Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reverse Trump Twitter decision

The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that found former President Donald Trump’s blocking of critics on the microblogging website Twitter violated the First Amendment, saying the ruling was “deeply problematic.” President Joe Biden, as well … Continue reading Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reverse Trump Twitter decision

Anti-Trump reprisals: allies and supporters of the 45th president won’t be safe

As Joe Biden, an illegitimate president, was sworn in at a funereal inauguration ceremony surrounded by thousands of U.S. troops, Democrats were busy plotting and scheming and planning reprisals against Republicans for doing nothing other than supporting his duly elected predecessor. These anti-democratic Democrats have been driven to utter madness by the events of January 6 even though what happened that day does not compare with the months of Antifa and Black Lives Matter murdering people and burning down cities to protest the Fentanyl-caused death in police custody of George Floyd, a drug-addicted career criminal who resisted arrest. Even the … Continue reading Anti-Trump reprisals: allies and supporters of the 45th president won’t be safe

FCC asks Supreme Court to roll back media ownership restrictions

The Federal Communications Commission urged the Supreme Court to relax rules limiting ownership of local media outlets, arguing that the restrictions are obsolete and unneeded. Telephonic oral argument in FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project and National Association of Broadcasters v. Prometheus Radio Project, which were consolidated and heard together, lasted 81 minutes, exceeding the scheduled 60 minutes. The hearing took place on Jan. 19, the Trump administration’s last full day in office. Republicans lost majority control of the FCC on Jan. 20, when Chairman Ajit Pai stepped down with the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Democrats are expected to have … Continue reading FCC asks Supreme Court to roll back media ownership restrictions

Baltimore’s lawsuit against energy companies belongs in federal court, Supreme Court hears

A novel climate-change lawsuit brought by Baltimore in state court against energy producers seeking damages for the supposed effects of global warming should be heard in federal court, the outgoing Trump administration urged the Supreme Court. The hearing came as the incoming administration of President Joe Biden prepares to reverse President Donald Trump’s pro-energy independence policies. Media reports indicate Biden will have the United States rejoin the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, in which nearly 200 countries pledged to reduce emissions claimed to contribute to global warming. Biden also is expected to revoke the permit for the 1,200-mile Keystone XL Pipeline on his … Continue reading Baltimore’s lawsuit against energy companies belongs in federal court, Supreme Court hears

Entrepreneur sues Louisiana over respite care regulations

A New Orleans social worker has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit to take on a state law that requires her to overcome “impossible” bureaucratic hurdles to helping families with special-needs children. The case, known as Newell-Davis v. Phillips, was filed on Jan. 12 in federal district court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The lead defendant, Courtney N. Phillips, is being sued in her official capacity as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. The plaintiffs are entrepreneur Ursula Newell-Davis and the business she founded, Sivad Home and Community Services LLC. Newell-Davis has spent her 20-year career counseling youths with mental health needs and cognitive disabilities, according to a case summary … Continue reading Entrepreneur sues Louisiana over respite care regulations

Left-wing organizer charged in U.S. Capitol riot: Is John Earle Sullivan just one of many radical mob-inciters?

The charging of a young man associated with Antifa and Black Lives Matter with cheerleading the mob violence at the United States Capitol that disrupted and delayed the recent congressional certification of the presidential election, raises disturbing questions about radical leftist involvement in the unrest. Does this mean that the civil disturbance on Capitol Hill January 6, executed by people carrying pro-Trump paraphernalia, was some kind of a so-called false flag operation? More investigation is needed but it wouldn’t be the first time Democrats have stirred up crowds in an effort to provoke violence for political purposes. Thanks to the … Continue reading Left-wing organizer charged in U.S. Capitol riot: Is John Earle Sullivan just one of many radical mob-inciters?

Supreme Court rules on seized property in bankruptcy

The Supreme Court has ruled that debtors aren’t entitled to have impounded property immediately returned to them as soon as they declare bankruptcy. The 8–0 opinion in the case known as City of Chicago v. Fulton was written by Justice Samuel Alito. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who wasn’t yet a member of the high court when the case was argued on Oct. 13, 2020, didn’t participate in the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor filed a separate, concurring opinion. When a debtor files a petition for bankruptcy, the U.S. Bankruptcy Code protects the debtor’s interests by imposing an automatic stay “applicable to all entities” on efforts to collect pre-petition … Continue reading Supreme Court rules on seized property in bankruptcy

Doubling down on impeachment insanity: Fanatical Dems impeach President Trump for the second time — and again without evidence

With mere days before a new president takes office, leftist Democrats and useful-idiot Republicans voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald John Trump on false grounds for a second time, a move that places the United States on a fast-track toward banana-republic status. The vote to impeach on January 13 was 232 to 197. Ten Republican lawmakers voted to betray their own party and impeach President Trump. They are: Adam Kinzinger of Illinois; Liz Cheney of Wyoming; John Katko of New York; Fred Upton of Michigan; Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington;  Dan Newhouse of Washington; Peter Meijer of Michigan; Anthony Gonzalez … Continue reading Doubling down on impeachment insanity: Fanatical Dems impeach President Trump for the second time — and again without evidence

