(AP) Immigrant fights to become California lawyerBy PAUL ELIASAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOSergio Garcia’s request that the state Supreme Court grant him a law license was met with resistance and skepticism Wednesday by several justices because he is living in the United
Ana Marie Cox, columnist for The Guardian and anal sex aficionado, has some serious objections to Mark Levin’s The Liberty Amendments. Her article, titled “1776 and all that: the mysterious appeal of Mark Levin’s originalist fantasy,” suggests that Levin’s project
Defying a Pentagon directive, the Texas National Guard, using the Texas constitution’s ban on gay marriage as a bulwark, refused to process requests on Tuesday from same-sex couples who were looking for benefits. Texas is apparently the only state that
On Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will become the first Supreme Court Justice to officiate at a same-sex wedding. The Washington Post reported that Ginsburg will “officiate at the wedding of Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser and
AUBURN – NFL tailgating draws from millions of people living in the surrounding city, but entire population of small towns like Auburn (AL), Tuscaloosa (AL), State College (PA) and Ann Arbor (MI) can fit into the college stadiums. Fall Saturdays
A team of 20 social workers, police officers, and special agents raided a homeschooling family’s residence near Darmstadt, Germany Thursday, forcibly removing the family’s four children, aged 7-14. Law enforcement raided the home and seized the children solely because the
When the Missouri legislature convenes in September, Republican lawmakers plan to override Democrat Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of The Second Amendment Protection Act, a bill that both expands gun rights and “makes federal gun regulations unenforceable.” Moreover, several Democrat lawmakers
In a potentially explosive decision, Judge Meredith Jury of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California has ruled that the city of San Bernardino, California can indeed declare bankruptcy, despite the fact that the city stopped paying
The left has hijacked the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King and twisted it into a perverted calling card of big-government activism, political grandstanding, and ideological segregation. For the last few days, Americans nationwide have been celebrating the 50th-year anniversary
President Barack Obama, on his first full day in office in 2009, promised, “Let me say it as simply as I can: transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.” Time has given the lie
Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, where he invoked King’s memory to push for President Obama’s economic redistributionism. He linked King with Medicare and Medicaid, as well
Former President Jimmy Carter took the podium at the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech to state that America continues to be rife with racism. “I think we all know how Dr. King would
On Tuesday, the GOP-led state Senate in Michigan voted narrowly to accept the expansion of the Medicaid entitlement program authorized by ObamaCare. The expansion failed on its first vote, but closed-door negotiations ultimately won the minimum 20 votes necessary for
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the oldest member of the Court, spoke to Bloomberg News and trumpeted her own achievements. She did this while stating she has no desire to step down so that Barack Obama can make certain
When Judicial Watch began the battle to obtain photos and videos of the raid that led to Osama bin Laden’s capture, killing, and burial, we promised not stop until we exhausted every single legal remedy available to us. Last stop:
The wife of an Iranian-American pastor imprisoned in Iran said Monday she was “extremely disappointed” that US President Barack Obama had remained silent on the case. The statement by Naghmeh Abedini followed reports from Tehran that an Iranian appeals court
Cornel West said that under President Barack Obama there has been an increase in what he called the “new Jim Crow” and claimed his presidency has thus been a failure. Appearing in a Monday interview on Al Jazeera America’s Talk
Federal bankruptcy judge Meredith Jury is expected to rule Wednesday on the city of San Bernardino’s eligibility for bankruptcy protection after it ceased payments to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) last year. The outcome of San Bernadino’s case could
At the age of 80, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is hanging on, despite liberal worries that she is missing the opportunity to be replaced by President Barack Obama. She is quite happy to be part of what she
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decisions regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Prop 8, some attorneys are encouraging churches to change their by-laws as a means of protection against lawsuits from same-sex couples. While some
Pro-victim, anti-gun ideologues suggest we do not need guns because the police serve as the guardian of law-abiding citizens. This notion is false. Warren v. D.C. was a 1981 Washington, D.C. appeals court case in which local law enforcement was found
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed to know what Martin Luther King would have wanted on the 50th anniversary of his “I Have a Dream Speech,” saying on Saturday that the late civil rights icon would have wanted the nation
Hundreds of Egyptians – Christian and Muslim alike – gathered outside the White House Thursday afternoon to call attention to the plight of Coptic Christians and denounce what they see as the Obama administration’s tepid response to a recent spate
President Barack Obama, on his first full day in office in 2009, said, “Let me say it as simply as I can: Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.” Time has given the lie
The assault on America’s churches has begun, with commentators like Dylan Matthews of the Washington Post and Matthew Yglesias of Slate calling on the government to tax churches. “Whichever faith you think is the one true faith, it’s undeniable that
