LawNews
4 Things to Know About the Prosecutor Who’s Probing ‘Obamagate’
A federal prosecutor in Texas is drawing a new kind of attention by digging into the “unmasking” of Trump campaign associates that occurred in the… Read More
LawCommentary
Voter Fraud More Likely to Affect Election Than Foreign Meddling
Washington used to abide by the maxim: “Politics stops at the water’s edge.” Those days are gone. Consider the reaction to a recent unclassified overview of foreign threats… Read More
Law Analysis
What Happened in Chicago and What May Be Next, Explained
Hundreds of vandals looted Chicago businesses Sunday night and into Monday morning. The images of shattered storefronts in and around the city’s Loop look more… Read More
LawNews
‘Philadelphia Statement’ Defends Free Speech From Cancel Culture
Asserting that cancel culture has put freedom of expression in crisis, a statement initially signed by 45 prominent individuals from universities, think tanks, and other… Read More
LawCommentary
Until Cities End Riots, Federal Authorities Stand Ready
The first and most important duty of our government is to keep our country safe. No country should allow a militant attack on its courthouses… Read More
LawCommentary
2 Promising Developments Toward Improving the Immigration Courts
Two senators, Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are taking seriously the need to improve our broken immigration courts, and their attention to this… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump Is Right About Mail-In Ballots
I begin with a personal story to make a greater point. Two weeks ago, I mailed an 8-by-10-inch envelope from a Miami post office to… Read More
LawNews
Border Chief Rips Media, Oregon Politicians for Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric
A top homeland security official is calling out leaders in Portland, Oregon, as well as the mainstream media over criminal rioting and the smearing of… Read More
LawNews
4 Points in Understanding China’s Goal for Meddling in US Elections
FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly provided a detailed classified briefing to the Senate Intelligence Committee last week on election meddling by China. Also, on Friday,… Read More
Law Analysis
What’s Going On in Minneapolis After City Council Vote to Defund Police
At the end of June, the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to “defund” the city’s police. Now crime is on the rise. John Hinderaker, president… Read More
LawNews
NY Primary ‘Mess’ Seen as Omen for Big Problems With Mail-In Voting in November
The more than 84,000 mail-in ballots that were disqualified in the June 23 primary in New York—where two congressional nominations were just decided this week—underscore… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Georgia Shouldn’t Repeal Its ‘Citizen’s Arrest’ Law
Georgia’s “citizen’s arrest” law came to the national forefront earlier this year after several men misused it to justify chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery,… Read More
LawNews
4 Takeaways From Top Obama DOJ Official’s Testimony on ‘Rogue’ FBI
A top Obama Justice Department official told a Senate committee Wednesday that she wasn’t aware of many aspects of the FBI’s initial investigation of any… Read More
LawCommentary
After the Supreme Court’s Oklahoma Decision, the Rights of Accused on Tribal Land Are Up in the Air. Congress Should Make Things Clearer, Not Less So.
On the last day of the Supreme Court’s pandemic-extended term, the court declared that nearly half the state of Oklahoma remained reservation land. This thrust… Read More
LawNews
Trump Administration Slates $35M to Help Survivors of Human Trafficking
The Trump administration will issue more than $35 million in grants to provide safe housing to survivors of human trafficking. The Justice Department was set… Read More
LawAnalysis
How Police Unions Protect Bad Cops
Do police unions protect bad cops? How do collective bargaining agreements keep bad cops on the job? Where is there room for reform in this… Read More
LawNews
Homicides Skyrocket in Dozens of Nation’s Largest Cities, Analysis Finds
Homicides in 50 of America’s largest cities rose by 24%, a new analysis found. In total, 36 of 50 of America’s largest cities examined saw… Read More
LawCommentary
The COVID-19 Double Standard
Decent Americans who are feeling perplexed today shouldn’t be ashamed about it. There is good reason to be perplexed. On the one hand, in the… Read More
LawCommentary
The Risks of Mail-In Voting
Many people misinterpreted President Donald Trump’s tweet Thursday morning about a possible delay in the Nov. 3 election as a threat by him to postpone the election…. Read More
LawCommentary
Barr Rightfully Defends Federal Response to Dangerous Rioting, as House Democrats Attack Him
In testimony Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr justifiably pushed back hard against confrontational and rude Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who appeared intent on scoring political… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Imperils Parents’ Right to Pass Their Values on to Children
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bostock v. Clayton, which ruled that the Title VII prohibition on sex discrimination in employment extends to discrimination based… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court’s Decision Allows Nevada Governor to Favor Caesars Palace Over Calvary Chapel
One bad decision can be a mistake. Two is a pattern. In late May, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the Supreme Court’s four liberal… Read More
Law Analysis
Why Mail-In Voting Is a Bad Idea, Even During a Pandemic
There is currently a debate raging over how elections are to be held in the fall amid the coronavirus. Is a pandemic reason to hold… Read More
LawCommentary
The Latest, Fast-Moving Developments in the 2020 Election Season
I often write about the latest developments in the election area, including court decisions and legislative and regulatory changes. An unprecedented number of lawsuits have… Read More
LawNews
Indictment of Former Democrat Congressman Widens Voter Fraud Case in Philadelphia
A voter fraud scandal in Philadelphia appears to be expanding with the indictment this week of a former Democratic congressman and more charges expected. U.S…. Read More
LawCommentary
The Problem in Portland Isn’t the Law—It’s the Lawlessness
Despite the occasional looting, chaos, property damage, trespassing, rioting, graffiti, assaults, arson, and general mayhem, the media consistently assure us that Antifa “protesters” are “largely… Read More
LawCommentary
Senate Democrats Are Trying to Play Games With the Courts. The Courts Should Refuse to Play.
“The less you say, the better.” That was the advice I received from the judge I clerked for about orders on motions for recusal. This… Read More
LawNews
‘Fascist’: What Top Democrats Say About Federal Law Enforcement Help for Their Cities
Democratic mayors and other leaders of some large cities have grown edgier in opposing President Donald Trump’s push to use federal agents to quell violence,… Read More
LawCommentary
Q&A: Here’s What Is Happening on the Ground in Portland
Rioters have had their way in Portland, Oregon, for two months now, sparking the intervention of federal law enforcement to defend government property. Here are… Read More
LawCommentary
It’s Time to Shut Down Judge Emmet Sullivan’s 3-Ring Circus in Flynn Case
Michael Flynn’s attorney has fired another broadside at Judge Emmet Sullivan, the trial judge presiding over his case. Flynn filed a blistering brief opposing Sullivan’s… Read More
