WASHINGTON—Supporters of American energy exploration and development are alarmed at an activist judge’s ruling last week that environmentalists claim provides their movement with the “Holy Grail” ruling they need to cripple the nation’s oil and natural gas industries. Two left-wing … Continue reading Opponents to oil drilling win ‘Holy Grail’ decision
President Trump signed an executive order yesterday directing the nation’s colleges and universities to defend free speech on campus or lose federal research funding. “In America, the very heart of the university’s mission is preparing students for life as citizens … Continue reading Trump signs executive order on campus free speech: Colleges and universities that won’t protect free speech may lose federal research grants
WASHINGTON—In a case involving $8.5 million that Google had agreed to pay class-action plaintiffs for alleged privacy violations, the Supreme Court this week punted on the question of whether to abolish an increasingly controversial practice in which lawyers in class-action lawsuits funnel settlement money to charities they favor but which the plaintiffs may not. Google agreed to pay plaintiffs for allegedly violating privacy provisions of the Stored Communications Act, which regulates voluntary and compelled disclosure of “stored wire and electronic communications and transactional records” held by third-party internet service providers, commonly known as ISPs. Of the $8.5 million, $2.1 million … Continue reading Supreme Court punts on ending lawyers’ abuses in class actions
WASHINGTON—A divided Supreme Court ruled 5–4 that an 1855 treaty between the U.S. government and the Yakama Indian tribe prevents Washington state from levying a fuel import tax on businesses owned by the tribe, a decision that could embolden tribal … Continue reading Supreme Court OKs Native Indians’ fuel tax exemption
The vice chairman of the Maine Republican Party, Nick Isgro, is under fire for inveighing against open borders and the health problems that unvaccinated migrants from Third World countries are bringing with them to America. This blowback against Isgro (pictured … Continue reading Maine GOP leader attacked for opposing open borders: Party vice chairman Nick Isgro is under fire for daring to be a conservative
WASHINGTON—The lawyer for a black death row inmate in Mississippi told a sympathetic Supreme Court on March 20 that her client’s 2010 conviction at his sixth trial on the same charges was tainted because the white prosecutor unconstitutionally excluded blacks from the … Continue reading Supreme Court reviews role of race in death penalty case
A former Texas state lawmaker is spearheading a campaign against radical environmentalists and powerful international organizations whose policies keep people in the Third World in desperate poverty and misery by discouraging the development of electricity-based networks worldwide. Jason Isaac (pictured … Continue reading Seeking to end suffering by ending energy poverty
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has decided to review a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that held only the federal government has the legal authority under U.S. immigration laws to prosecute illegal aliens for identity theft. Urged on by Kansas and the Trump … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider state prosecution of illegal immigrant identity theft
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has agreed to review the life-without-parole sentence of mass murderer Lee Boyd Malvo (pictured above) who was 17 at the time he and his older companion dubbed the Beltway Sniper committed 10 murders, terrorizing greater Washington for … Continue reading Supreme Court to review sentence of Beltway Sniper co-defendant
A federal grand jury in New Mexico has indicted five Muslims who, among other things, allegedly trained children to carry out spree killings, formally charging them with terrorism-related offenses, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping. The defendants are Jany Leveille, … Continue reading Muslim terrorists indicted in New Mexico: Accused militants have Democrat ties
WASHINGTON—Virginia Republicans urged the Supreme Court to quash a lower court ruling that redrew 11 districts in the Virginia House of Delegates after finding their boundaries had been drawn to dilute the power of black voters. The racial gerrymandering case is important because the redistricting imposed by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia could help determine which party controls the House in Richmond after future elections. Currently, party standings in the chamber are 51 Republicans to 49 Democrats. Republicans also narrowly control the state Senate, where they occupy 21 of the 40 … Continue reading Virginia Republicans ask Supreme Court to redraw districts
After Congress voted to overturn President Trump’s emergency declaration to divert federal funds to build a wall on the nation’s porous border with Mexico, the president issued the first-ever veto of his administration to keep the declaration intact. The veto … Continue reading Trump vetoes congressional effort to kill the border emergency: The president throws down the gauntlet against leftists, NeverTrumpers, and weak-kneed Republicans
A former coal executive is suing a slew of media outlets and an arm of the Republican Party for defamation, claiming they falsely labeled him a felon to sabotage his campaign last year for the U.S. Senate in West Virginia. … Continue reading Former Senate candidate sues GOP and media for defamation
As outrage spread over the latest American to be murdered by an illegal alien, the U.S. Senate voted Thursday to overturn President Trump’s commonsense emergency declaration to free up federal funds to build a wall that may have kept that … Continue reading Senate votes to cancel Trump’s wall declaration: Twelve Republicans cross the floor to vote with open-borders Democrats
The multimillionaire conman who co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center has been given the boot by the organization. The Montgomery Advertiser reports: The Southern Poverty Law Center fired Morris Dees, the nonprofit civil rights organization’s co-founder and former chief litigator. … Continue reading Southern Poverty Law Center has enough — fires founder Morris Dees
For the record, I am writer and researcher Matthew Vadum. I am the author of four published books. They are: *Subversion Inc.: How Obama’s ACORN Red Shirts are Still Terrorizing and Ripping Off American Taxpayers (WND Books, 2011) *Team Jihad: How … Continue reading Matthew Vadum’s work is cited in 107 books (so far), 97 times on Google Scholar, 34900 times on Google
There is a delightful op-ed by George S. Bardmesser at the Federalist. Here is the piece’s hed and dek: Every Time Democrats Talk, I Want To Vote For Trump Twice I am a highly motivated Trump voter because the Democrats … Continue reading “Every time Democrats talk, I want to Vote for Trump twice”
Former Attorney General Eric Holder recently said the next president from the Democratic Party should increase the number of justices from the current nine now sitting on the Supreme Court, to combat what he calls Republicans’ “power-grabbing antics.” The former … Continue reading Former AG Holder argues Democrats should pack Supreme Court
The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed an outrageous legislative assault on fair elections and the First Amendment last week that would drive up the occurrence of the voter fraud Democrats increasingly rely on to win elections. The House approved H.R. … Continue reading Dem House passes anti-democratic election overhaul: Welcome to the Left’s election theft wish list
President Donald Trump’s claim that “the Democrats hate Jewish people” is giving a boost to what appears to be an embryonic movement encouraging Jews, traditionally a key Democrat voting bloc, to abandon the Democratic Party. Axios reported the president made the … Continue reading ‘Jexodus’ may pose problems for Democrats