New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into state law Oct. 23 that bars nonprofits from endorsing or opposing political candidates, as part of the Democrat’s ongoing crackdown on Empire State nonprofits and watchdog groups. The state legislation mirrors and codifies … Continue reading Cuomo backed bill strips political speech from non-profits
A Roman Catholic charity that objects on religious grounds to having to provide health insurance that covers birth control, sterilization, and abortifacients for its employees under the Obamacare law has lost the latest round of a long-running legal battle in … Continue reading Federal appeals court rules Little Sisters of the Poor must provide birth control
The Montana Supreme Court struck down a local gun law that had been upheld by a state judge, which would have forced Montanans to submit to background checks for every transfer of firearms, including purchases at gun shows. The ruling comes amid a renewed … Continue reading Montana Supreme Court blocks city’s background checks for firearm sales
The Trump administration is suing California over what it calls an “illegal” cap-and-trade agreement with the Canadian province of Quebec, alleging the Golden State is conducting its own “independent foreign policy in the area of greenhouse gas regulation.” The lawsuit comes as … Continue reading US sues California over ‘Illegal’ cap-and-trade pact with Quebec
The movement to restore voting rights to convicted felons gained steam in recent days as felons filed suit against Minnesota, while a judge in Florida enjoined that state from enforcing a new law requiring felons to pay all restitution, fines, and … Continue reading Restoring felons’ voting rights gains momentum
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Trump administration’s appeal of a federal appeals court’s ruling that a Sri Lankan refugee claimant enjoys a constitutional right to challenge the procedures leading to his expedited removal order. On Oct. 18, the … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear illegal alien’s claim to right to dispute removal
A Lebanese immigrant convicted of knowingly receiving close to $600,000 worth of stolen cigarettes after getting his green card is challenging his deportation order in a Supreme Court case by arguing he will face religious persecution if removed to his native land. … Continue reading Supreme Court asked to resolve appeals court split over deportation of permanent residents
WASHINGTON—A legal challenge in the Supreme Court to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was originally envisioned by Democratic presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) could lead to a dramatic election-year curbing or even dissolution of the powerful financial regulator. … Continue reading Supreme Court case about financial regulator could lead to high 2020 election drama
After threatening a landlord with fines for not compelling her tenants to allow warrantless inspections of their homes, the city of Zion, Illinois, agreed in a settlement temporarily to stop pursuing the landlord while the landlord seeks a ruling in … Continue reading Illinois city backs away from heavy-handed rental inspections rule
WASHINGTON—”Beltway sniper” co-defendant Lee Boyd Malvo’s Virginia-imposed sentence of life without the possibility of parole should be reconsidered because he was only 17 years at the time of the murders and the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on sentencing young people has … Continue reading ‘Beltway Sniper’ Malvo deserves new sentencing hearing, Supreme Court told
Kansas should be allowed to prosecute illegal aliens for identity theft when they work under Social Security numbers belonging to others, even though federal immigration law already regulates whether such individuals may work in the United States, the state’s attorney general told … Continue reading States should be allowed to prosecute illegal aliens for identity theft, Supreme Court told
Large, left-wing activist groups are working with congressional Democrats to promote House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s unilateral push to impeach President Donald Trump over a July telephone conversation he had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Democrats claim, without evidence, that Trump tried … Continue reading Left-wing groups seek to sell impeachment to American public
National elections in which the candidate who wins the most electoral votes and becomes president despite losing the popular vote, as what happened in the 2016 matchup between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, are likely to happen again … Continue reading Study: Winning presidency without popular vote likely in future
Officials in Ukraine reportedly opened an investigation into an energy company that employed former Vice President Joe Biden’s son long before President Donald Trump’s July 25 nothing-burger of a telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that spurred the Democrats’ … Continue reading Ukraine was investigating Hunter Biden before Trump’s phone call: A revelation alters the timeline in the Dems’ surreal ‘impeachment inquiry’
Five public universities in Virginia racially discriminate against would-be students, particularly Asian Americans, in the admissions process, according to a study by the Center for Equal Opportunity. The Falls Church, Virginia-based Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) describes itself on its website as … Continue reading Report: 5 Virginia universities discriminate against Asian-Americans in admissions
A federal judge in Texas ruled last week that President Donald Trump’s invocation of the National Emergencies Act to free up funding, mostly from Department of Defense appropriations, to build part of the border wall on the nation’s porous border with … Continue reading Federal judge rules Trump not free to shift funds to border wall
Three federal judges appointed by Democratic presidents acting separately temporarily enjoined the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule that is aimed at making sure future immigrants to the United States can support themselves without becoming a burden on taxpayers. The Trump … Continue reading Three federal judges block rule requiring self-sufficiency by immigrants
I think the first part of this headline, The White House argues the impeachment inquiry is “constitutionally invalid.” They’re wrong, may be partly correct but not in the way the weaselly leftists at Vox intend: there is no impeachment inquiry … Continue reading This Vox headline about an impeachment inquiry may be partly correct but…
A new Florida state law that bans so-called sanctuary cities and requires Florida law enforcement officials to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took effect Oct. 1 after a federal judge upheld its constitutionality. It seems likely that the losing parties, including the … Continue reading Federal judge upholds Florida law that prohibits sanctuary jurisdictions
After social media company Twitter brought a motion to dismiss a $250 million defamation lawsuit filed in Virginia by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), a Virginia state court refused the request and ruled the litigation could proceed in Virginia. Nunes claims the defendants attacked him … Continue reading Virginia court allows Nunes suit for defamation against Twitter to proceed