California’s ban on privately owned and operated immigration detention facilities is unconstitutional because it interferes with and gives the state a veto over federal government operations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled on Sept. 26. In an … Continue reading Federal appeals court overturns California’s ban on private immigration detention centers
Lawyers for the plaintiffs in an upcoming Supreme Court case are upbeat about their challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s long-controversial claim that the presence of surface water on private property makes it a protected wetland subject to federal … Continue reading Lawyers challenging EPA claim about surface water on private property optimistic about SCOTUS case
A conservative public interest law firm plans to appeal a court ruling tossing its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state-administered college grant program that excludes whites and Asians. Dan Lennington, deputy counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), … Continue reading Wisconsin group to appeal court loss in challenge of racially discriminatory college grant program
A microbrewery is suing New Jersey over license conditions it says severely impede such establishments’ ability to advertise in-house events and grow their businesses. The company’s lawyers suggest the state is picking winners and losers by siding with established restaurants and alcohol … Continue reading New Jersey microbrewery sues state over regulatory overreach
Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said in a televised interview that he pushed his colleagues on the court to change their votes and not overturn Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 precedent that legalized abortion in the United States, a ruling … Continue reading Former Justice Stephen Breyer says he urged colleagues not to reverse Roe v. Wade
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court that asks the court to decide if states have the power to regulate how social media companies moderate content on their platforms. Given the growing public interest … Continue reading Florida asks Supreme Court to rule on its power to regulate social media
Texas and eight other states are asking the Supreme Court to hear the University of Toledo’s appeal of a lower court ruling in a campus sexual harassment case they say threatens educational institutions with possible liability and loss of funding by the … Continue reading States ask Supreme Court to review harassment decision that could affect schools’ federal funding
New Mexico has become the latest state to welcome illegal aliens as attorneys. In other words, those who are breaking U.S. law by their presence in the country, will now be allowed to practice law in the Land of Enchantment. … Continue reading Illegals practice law in New Mexico: A blue state’s courts roll out the red carpet for illegal aliens
An Oklahoma-based family-owned pillow-making business is suing the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after it tried to shut down the company when two infants died after parents ignored explicit product safety warnings. The lawsuit claims regulatory overreach and seeks to … Continue reading Baby pillow maker sues federal regulator for alleged overreach
Americans now own more than 415 million firearms, according to Georgetown professor William English. This was a key finding of the National Firearms Survey that was conducted last year by Denver-based research firm Centiment, at the request of English, a … Continue reading Study: Americans own more than 415 million firearms
Yeshiva University vowed to continue fighting in litigation over who should have the power to determine which campus groups it recognizes after the Supreme Court on Sept. 14 unexpectedly lifted a 5-day-old order that allowed it to refuse to accept an … Continue reading Yeshiva University vows to continue fight against forced recognition of LGBT campus club
The District of Columbia has gotten rid of its regulation limiting how much ammunition a concealed-carry handgun permit holder may carry after a local resident sued it in federal court. This marks the second time in under a year that the local … Continue reading District of Columbia repeals gun ammo limit in bid to settle Second Amendment lawsuit
Yeshiva University in New York will have to recognize an LGBT student club on campus—at least while litigation proceeds in lower courts—after the U.S. Supreme Court abruptly reversed itself on Sept. 14, lifting a stay it had granted five days earlier. While … Continue reading Supreme Court reverses itself, rules Yeshiva University must recognize LGBT club
A state court blocked voting by mail in Delaware on Sept. 14 after ruling that the state’s mail-in voting practices violate the Delaware Constitution. Barring further judicial or legislative action, the ruling means mail-in voting will not be available in the upcoming … Continue reading Delaware court strikes down state’s voting-by-mail law
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said on Sept. 12 that justices will be updated by month’s end on the progress of an internal investigation into the wintertime leak of a draft abortion opinion that previewed the reversal of 49-year-old abortion … Continue reading Supreme Court leak investigation update expected at end of month: Kagan
Pennsylvania’s highest court rejected a request by Gov. Tom Wolf to immediately take up his challenge to legislation that would advance a proposed state constitutional amendment declaring there is no right to abortion in the state, along with four other unrelated proposed … Continue reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to constitutional amendment declaring no right to abortion in the state
Mark Levin quoted me on his Fox News TV show, “Life, Liberty, and Levin,” tonight (Sept. 11, 2022). The video clip is available here. The article he quoted from is “Flashback: Bill Clinton gave China missile technology,” which was reposted … Continue reading Mark Levin quoted me on his Fox News TV show tonight about Bill Clinton selling America out to the Communist Chinese
…or so I have been informed. If I can find a clip, I’ll post it. Levin quoted me on his radio show, too, some years back. (YouTube video: Mark Levin reads Matthew Vadum’s article “Is ACORN behind violent unrest in … Continue reading Mark Levin quoted me on his Fox News TV show tonight…
A federal appeals court last week sent a case challenging California’s ban on long gun sales to people under 21 back to a district court, instead of immediately enforcing the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision saying gun regulations must be based … Continue reading 9th Circuit panel vacates decision after previously striking down California gun law: Court gives state a 2nd chance to argue in favor of ban on young adults buying long guns
Yeshiva University in New York City will not have to recognize an LGBT student club, at least not for the time being, according to an emergency ruling the U.S. Supreme Court issued late on Sept. 9, temporarily blocking a lower … Continue reading Supreme Court blocks order forcing Yeshiva University to recognize LGBT club on campus