Garland Will Face Political Pressures
With President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of federal Judge Merrick Garland as his new attorney general last week, the question arises: Will Garland carry out his responsibilities… Read More
LawCommentary
Court-Packing Threat Puts 2 Branches of Government at Risk
Political parties and candidates have different positions on issues, but should at least support the fundamentals of our system of government. Sounds simple, right? So… Read More
LawCommentary
Patriots Do Not Storm Their Nation’s Capitol
Attention readers: The following column was co-authored with the Daily Caller editorial board. Patriots enlist and defend their country. They work hard, do their best,… Read More
LawNews
House Homeland Security Chairman Wants Capitol Rioters Placed on No-Fly List
The chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., on Thursday urged the Transportation Security Administration and the FBI to place certain… Read More
Law Analysis
Reporter Who Followed the Mob Into the Capitol Shares What He Saw
Julio Rosas, a senior writer for Townhall, was at the Capitol on Wednesday when violence broke out as supporters of President Donald Trump forced their… Read More
LawNews
Federal Prosecutor Vows ‘Maximum Charges’ for Capitol Rioters
Prosecutors so far have brought federal criminal charges, including unlawful entry and assault, against 55 people for participating in the riot Wednesday at the Capitol. … Read More
LawNews
Black Lives Matter Protesters Would Have Been Treated ‘Very Differently’ Than Capitol Rioters, Biden Says
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said Black Lives Matter activists would “have been treated very, very differently” if they had stormed the Capitol, instead of… Read More
LawNews
FBI Seeking Tips to Identify Members of Mob Who Stormed Capitol
The FBI’s office in Washington, D.C., is seeking the public’s help to identify members of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building on… Read More
LawCommentary
We Must Heed Lincoln’s Warning About Mob Rule
Abraham Lincoln warned us: Mob rule begets mob rule. On Wednesday, as Congress convened to certify an Electoral College vote of the 2020 presidential election,… Read More
LawNews
22 Photos and Videos of the Violence at the Capitol
Supporters of President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday in the nation’s capital to hold a March for Trump to “demand transparency and election integrity,” which subsequently… Read More
LawNews
California Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Assaulting Man Wearing MAGA Hat
A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to assaulting a bar patron who wore a “Make America Great Again” hat inscribed… Read More
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No Charges for Kenosha, Wisconsin, Police Officers Involved in Jacob Blake Shooting
Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley on Tuesday announced he would not charge any of the officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake, who was struck by… Read More
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National Guard to Be Deployed in Kenosha Ahead of Possible Charges in Shooting
The Wisconsin National Guard will support local law enforcement if civil unrest follows a charging decision in the case of the officer-involved, near-fatal shooting last… Read More
LawNews
3 Keys to Understanding Senators’ Proposal to Audit Presidential Election
In a move that isn’t without precedent, 11 Senate Republicans are pushing for a special panel to investigate questions of fraud arising from the presidential… Read More
LawNews
Portland Mayor Vows to Push Back Harder to End Antifa Violence
It took six months of rioting and millions of dollars in property damage for Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, to order increased law… Read More
LawNews
11 Republican Senators Will Object to Electoral College Certification
Eleven Republican senators, led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, announced Saturday that they would object to the certification of states’ Electoral College votes when… Read More
LawNews
Did Dead Voters Tip the Election? 4 Things You Need to Know
Dead voters—or at least votes recorded in the name of someone who has died—have drawn much attention in the disputed outcome of the presidential election. … Read More
LawNews
Congress Braces for Dramatic End to Disputed 2020 Election
The House and Senate are poised to debate a presidential election outcome for only the third time since 1887, when Congress passed the Electoral Count… Read More
LawNews
6 Officers Cited for Heroism at Nashville Blast Site Before Explosion
Six Nashville police officers were hailed as heroes after they rushed to evacuate residents prior to the Christmas Day explosion that rocked a downtown area,… Read More
LawCommentary
Wanted: An Honest Debate About the Death Penalty
Mike Dukakis was asked by CNN’s Bernard Shaw during the 1988 presidential debates whether he would support the death penalty if his wife, Kitty, had… Read More
