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Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court February 21, 2025
“His attack on democracy isn’t limited to gutting the federal government. He wants it all.”...
Trump Agenda Slowed by Flood of Lawsuits February 21, 2025
Some cases could reach the Supreme Court and result in major precedents that clarify the scope of executive authority....
If It Please the Court, Who the Hell Asked You? February 13, 2025
OK, let's go through this again. Our government has three co-equal branches......
Climate lawsuits fail in state courts, but critics warn that lawfare still achieves its goals February 11, 2025
Courts May Be Last Constraint on Trump February 07, 2025
The new Trump presidency has arrived where it was always destined to land — in the courts....
How Trump Can Score a Legal and Political Win on TikTok February 03, 2025
Despite the Supreme Court’s recent decision to allow the so-called “TikTok ban” law to stand, newly inaugurated President Donald J. Trump can save the platform, plain and simple. The ongoing legal push to ban the popular social media app is a devasta...
Can Patel Leash the FBI? February 01, 2025
Congress and federal courts have enabled the agency's power-hungry and corrupt dealings....
Biden’s Lawless Gambit to Establish a 28th Amendment January 23, 2025
The outgoing president ignored Congress and the courts....
Birthright Citizenship: Game On! January 23, 2025
The Supreme Court will likely have the opportunity to acknowledge that the Claremont Institute’s view of the Citizenship Clause is correct....
What Type of Judge Must Trump Pick? January 23, 2025
The two most conservative members of the Court, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, routinely complain that their new colleagues lack fortitude....
Trump EO on Birthright Citizenship Gets First Legal Test January 23, 2025
The lawsuit is one of at least five separate lawsuits that have been filed against the executive order....
Democrats Can’t Bully Their Way to a Free Pass January 21, 2025
I believe in restraint, tradition, decorum, and the precepts of our system of criminal justice: deterrence, punishment, and retribution. Turning the other cheek accomplishes none of these. Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons for his family, and his unpre...
Reverse Biden Administration's Illegal Student Loan Giveaway January 17, 2025
Even in the waning days of the Biden administration, they are circumventing Congress and the rule of law to illegally forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt through the collusive class action settlement of Sweet v. Cardona. As one of his f...
SCOTUS Must Protect Children From Explicit Content January 17, 2025
Justices heard oral arguments about a Texas law’s constitutionality this week....
Supreme Court Approves TikTok Ban January 17, 2025
State of the Union: The ban will take effect Sunday, but will not be enforced by the Biden administration....
So...Is TikTok Really Getting Banned? January 16, 2025
With a likely ban on the short-video app TikTok looming, creators seem split between denial and pure panic. "Fascist countries ban apps. Fascist countries...
Chinese Warn That Being a U.S. Ally Is Harmful January 16, 2025
There’s a sense of eagerness among us that – starting Jan. 20 – everything wrong will turn 180 degrees, that every villain will go back to hiding in their caves, that all the dark clouds in the sky will part, and all we be right in the world.Now we m...
Appeals court temporarily blocks controversial Sept 11 plea deal with alleged terrorists January 15, 2025
Legal Expert Phill Kline Predicts Supreme Court Will Grant President-Elect Trump’s Stay Request in Hush Money Case January 15, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Overseeing Trump Appeal Asking Court to Intervene in Hush Money Case January 15, 2025
Biden’s Transgender Prison Policy Goes to Trial January 15, 2025
Rhonda Fleming says being forced to shower with male inmates violates her constitutional right to bodily privacy. On Tuesday, a court will hear her case....
TikTok Took a Beating at the Supreme Court January 13, 2025
The Supreme Court appeared largely—though not entirely—unmoved by arguments that a federal ban on TikTok would violate the First Amendment rights of the...
Trump Sentenced to…Nothing January 11, 2025
The farcical prosecution of Donald Trump in a Manhattan courtroom came to an anticlimactic end today, as Judge Juan Merchan sentenced Trump to be discharged by the court with no penalty–no jail time, no fine, nothing. This was no surprise, as Merchan...
It’s Time to Talk About Our Constitution January 10, 2025
The impending 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence seems like the perfect time to talk about our Constitution--its values, its strengths, its weakness, and, yes, even its potential amendment or revision. A national conversation on the...
