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Running his business, Gregory Bone says he did “everything we could” to avoid a conflict. His industry—payday lending—is overseen by state and federal officials. But… Read More
LawCommentary
The Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, has released a second report on Operation Fast and Furious that questions whether other law enforcement agencies within… Read More
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Last week, the House of Representatives took the first major step toward ending Operation Choke Point, a government program that critics say has been used… Read More
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The House of Representatives concluded a tense debate Thursday by voting 250-169 to end a controversial Obama administration program called Operation Choke Point. Critics say the secretive program, run by the Department… Read More
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House Republicans have put together a team to address what they consider unauthorized expansion of presidential power. In coming months, the Task Force on Executive… Read More
LawCommentary
The Environmental Protection Agency recently commissioned an analysis of how EPA contractors and officials, on August 5, caused a deluge of 3 million gallons of… Read More
LawCommentary
On Monday night, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck a blow to President Barack Obama’s attempt to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Treating Congress as a nuisance rather than as a co-equal branch of government has been a hallmark of President Obama’s tenure. When confronted with congressional… Read More
LawNews
During a confirmation hearing for a high-ranking Justice Department nominee, Sen. Ted Cruz accused the agency of abusing its power as part of its involvement… Read More
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Sen. Ben Sasse spent much of his freshman year without taking the podium. In a studied decision to use his previous reticence as leverage, the Nebraska Republican devoted his first speech… Read More
LawCommentary
In an eight-page letter last week to the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Justice Department informed Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., that it… Read More
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House Republicans, enraged by the inaction that has hindered federal investigations into the IRS, introduced a resolution Tuesday to impeach Commissioner John Koskinen, charging him… Read More
LawCommentary
It’s almost winter in Paris, and soon the City of Lights will be blanketed beneath a heavy layer of foreign bureaucrats and climate change negotiators…. Read More
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The U.S. Department of Education has issued a press release crowing about its “agreement” with the University of Virginia, “ensur[ing] that the university’s handling of… Read More
LawCommentary
For those who thought that the lawsuits challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) were at an end, think again. On September 9, Judge Rosemary… Read More
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An investigation into the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s role in Operation Choke Point, a program that critics say targeted gun sellers, found the agency’s involvement… Read More
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Sen. James Lankford will send a letter to the White House on Thursday asking the president to clarify his remarks that there will be “consequences”… Read More
LawCommentary
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has released an extensive bipartisan report on the IRS targeting scandal that makes it clear, according to Sen. Chuck… Read More
LawCommentary
In a lengthy decision issued on July 16, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has finally put an end to the secret, unconstitutional, “John Doe” investigation of… Read More
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An internal review of the Justice Department’s controversial initiative known as Operation Choke Point found no evidence that agency attorneys intentionally used the program to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Imagine having a vision for your country. You worked hard to start an organization to promote the ideas and values that you believe can fix… Read More
LawCommentary
Obama’s Department of Justice may have been involved in the IRS scheme to target conservative non-profit organizations, according to newly-released documents obtained by Judicial Watch… Read More
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Investigators at the Internal Revenue Service are looking to agency employees as the reason thousands of emails from former IRS official Lois Lerner were lost,… Read More
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NEW LONDON, Conn.—All Susette Kelo wanted was to live with a view of the water. In 1997, Kelo achieved her dream with the purchase of… Read More
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Making clear its official stance against Operation Choke Point, the House passed a measure that prohibits the Justice Department from using any funds to carry… Read More
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Comparing Operation Choke Point to Tom Cruise’s “Minority Report,” a film where police use “psychic technology” to arrest alleged murderers before they actually commit a… Read More
LawCommentary
The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, John Roth, has dealt a serious blow against the Obama administration’s defense in the lawsuit filed by 26… Read More
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A small business owner from Central Florida alleges she was denied service by one of the largest banks in the United States strictly because she… Read More
LawCommentary
In another midnight filing last week in the immigration lawsuit filed by 26 states against the Obama administration in the Southern District of Texas, the… Read More
LawCommentary
Cindy woke up to a battering ram at her front door. She opened the door to a rushing mob of policemen, yelling and barging through… Read More
