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Speaker of the House: Speaking Up
Recently, The Washington Post reported that Representative Eric Cantor (R–VA) seems to be taking steps that would position him to become the next Speaker of… Read More
Health CareNews
Repealing Obamacare Would Be Easier Than Repealing Prohibition
During the occasional periods when the President isn’t altering Obamacare—unconstitutionally through executive orders—progressives like to insist that the law is “settled” and “here to stay.”… Read More
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I Solemnly Swear to Support the Government?
When lawmakers were debating how to end the federal government shutdown and whether they should authorize Washington to borrow even more money by raising the… Read More
LawNews
2013 Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture: Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain
It is unmistakable that our current Supreme Court plays a robust role in our republic. And according to Joseph Story, that is what the Founders… Read More
LawNews
Speech Restrictions on National Mall Violate the Constitution
As the government “shutdown” drags on, Washington’s National Mall remains closed to the general public. Not everyone, however, is forbidden to set foot on the… Read More
LawNews
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
LawNews
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
LawNews
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
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Sustaining American Freedom
It would be virtually impossible to market a product in the United States today unless you could call it “sustainable.” We want sustainable farming, sustainable… 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
LawNews
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
LawNews
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
LawNews
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
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
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The History of Declaring War
With the full Senate vote to come on whether to authorize air strikes against the Assad regime in Syria, it would be useful to have… Read More
SocietyNews
Intolerance Burns Out Oregon Bakers
Threats and violent protests forced Sweet Cakes by Melissa, a small bakery located in Gresham, Oregon, to close its doors this weekend. In February, a… Read More
LawNews
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
SecurityNews
U.S. Fleet Shrinks as China and India Build New Aircraft Carriers
India launched its new aircraft carrier last week, the 37,500-ton INS Vikrant. In response, a state-run Chinese newspaper called for more carriers in the People’s… Read More
LawNews
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
LawNews
Third Time’s a Charm? Another Federal Appellate Court Smacks Down Obama Recess Appointments
This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit invalidated the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) unfair labor practice decisions against two companies… Read More
LawNews
Public Opinion and the Supreme Court
A recent Rasmussen poll shows that public approval of the Supreme Court of the United States is at an all-time low. Only 28 percent of… Read More
LawNews
Is the Supreme Court “Pro-Business”?
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at the University of California, Irvine, has penned an op-ed for The New York Times repeating the old… Read More
EducationNews
Protecting Educational Freedom This Independence Day: Cracks in the Common Core
Just in time for Independence Day, the foundations of the Common Core initiative are showing some cracks. Common Core is an effort to establish national… Read More
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Supreme Court’s Mixed Decision on Marriage (VIDEO)
The Supreme Court announced disturbing decisions today on two important cases dealing with marriage law. The Court refused, however, to create a constitutional right to… Read More
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Frederick Douglass: From Slavery to Freedom to Statuesque
The only thing that’s really surprising is that it took so long. Lawmakers recently unveiled a statue of Frederick Douglass in the Emancipation Hall of… Read More
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A Constitution for the 21st Century
Economists often point to the “wisdom of crowds”—the idea that a group of people is likely to make better decisions that an individual will. Then… Read More
SecurityNews
Honoring the Greatest Generation
Having enjoyed peace and stability since the end of World War II, it is often easy for Americans to forget a generation that sacrificed so… Read More
SocietyNews
On Marriage, Inevitability Is a Choice We Can Reject
A new Pew opinion poll shows that a majority of Americans believe the redefinition of marriage is “inevitable.” We’ve heard “inevitable” language before, particularly from… Read More
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Another Obama Recess Appointment Smacked Down
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated a decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on the basis that board… Read More
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The Good Ol’ Progressive Contempt for the Founding
Any conservative who takes his bearings from America’s founding principles can’t help but miss the candor with which the early Progressives dismissed our founding documents… Read More
