A federal judge in Kansas who formerly worked for an open-borders group and whose sister currently heads one of the nation’s leading open-borders groups has struck down a federal law that prevents people from “encouraging” or “inducing” illegal immigration, finding … Continue reading Judge strikes down law that penalizes ‘inducing’ illegal immigration

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals halted the expanding reach of nondiscrimination laws last week by ruling that Christian videographers in Minnesota who believe in traditional marriage can’t be compelled under the state’s aggressive human rights law to produce videos … Continue reading Court finds for Christian videographers in same-sex wedding case

WASHINGTON—Immigration watchdog groups are applauding a regulatory overhaul by the Trump administration that aims to restore order to the southern border by detaining migrant families and children beyond the current 20-day limit to allow immigration court proceedings to be completed. The … Continue reading New rule aims to close illegal immigration loophole

President Trump went after purported congressional watchdog Elijah Cummings recently, slamming the Democrat congressman for failing to improve his troubled Baltimore, Maryland, district despite the inflow of billions of dollars in federal aid during and in the years leading up … Continue reading Question to Cummings: Where did the billions in missing federal money go? Why Trump was right to ask

The Trump administration is trying to repair relations with Farm Belt producers of ethanol and its main feedstock, corn, after a policy change allowing nearly a quarter of the nation’s oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline has been … Continue reading Giving ethanol exemptions requires repairing farm belt relations

WASHINGTON—The People’s Republic of China and other hostile powers are exploiting the United States’ international student visa policies to conduct industrial and military espionage against U.S. targets, according to a panel discussion at the National Press Club in Washington on … Continue reading US student visa policies encourage Chinese spying, expert says

An illegal alien’s class-action lawsuit, in which he claimed a Virginia sheriff violated his constitutional rights by detaining him at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has been thrown out by a federal judge. The law enforcement … Continue reading Judge throws out suit against sheriff over immigration detentions

WASHINGTON—Civil rights laws don’t protect transgender employees from being fired because of their gender identity, the Trump administration argued in a new filing with the Supreme Court. The legal brief was filed Aug. 16 in R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes … Continue reading Trump administration: Sex discrimination does not include gender identity

The Trump administration scored a partial victory last week when the 9th Circuit of Appeals limited the scope of a nationwide injunction by a San Francisco judge that blocked a policy aimed at curbing perceived abuses of the nation’s asylum … Continue reading 9th Circuit denies national injunction of order blocking Trump asylum rule

An Ohio businessman is suing San Francisco in federal court over a local ordinance his lawyers say punishes him for trying to convert his residential rental property into a condominium by forcing him to allow his tenant to remain in the property … Continue reading Lawsuit seeks to overturn ‘lifetime lease’ regulation in San Francisco

Five Democratic senators filed papers with the Supreme Court warning a restructuring of the highest court in the land could happen if the supposedly ailing institution fails to “heal” itself by embracing a restrictive view of Second Amendment gun ownership rights. … Continue reading Democrats declare Supreme Court needs to ‘heal’ itself, or face restructuring

Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt (pictured above) said Aug. 12 the Trump administration is moving forward with a business-friendly regulatory overhaul of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that officials say “without compromising conservation” will ease some of the burdens landowners … Continue reading Trump administration eases regulatory burdens of Endangered Species Act

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration will soon enforce a long-awaited “public charge” rule aimed at making sure future immigrants to the United States can support themselves without becoming a burden on taxpayers. The move, which is part of President Donald Trump’s promised … Continue reading New rule bans immigrants from being a ‘public charge’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (pictured above) has taken the unusual step of asking his state’s Supreme Court to render an advisory opinion about whether the state’s up to 1.5 million felons have to pay all fines and fees imposed on … Continue reading Florida governor asks state supreme court to advise on felon voting

A Roman Catholic charity and two foster parents are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their case after a federal appeals court ruled that Philadelphia could refuse to work with the charity because it has a religious-based objection … Continue reading Catholic foster care agency fights allegedly discriminatory religious test

A federal appeals court has set aside deportation orders for two Guatemalan nationals because the Pennsylvania state trooper who pulled over the van they were riding in for speeding allegedly inferred that the two men were present in the country … Continue reading Appeals court frees deportees over racial-profiling claims

Remington Arms Co. is challenging the unusual legal claim that says the maker of a gun used in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting should be held liable for what the user of the gun did with it, because the … Continue reading Firearms maker challenges suit by Sandy Hook victims

One federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s Proclamation 9822, which limits asylum claims to those entering the United States at an officially designated port of entry, as another federal judge issued a national injunction preventing the rule’s application. The … Continue reading Courts strike down Trump administration rule limiting asylum