LawNews
9 Highlights From Senate Hearing on Federal Takeover of Elections
Lawmakers listened to ominous references to the South’s Jim Crow era and Maoist China as the Senate held its first hearing on Democrats’ legislation to… Read More
LawCommentary
School Districts Are Hiding Information About Gender-Transitioning Children From Their Parents. This Is Unconstitutional.
American law has long recognized the importance of parental rights. A parent’s right to oversee the care, education, and control of his or her child … Read More
LawNews
How ‘Minneapolis Effect’ Explains Surge of Violent Crime in American Cities
This past year, “defund the police” has been a frequent call from activists seeking systemic reform of the American criminal justice system. It became a… Read More
LawCommentary
How This School Board Violates Basic Voting Rights, Creating Clear Conflict of Interest
While leftists like Stacey Abrams and Vanita Gupta make false claims about nonexistent “voter suppression” over state efforts to fix vulnerabilities in state election laws,… Read More
LawNews
Biden Overstepped Constitutional Authority in Revoking Keystone Pipeline Permit, States Allege in Lawsuit
A group of 21 Republican state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s administration over its decision to nix the Keystone… Read More
LawNews
4 Highlights From Senate Hearing on Liberals’ Equality Act
Supporters and opponents argued in a Senate hearing Wednesday over a bill that would make gender identity and sexual orientation protected characteristics under federal civil… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Yes, Leftists Want to Take Your Guns
If we lose the Second Amendment, then the rest will fall. During my recent—and very contentious—congressional campaign, my opponent argued that he didn’t need to… Read More
LawCommentary
Justices’ Title VII ‘on Basis of Sex’ Ruling Spawning Unintended Consequences in Lower Courts
A Supreme Court case decided last year is a cautionary tale of the legal equivalent of the law of unintended consequences. The high court issued… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Extremist, Anti-Constitutional Propaganda Has No Place in Navy
When I joined the U.S. Navy reserves in 2012, I swore an oath to “bear true faith and allegiance” to the U.S. Constitution. Since then,… Read More
LawCommentary
Reviving the ERA: Congress Can’t Amend Resolution That Doesn’t Exist
With all that’s going on these days, and with the narrowest majority in half a century, you’d think House Democrats would be a little more… Read More
LawCommentary
Did COVID-19 Permanently Change Our View of Government Power?
Can the federal government ban evictions? Seems like a pretty straightforward question. But the answer touches on a deeper one, as yet unsettled: Will life… Read More
Law Analysis
HR 1 Would Allow Federal Micromanagement of State Elections, Ohio Secretary of State Says
The bill known as HR 1, or the For the People Act, should be called “the Federal Takeover of Elections Act,” Ohio Secretary of State… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How the Media Distorts Debate and Details of HR 1
A piece of legislation working its way through Congress would upend further the way Americans conduct elections. But the way many media outlets are covering… Read More
LawNews
Read Sen. Ted Cruz’s Exchange With ‘Far Left’ Biden Justice Department Nominee
Editor’s note: During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asked Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee for associate attorney general, the… Read More
LawCommentary
In Pivotal Ruling, Supreme Court Removes Barrier to Protecting First Amendment
A near-unanimous Supreme Court decided Monday that two Christian students have the right to sue the Georgia college that violated their free speech rights in… Read More
LawCommentary
Angry at Trump, Liberals Propose Unconstitutional Bill to Punish Him
Democrats have twice impeached Donald Trump in the House and twice failed to convict him in the Senate. They’re angry about failing, and double angry… Read More
LawNews
House Democrats Vote to Nullify, Nationalize State Election Laws
Voter ID laws and most other election integrity measures in the states would be nearly wiped out under a sweeping bill passed late Wednesday night by… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: Missing Rush at the Golden Microphone
Editor’s note: The death of talk radio titan Rush Limbaugh hit The Daily Signal’s audience hard, judging by the mail bag. Here are some of… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Will Presidential Impeachment Become New Normal?
When the House impeached Donald Trump in late 2019 on ambiguous charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, many legal experts expressed concern… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Hear Elections Cases Could Have Serious Repercussions
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s “baffling” refusal on Monday to grant review of the Pennsylvania election cases that had been appealed to the justices, the… Read More
LawNews
7 Takeaways as Merrick Garland Gets Hearing for Attorney General
Merrick Garland, whose nomination five years ago to the Supreme Court was doomed, finally got a hearing Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee—as President Joe… Read More
PoliticsNews
8 Takeaways as Senate Again Fails to Convict Trump, This Time With 7 GOP Votes
With seven Republicans voting with all Democrats to convict, the Senate nevertheless voted Saturday afternoon to acquit former President Donald Trump, in his second impeachment… Read More
PoliticsNews
7 Highlights From Trump Team’s Defense in Impeachment Trial
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump gave a significantly shorter presentation Friday in his defense than the Democrats’ House impeachment managers did the previous two… Read More
LawCommentary
Leftist Hypocrisy on Authoritarianism
Republicans are “radicalizing against democracy” because they rely on our constitutional process when governing. This is the essence of Chris Hayes’ recent Atlantic piece contending… Read More
PoliticsNews
4 Takeaways From Democrats’ Second Full Day of Arguments to Disqualify Trump
In a second full day of making their case for disqualifying Donald Trump from running again for president, House Democrats reminded the Senate of the… Read More
PoliticsNews
6 of Democrats’ Arguments for Disqualifying Trump From Seeking Office Again
House prosecutors argued Wednesday that former President Donald Trump not only is responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol but was involved in… Read More
PoliticsNews
6 Takeaways From Opening Arguments in Trump’s Senate Trial
The historic opening day of the first Senate impeachment trial of a former president was fiery and emotional in some moments. Democrat House managers and… Read More
LawNews
GOP Attorneys General Set to Check Biden, Liberals
As President Joe Biden issued more than 40 executive actions with less than a month in office and Democrats took control of Congress, Republican attorneys… Read More
PoliticsNews
4 Major Arguments in Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed dueling legal briefs Monday in a clash with prosecuting Democrats over the First Amendment, due process, and something… Read More
LawNews
This Governor Faces Impeachment Over COVID-19 Mandates
As the nation’s capital braces for its second impeachment trial in just over a year and far-flung states clash over COVID-19 restrictions, Kentucky’s governor faces… Read More
