PoliticsNews
Sen. Marsha Blackburn Warns of the Left’s ‘Change America’ Vision
The vow by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to “change America” is a threat to the future of the nation and to conservative values, Sen…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A 2020 Election Redo in 4 States? Here Are the Details About Texas Lawsuit
If Texas has its way, the 2020 presidential election won’t be over soon. The state of Texas has filed an unprecedented motion with the U.S…. 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
Supreme Court Sides Against Newsom on California Church Restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court sided Thursday against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s restrictions on worship services during the coronavirus pandemic. Justices tossed out an order from… Read More
SocietyNews
How a Congressman’s Brush With Abortion Spurred His Reverence for Life, Adoption
Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., likely would not be alive today were it not for adoption. An appreciation of adoption runs deep in the family. Schweikert’s… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court’s 5-4 Ruling Shows How Religious Liberty Hangs by a Thread
In totalitarian societies, governments suppress the church and religious worship. That’s because dictators think citizens should worship them as the highest authority—and not a Higher… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Taking a Closer Look at the Trump Campaign’s Battle to Recount Legal Votes
Ken Blackwell, advisory board member of the Trump/Pence 2020 campaign, and J. Christian Adams, president and general counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, join… Read More
LawCommentary
5 Key Takeaways From Justice Samuel Alito’s Speech to the Federalist Society
Last week, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gave a blistering keynote speech on a range of topics for the Federalist Society’s national convention, held virtually… 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
Law Analysis
Religious Liberty on Trial in Supreme Court’s Foster Care Case
Foster parents offer hope and critical support to children facing tremendous challenges. But the city of Philadelphia has threatened that hope by telling longtime foster… 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
3 Young Conservative Women Reflect on What Justice Amy Coney Barrett Means to Them
Three members of The Heritage Foundation’s Young Leaders Program, who are currently interning at Heritage’s Feulner Institute, share their thoughts on what the confirmation of… Read More
LawNews
Trump Takes His Case to Court in 3 Battleground States
The Trump campaign seeks a recount in Wisconsin and has gone to court in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Michigan over ballot counting rules to settle a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Memo to the Supreme Court: Keep the Faithful Free to Foster
Foster families provide lifesaving care to hundreds of thousands of children each and every year in the United States. Sadly, more children are in need… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Trump v. Biden: 2 Candidates, 2 Starkly Divergent Stances on Abortion
The Republican and Democratic nominees for president couldn’t differ more in their approach to the issue of abortion. Depending on which candidate emerges victorious, in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Girl Scouts Don’t Actually Support Women Anymore
The Girl Scouts of America used its Twitter account this week to tweet out congratulations to Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the first woman with school-age children… 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
LawCommentary
8 States in Voting Lawsuits With Election Day Less Than a Week Away
With Election Day just days away, and early voting already underway in many states, the election-related lawsuits have been piling up, and court decisions (and… Read More
LawNews
Pence Praises Barrett, Says ‘That Dogma Lives Loudly in Me’
Vice President Mike Pence touted new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during stops Tuesday in North and South Carolina “Isn’t she something?” Pence said…. Read More
LawCommentary
What Amy Coney Barrett Means to Conservative Women
If the last four years taught us anything, it’s that Americans love politics but they hate politicians. Thankfully, the country has a new, non-political figure… Read More
LawNews
Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar Call for Expanding Supreme Court After Justice Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed
Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan on Monday called to expand the Supreme Court after… 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
PoliticsCommentary
How ‘Court Packing’ Would Damage Both the Judicial and Legislative Branches
The concept of “court packing” has received a lot of attention recently, and rightly so. That radical move—which Democrats rejected in the 1930s—would permanently damage… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Using COVID-19 to Attack Amy Coney Barrett’s Nomination Is Beyond Absurd
Olympus has spoken. Michael Gerson, a Washington Post columnist and former speechwriter for the George W. Bush administration, has proclaimed that President Donald Trump blinded… Read More
LawCommentary
Judging Amy: The Left’s Proclivity for Believing and Empowering Women Is Limited to Its Own
“Believe women.” The slogan, born out of the #MeToo movement, was a common refrain during the Senate Judiciary hearings in September 2018 leading up to… Read More
LawCommentary
For 29 Years, Justice Clarence Thomas Has Been the North Star for Originalism on the Supreme Court
With the expected confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, some conservative commentators have heralded the coming of the “Thomas Court,” as… Read More
LawNews
‘Fill the Seat!’: Barrett Backers Rally as Senate Panel Advances Her Nomination
“Fill the seat! Fill the seat!” That was what a crowd gathered in front of the Dirksen Senate Office Building chanted Thursday, hours after the… Read More
LawCommentary
Venezuela’s Dictator Hugo Chavez Packed the Courts
Almost from the moment Republicans said they intended to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democrats began… Read More
LawNews
McConnell Mocks Media for Reporting on Barrett’s Faith as If They ‘Discovered Some Secret Scandal’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned continuing attacks on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday, warning that “anti-religious bigotry needs to stop.” “It is… Read More
