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Former Supreme Court Justice Urges Total Repeal of Second Amendment
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens argues for total repeal of the Second Amendment. in an opinion piece published Tuesday by The New York… Read More
LawCommentary
Obama Judges Rule Cross Monument Must Go, Showing Elections Do Have Consequences
When Republican congressional leaders went to the White House on Jan. 23, 2009—just three days into Barack Obama’s presidency—to discuss legislation, he helpfully reminded them that his… Read More
LawCommentary
3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Month
The Supreme Court is back in session this week. The justices will hear oral arguments in cases dealing with free speech, political gerrymandering, and the… Read More
LawNews
FBI Deputy Andrew McCabe Says He Was Fired to Undermine Special Counsel’s Russia Probe
Andrew McCabe, the former No. 2 FBI official fired at the weekend by the attorney general, called his dismissal an attempt to undermine special counsel Robert… Read More
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‘No Evidence’ of Trump-Russia Collusion Amid Moscow’s Election Meddling, House Panel Finds
Russia directed cyberattacks against U.S. political institutions in 2015 and 2016, but there is “no evidence of collusion, coordination, or conspiracy between the Trump campaign… Read More
EconomyCommentary
My Bill Would Help Restore Congressional Authority on Tariffs
If you work in manufacturing, your job was just put at risk. Last week, President Donald Trump signed an order imposing a 10 percent tariff… Read More
LawNews
Union ‘Opt-Out’ Measures Could Dilute Supreme Court Ruling, Teachers Worry
Government workers who don’t want to join unions should be able to “opt in” rather than “opt out” of union fees that finance political activism,… Read More
LawCommentary
This Case Could Help Prevent Congress From Outsourcing Its Power
How much authority can Congress give to the attorney general to effectively write the criminal laws? That’s a question the Supreme Court will address next… Read More
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Mandatory Union Fees Divide Demonstrators as Supreme Court Hears Arguments
Government employees who don’t support the political activism of union leaders should not be forced to fund that activism, said demonstrators who turned out Monday… Read More
LawNews
McCain Associate Invokes Fifth Over Anti-Trump Dossier
An associate of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself to avoid revealing information to Congress about the… Read More
LawCommentary
Don’t Punish People With Delinquent Student Loans by Revoking Their Work Licenses
Nearly one-third of Americans today must be licensed by the government in order to do their jobs. Many of those people are among the 44… Read More
LawNews
Judicial Picks Key to Deregulation, Reining in Bureaucracy, White House Counsel Says
Selecting federal judges and limiting government are the “flip side of the same coin,” White House counsel Don McGahn told conservative activists gathered outside Washington…. Read More
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US, Microsoft Lock Horns in International Legal Battle Over Privacy Rights
Microsoft is preparing to defend itself against the federal government at the Supreme Court in a case that could have a dramatic effect on Fourth… Read More
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says Colleges Treat Sexual Misconduct Allegations Unfairly
Colleges and universities have not respected the due process rights of the accused when resolving allegations of sexual misconduct, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg… Read More
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Sessions Says FBI’s Handling of Anti-Trump Dossier ‘Will Be Investigated’
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Justice Department is investigating the accuracy of information the FBI submitted before the 2016 election about a “dossier” damaging… Read More
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Justice Department Official Hid Wife’s Payments by Anti-Trump Researcher
Bruce Ohr, the Department of Justice official who brought opposition research on Donald Trump to the FBI in 2016, did not disclose that the company… Read More
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Rep. Jim Jordan Warns Against Rushing to Enact More Gun Controls
Rep. Jim Jordan warned against infringing upon Americans’ Second Amendment rights to pass more gun controls and said most bad people will find a way… Read More
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‘Lack of Candor’ Cited Before in Surveillance Requests by Obama Administration
A judge who is part of a secret court system criticized the Obama administration for “an institutional lack of candor” in seeking warrants to spy… Read More
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2 Anti-Trump FBI Officials Also Used Private Email, Their Texts Indicate
Two FBI officials who exchanged anti-Trump text messages on government equipment during the 2016 presidential campaign also conducted official business over private email accounts, according… Read More
LawCommentary
Democrats Are Arguing for Constitutional Right to a Tax Deduction. Here’s Why It’ll Fail.
On Feb. 1, Maryland’s attorney general signaled his state will join with the coalition of New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, whose Democratic governors have… Read More
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Watchdog Seeks Details on 2 FBI Officials Who Reviled Trump in Texts
A legal watchdog is pressing the Justice Department in court for documents that could allow Americans to decide for themselves whether politically motivated FBI officials… Read More
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Obama’s Interest in FBI Case Cited in Text Messages 2 Months Before Election
Barack Obama figures prominently in the newly released chain of electronic text messages between an FBI counterintelligence official and a bureau attorney who both expressed… Read More
LawNews
Anti-Trump Politics in FBI Drove Russia Probe, Memo Suggests
Opposition research against Donald Trump, funded by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, was an essential element to the Obama administration’s application… Read More
LawCommentary
White Supremacy Is Bad, but This Bill to Criminalize It Is Not the Answer
On Jan. 19, a Virginia lawmaker introduced a bill in the state’s Legislature specifically aimed at “combating the rise in white supremacist violence.” H.B 1601,… Read More
LawNews
Trump Mulls Release of Secret Memo on FBI Actions in Russia Probe
President Donald Trump must decide whether to make public a classified memo on potential FBI abuse of a government surveillance law in pursuing allegations against… Read More
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Lawmakers Seek Release of Secret Memo on FBI, Anti-Trump Dossier
Some lawmakers are calling on the House intelligence committee to release a classified memo they say contains information on the FBI’s handling of a controversial… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Roe v. Wade Is My Generation’s Dred Scott
Today, for the first time, I will join tens of thousands of my fellow Americans in the 2018 March for Life. Together, we will demand… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy
Hillary Clinton blamed the Electoral College for her stunning defeat in the 2016 presidential election in her latest memoirs, “What Happened.” Some have claimed that… Read More
LawCommentary
Group That Tried to Sue Trump Over ‘Emoluments’ Clause Just Got Booted Out of Court
A federal judge recently dismissed the first of three lawsuits against President Donald Trump that claim it’s unconstitutional for a president to own and profit… Read More
LawCommentary
The Rich Legacy Orrin Hatch Will Leave in the Senate
Washington, D.C., is filled to the brim with skilled politicians and bright people. What it has in short supply are people who possess those characteristics… Read More
