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
LawCommentary
Justices Punt on Census Apportionment, Toss NY Injunction Against Trump
So, will illegal aliens be included in the population count used for apportionment of the House of Representatives? We still don’t know. In a 6-to-3… Read More
PoliticsNews
How Democrats Attempted a 2016 Electoral College Coup
Many on the left were indignant when the Trump campaign legal team tried to convince legislatures in several battleground states to appoint a new slate… Read More
PoliticsNews
7 Takeaways From a Senate Panel’s Hearing on Election Fraud
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday held its first hearing looking into the issues of vote fraud and other irregularities surrounding… Read More
PoliticsNews
McConnell Calls Biden ‘President-Elect,’ Hails Harris as First Female Veep
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated “President-elect Joe Biden” in a Senate floor speech, asserting, “the Electoral College has spoken.” McConnell, R-Ky., delivered… Read More
LawCommentary
Judge Sullivan’s Long Overdue Dismissal of Flynn Case Reveals His Bias
Federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan last week finally got around to doing what he should have done months ago. Sullivan officially dismissed the Justice Department’s… Read More
PoliticsNews
3 Things to Know as 2020 Election Challenge Moves to Congress
After their party’s presidential nominee lost in the Electoral College, some House members lined up to object to and challenge the results during the Jan…. Read More
LawNews
In Blow to Trump, Supreme Court Rejects Texas’ Election Lawsuit
In a dramatic blow to President Donald Trump’s attempts to challenge the unofficial election results, the Supreme Court on Friday evening rejected a Texas lawsuit… Read More
LawNews
7 Things You Need to Know About Monday’s Electoral College Vote
Monday essentially will be the real presidential Election Day, or is scheduled to be, as electors gather in their respective state capitols to cast votes. … Read More
LawNews
Election Day ‘No Longer Exists’ in America, Victor Davis Hanson Says
Mail-in voting instituted during the pandemic has changed the concept of Election Day forever, a well-known conservative writer and historian says. “We’ve lost the idea… Read More
SocietyCommentary
3 Quotes From Founding Fathers Remind Us Why We Are a Constitutional Republic (Not a Democracy)
We have all heard the common talking point from the left that conservatives are destroying democracy. The response to this claim is the same time… Read More
LawCommentary
Ohio Bill to Curb No-Parole Sentences for Juvenile Killers Has No Basis in Constitution
Some legislators in Ohio want to give almost every former and future juvenile killer sentenced to life without parole a break, based on a blanket… Read More
LawNews
3 Keys to What’s Next in Probe of Why FBI Investigated Trump
The appointment of John Durham as special counsel likely means his probe of potential misconduct by FBI and other government officials in beginning the Trump-Russia… Read More
LawCommentary
Naming Durham as Special Counsel Will Make It Harder for Biden to End Russia Hoax Probe
Congressional Democrats weren’t happy to learn Tuesday that Attorney General William Barr appointed John Durham as a special counsel in October to continue investigating the origins of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Frederick Douglass’ American Identity Politics
Mark Twain copied a friend’s remark into his notebook: “I am not an American; I am the American.” That is a claim—to be the American, the exemplary or representative American—that very… Read More
LawNews
6 Big Claims by Trump’s Lawyers About Overturning Election Results
President Donald Trump’s campaign legal team on Thursday released new affidavits alleging election irregularities while also making serious accusations of nationally coordinated fraud by local… Read More
LawNews
Here Are 8 Lawyers in the Thick of Trump’s Election Fight
As postelection litigation rages in multiple battleground states, lawyers representing President Donald Trump include big and small names. Several lawyers withdrew after reporting pressure from… Read More
LawCommentary
Justice Alito Is Right, Again, on First Amendment
The fact that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gave the keynote address to the Federalist Society in and of itself should be neither surprising nor… Read More
LawNews
GOP State AGs Urge Supreme Court to Overrule Pennsylvania Court’s Election Law Changes
Republican state attorneys general say the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has jeopardized the nation’s constitutional balance of power by legislating from the bench and allowing late-arriving… Read More
LawCommentary
Hunter Biden Emails, Texts Raise Questions That Need Answers
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has long denied that he has any knowledge of, or involvement in, the questionable business dealings of his son, Hunter… Read More
LawNews
Key Source Identified for Debunked Trump-Russia Claim in Steele Dossier
The source for some of the so-called Steele dossier’s most specific but debunked allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government has… Read More
LawCommentary
The Left Doesn’t Fear Amy Coney Barrett, It Fears the Constitution
Nothing threatens the progressive project more than the existence of a Supreme Court that adheres to the Constitution. It’s really that simple. That’s what the… Read More
LawAnalysis
It’s Time to Fix Section 230. Here’s a Plan to Do It.
On the eve of a Senate committee hearing with technology company executives, The Heritage Foundation outlined its recommendations for reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act…. Read More
LawCommentary
The Triumph of Justice Amy Coney Barrett
“There is a tendency in our profession,” Judge Amy Coney Barrett declared at the outset of her Senate confirmation hearing, “to treat the practice of… Read More
LawNews
Amy Coney Barrett Joins Supreme Court After 52-48 Senate Vote
Amy Coney Barrett, fresh from a Senate confirmation vote, was sworn in Monday night as the Supreme Court’s newest justice at an outdoor ceremony at… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
‘Eternal Vigilance’ Required to Maintain Freedom, Author Says
“The price of liberty is eternal vigilance” goes the sentiment often ascribed to Thomas Jefferson. The spirit of those words never may have been more… Read More
LawCommentary
The Electoral College Didn’t Protect Slavery
The presidential election in 2016 reminded Americans of the role played by the Electoral College in electing our president. Proponents of abolishing or nullifying the… Read More
PoliticsNews
8 Highlights From Second Biden-Trump Debate
President Donald Trump and his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, clashed Thursday night in the second and final presidential debate before the Nov. 3… Read More
LawCommentary
For Now, Florida Judge Stays in Proper Lane on Elections
Florida, like most other states, requires those who wish to vote in upcoming elections to register. Florida’s deadline for registering to vote in the upcoming… Read More
Law Analysis
This Marine Is Fighting to Save Portland From Ruin
Marine veteran Gabe Johnson is on a mission to save Portland, Oregon, from lawlessness. Johnson and several others founded the Coalition to Save Portland, which… Read More
