Anti-woke scholar and activist James Lindsay has been banned for life from Twitter after he criticized people who encourage confused children to undergo irreversible sex-reassignment surgery, get sterilized, and take puberty-blocking drugs that damage young bodies. It’s just the latest … Continue reading Twitter unpersons James Lindsay: The groomer lobby silences another courageous truth-teller
The Democrat-controlled Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled along partisan lines that enough electoral districts of the Republican-dominated state Legislature were so racially gerrymandered that the lawmakers may have lacked authority to move two state constitutional amendments forward. The same court ruled … Continue reading North Carolina Supreme Court rules on Voter ID constitutional amendment: Says racially gerrymandered legislature may not have had power to act
The Supreme Court of Arizona found 5–2 on Aug. 19 that a referendum backed by organized labor aimed at blocking a planned $2 billion per year state-level income tax cut violated the state constitution. On April 21, the court overturned a lower … Continue reading Arizona Supreme Court rules voter referendums can’t repeal tax cuts passed by legislature
The Supreme Court issued an emergency order Aug. 19 blocking upcoming elections for Georgia’s Public Service Commission, upholding a lower court ruling that found the election rules currently in place discriminate against black voters. The order is unusual because in recent years the Supreme Court has generally been reluctant to side with voters over state officials in disputes over election rules, especially when the court has been asked to act in an emergency posture. The state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) regulates electric, natural gas, and telecommunications companies. There are five elected commissioners. Since 1906, commissioners have been elected on a statewide … Continue reading Supreme Court blocks elections for Georgia Public Service Commission: High court sides with district judge who found the current method of election discriminates against black voters
Fewer voters now identify themselves as liberal, according to a new national poll. “The Left is losing the battle for the minds of the American electorate … with voters decreasingly identifying as liberal in recent years,” says the report (pdf) … Continue reading Poll: Identification as ‘Liberal’ Collapses as Blacks, Hispanics, and Non-College Voters Flee the Label: Conservatives still a plurality of voters as the ranks of moderates grow
[Donate to help stop the child groomers now: CLICK HERE.] California parent Jessica Konen is suing her local school district for secretly indoctrinating her 6th grade daughter into the cult of transgenderism, convincing her to change her gender identity, all while … Continue reading Parent sues school over transgender brainwashing: Proselytizing California groomers are running wild
A birth center to be staffed by midwives is suing Georgia in federal court for unconstitutionally denying it permission to operate, after three local hospitals expressed opposition to the facility. At present, there are only three non-hospital birth centers in Georgia, a state with more … Continue reading Midwife clinic sues Georgia after local hospitals block its opening: Clinic claims ‘competitors’ veto’ amounts to unconstitutional discrimination
In a Supreme Court filing, the Biden administration sided with a photographer who claims her intellectual property rights were violated by Andy Warhol’s eponymous foundation when it published multiple stylized prints he made based on her photo of the iconic musician Prince. … Continue reading Biden administration sides with photographer in dispute over Andy Warhol Prince print
New York City has been deemed “America’s Most Dangerous Sanctuary Community” in a report issued by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI). The city was named the second-worst sanctuary community in IRLI’s previous 2019 ranking. “Since then, the city has doubled down on … Continue reading NYC is ‘Most Dangerous Sanctuary Community’ in US, says report on illegal alien policies
Legal experts told The Epoch Times the seizure of former President Donald Trump’s passports during the FBI’s Aug. 8 raid of Mar-a-Lago seems legally questionable. The law enforcement agency will have to return the travel documents to Trump, one of the … Continue reading Legal experts question why FBI seized Trump’s passports
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that a referendum asking voters if the court’s justices should be elected in geographical districts instead of statewide on the Nov. 8 ballot would violate the state constitution. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, blasted … Continue reading Montana Supreme Court disallows referendum over how its members are chosen
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana turned down an emergency application from abortion providers on Aug. 12, a move that allows the state’s abortion ban to continue. States have been dealing with a blizzard of legal challenges brought by abortion activists and … Continue reading Louisiana Supreme Court denies challenge, allows abortion ban to remain in effect
Although the FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Fla., is shocking and may violate American democratic norms, it is still possible that it is a legitimate part of the law enforcement process, legal commentators told The Epoch Times. … Continue reading Raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago may be legal but it looks suspicious, legal experts say
The Supreme Court refused emergency applications from Coinbase, a major online cryptocurrency exchange, to stay two class-action lawsuits pending against the company. Coinbase had asked the court to put two lawsuits filed by former users on hold, arguing that not doing so would cause the company irreparable harm. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit also previously rejected Coinbase’s applications. The Supreme Court disagreed with Coinbase, issuing a series of unsigned orders denying the company’s various requests late in the day on Aug. 10. The applications had been presented to Justice Elena Kagan who referred them to the … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses to put on hold lawsuits against crypto giant Coinbase
A white DePaul University professor mocked her black Jamaican-born colleague Jason D. Hill, claiming he came from a “shit-hole” country after Hill wrote an op-ed expressing support for the state of Israel. The smear may be shocking to some but … Continue reading Persecuting a pro-Israel scholar: DePaul University’s show trial of Prof. Jason Hill
Texas restaurateur Robert Mayfield is suing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to halt a rule that restricts his ability to offer his managers compensation packages that he believes are appropriate. The legal complaint (pdf) in the case, Mayfield v. … Continue reading Texas restaurant owner sues US Labor Dept. over compensation rule
StarKist has asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling certifying a price-fixing lawsuit filed against it as a class action. A class-action lawsuit is filed when a group of people or businesses suffer common injuries as a result of a party’s alleged conduct. At least one individual or entity acts as a representative of the group. In order for the lawsuit to proceed, a court first needs to decide if the various allegedly injured parties have enough in common to be certified as a class. Reston, Virginia-based StarKist, which is owned by South Korea’s Dongwon Industries, produces packaged … Continue reading Tuna seller StarKist asks Supreme Court to reverse class-action ruling
An organization representing Michigan charter schools is suing the U.S. Department of Education over a new rule that its lawyers say will undermine charter schools. The Biden administration, which is closely aligned with public school teachers unions, is hostile to charter schools. … Continue reading Michigan charter schools sue US Department of Education over new rule
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Aug. 7 that states, not the federal government, should decide whether same-sex marriage should be legally recognized. Graham’s comments came during a panel discussion on CNN’s “State of the Union” after HR 8404, the proposed Respect for … Continue reading Sen. Lindsey Graham: States should decide on same-sex marriage
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has cut an ad for his daughter’s congressional campaign in Wyoming in which he lashed out at fellow Republicans and called former President Donald Trump a “coward” and a “threat” to the nation. The 60-second campaign ad for the embattled reelection … Continue reading Former VP Dick Cheney attacks Trump in ad for daughter’s reelection campaign