WASHINGTON—Federal law bars Montana landowners from suing for damages to restore a polluted copper-smelting site to pristine, pre-smelting condition, which is beyond the current goal of the federal Superfund program that governs the remediation project, the Supreme Court heard Dec. 3. … Continue reading Whether Superfund law bars landowner lawsuits tested

WASHINGTON—The outcome of a Trump administration-backed challenge to New York City’s uniquely restrictive gun laws that make it burdensome for law-abiding gun owners to transport their weapons is in doubt after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case on Dec. 2. Critics … Continue reading Challenge to New York’s restrictive gun laws may fail due to passage of new law

The Supreme Court refused to throw out a 7-year-old defamation lawsuit that climate scientist Michael E. Mann brought against National Review, after the magazine accused the inventor of the famous “Hockey Stick” graph that purported to show a dramatic increase … Continue reading Defamation suit by inventor of climate change ‘hockey stick’ graph proceeds

The Trump administration has ordered the continued detention of a convicted foreign terrorist for at least six months after the completion of his prison sentence due to concerns he is still active in terrorist activities. It’s thought to be the first invocation of the … Continue reading Trump administration invokes Patriot Act to continue detention of convicted terrorist

Four blue states that lost their legal fight to overturn the new $10,000 limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes—the so-called SALT deduction—filed an appeal Nov. 26 with the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. New York, New … Continue reading Blue states appeal limit on deductions for state, local taxes

News Analysis Left-wing teachers across America are reportedly “unlearning,” or indoctrinating, students against Thanksgiving. They’re teaching that the roast turkey-filled holiday they celebrate every year, recalling inspirational stories from the early days of the nation, is based on a feel-good “myth.” Instead of … Continue reading Radical teachers are trying to turn the young against Thanksgiving

U.S. Attorney General William Barr denounced Oregon’s new rule that federal immigration agents must have warrants to make arrests on courthouse properties. The criticism of the Oregon policy came in a Nov. 21 letter signed by Barr (pictured above) and acting … Continue reading Barr opposes Oregon rule that inhibits ICE arrests

The Supreme Court vacated a lower court’s ruling on Alaska’s campaign finance cap on Nov. 25. The cap is $500 annually for individual contributions, and the Supreme Court suggested this is too low for Americans to exercise their First Amendment right to … Continue reading Supreme Court questions Alaska’s campaign finance cap

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to sustain the convictions of two former members of then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s inner circle. Attorneys for the two claim they were engaged in routine “bare-knuckle” political behavior when they participated in the “Bridgegate” … Continue reading Supreme Court asked to uphold convictions in NJ ‘Bridgegate’ case

A left-wing nonprofit is teaching young American children to view life through the lens of racialized politics and in the process, critics say, is breeding a new generation of social justice activists using taxpayer dollars. Critics have long said that … Continue reading Leftist group pushes ‘racial literacy curriculum’ on young minds

The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request on Nov. 22 to take up a case from several Muslim men who claim they were wrongfully placed on the U.S. “no-fly list” for refusing to act as government informants and are seeking damages … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear Muslim ‘No-Fly List’ case

A defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal filed by Nicholas Sandmann, a teenager from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky accused by legacy media of picking a fight with an elderly activist in the nation’s capital in January, is being allowed to … Continue reading Judge allows Covington student’s defamation suit against NBC to proceed

A federal judge on Nov. 20 ordered the upcoming execution of four federal death-row inmates to be put on hold. The executions, which were scheduled for December and January, would have been the first federal executions in 16 years, ending … Continue reading Judge halts Trump’s plan to resume federal executions

The McClatchy Company, long a major player in U.S. legacy media, may have to file for bankruptcy soon due to massive debt and large, unfunded pension obligations, according to reports. McClatchy operates 29 newspapers, including The Miami Herald, The Charlotte Observer, The Kansas City Star, … Continue reading Major newspaper publisher McClatchy nearing bankruptcy: reports

Landlords in Seattle are fighting a local housing ordinance that forces them to accept potentially violent criminals, including sex offenders, as residential tenants. They are preparing to take their legal challenge all the way to the Supreme Court. Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), … Continue reading Seattle landlords fight for right to refuse criminals tenancy

U.S. Attorney General William Barr passionately inveighed against the left-wing anti-Trump “resistance” movement that is “using every tool and maneuver to sabotage” the Trump administration while systematically “shredding” norms and undermining the rule of law, in a speech to lawyers … Continue reading Barr criticizes ‘incendiary’ idea of ‘resistance,’ defends Trump’s use of executive power

A businessman is suing California in federal court over a 2018 social-justice law that by 2020 will force all publicly traded companies headquartered or incorporated in the state to have at least one woman on their board of directors. The lawsuit, … Continue reading Businessman sues California over sex-based corporate affirmative action

Officials at U.S. ports of entry may not search international travelers’ electronic devices in the absence of suspicion that they have committed a crime, a federal judge has ruled. The legal proceeding addresses the growing tension between the needs of … Continue reading Judge restricts searches of electronic devices at border

WASHINGTON—A black television programmer angry that Comcast Corp. refused to carry his company’s channels after years of unsuccessful negotiations should be able to sue the nation’s largest cable television provider for race-based discrimination under federal civil rights laws, his lawyer told … Continue reading TV network, not picked up by Comcast, claims racism