FTC asks Supreme Court to let it take funds from payday lender

The Federal Trade Commission should be able, under current law, to order a payday lender to hand over its so-called ill-gotten gains after its leader was convicted of usury, fraud, and racketeering, the Supreme Court heard Jan. 13. The court heard 67 minutes of oral argument in the case known as AMG Capital Management Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The case goes back to when race car driver Scott Tucker was sentenced in January 2018 to 200 months in prison for operating a nationwide internet payday lending enterprise that, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) summary, “systematically evaded state laws for … Continue reading FTC asks Supreme Court to let it take funds from payday lender

College that restricted campus speech liable for damages even if it drops the policy, Supreme Court hears

The Supreme Court was urged to allow a First Amendment lawsuit from former students in which a Georgia college belatedly expanded free speech on campus after Christian students ran afoul of its constitutionally suspect campus “speech zone” policy. The court heard … Continue reading College that restricted campus speech liable for damages even if it drops the policy, Supreme Court hears

Supreme Court refuses to fast-track remaining lawsuits challenging presidential election results

With just over a week before Inauguration Day, the Supreme Court threw out a raft of requests Jan. 11 for expedited consideration of legal challenges to election results in multiple states by President Donald Trump’s campaign and Trump supporters. The actions came after … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses to fast-track remaining lawsuits challenging presidential election results

Twitter unpersons Trump: Silicon Valley escalates its reign of terror against patriotic Americans

Twitter, the popular microblogging website President Donald Trump masterfully exploited to win office in 2016, has permanently banned the president on false charges, expanding Big Tech’s ongoing, unprecedented wave of digital repression against conservatives and Republicans. Twitter took action January … Continue reading Twitter unpersons Trump: Silicon Valley escalates its reign of terror against patriotic Americans

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to California requiring nonprofit donor lists

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from two conservative charities that fundraise in California, challenging demands by that state for a list of financial contributors, which the Trump administration argues violates the two tax-exempt groups’ constitutionally protected freedom … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to California requiring nonprofit donor lists

The Trump coup attempt that wasn’t: who’s really assaulting democracy?

Leftists and weak-kneed Republicans were quick to accuse President Donald Trump of attempting to overthrow the democratic process on January 6 as individuals bearing Trump campaign flags and paraphernalia ran amok in the United States Capitol while lawmakers were attempting … Continue reading The Trump coup attempt that wasn’t: who’s really assaulting democracy?

Supreme Court rejects Gohmert lawsuit over counting electoral votes

The Supreme Court summarily rejected an emergency application by a Republican congressman that, had it been granted in time, may have allowed Vice President Mike Pence to reject Electoral College votes from states disputed by Republicans, possibly giving President Donald Trump a second term. The high court’s unsigned decision in Gohmert v. Pence, court file number 20A115, was made public Jan. 7 at about 1 p.m., nine hours after Congress formally certified Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. The certification itself came after the congressional proceedings were halted for hours when protesters bearing Trump campaign flags and paraphernalia stormed … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects Gohmert lawsuit over counting electoral votes

Massachusetts family sues to end ‘home equity theft’

A Massachusetts family has filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that allows private investors to “steal” the equity that homeowners hold in their property over relatively small tax debts. The lawsuit, known as Mucciaccio v. Town of Easton and Tallage Lincoln LLC, was filed Jan. 6 in Massachusetts Superior Court. The legal action takes aim at what some call “home equity theft,” which is reportedly widespread in the Bay State, according to the Sacramento, California-based Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), a public interest firm that’s representing the Mucciaccio family for free. PLF says it’s committed to ending home equity theft across the country. “The Massachusetts tax … Continue reading Massachusetts family sues to end ‘home equity theft’

BLM agitator DeRay Mckesson: Don’t blame me: Supreme Court takes a pass on holding a violent agitator accountable

While Americans were preoccupied in the fall with the presidential election, the Supreme Court quietly let Black Lives Matter agitator DeRay Mckesson, an outspoken apologist for political violence directed at police, completely off the hook for the vicious maiming of a police officer at a rowdy protest he organized. Mckesson, of course, is on record as favoring mob violence against police officers. At a July 9, 2016 protest that social media star Mckesson (who has a million followers on Twitter) unlawfully led onto a highway in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the police officer involved suffered brain trauma, a head injury, and … Continue reading BLM agitator DeRay Mckesson: Don’t blame me: Supreme Court takes a pass on holding a violent agitator accountable

Oregon restaurant to appeal fine for staying open during lockdown

A family-owned restaurant in Oregon is appealing a fine the state levied against it after it remained open for business contrary to the executive order of Gov. Kate Brown, who has banned dine-in eating. Casey’s Restaurant in Klamath Falls was fined $8,900 by a state agency, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration, known as Oregon OSHA, which says it received 18 complaints about Casey’s. The restaurant claims to have lost about $30,000 because of restrictions on businesses in spring 2020. Co-owners Annie Patzke, Patty Barney, Michael Patzke, and Dolores Patzke wrote to OSHA stating the restaurant couldn’t afford to downgrade its business … Continue reading Oregon restaurant to appeal fine for staying open during lockdown