In his newest book, At The Brink, author John Lott tells his readers what he told Breitbart News in mid-January: when he met then-lecturer Obama at the University of Chicago in the 1990s, Obama said, “I don’t believe people should
Near the start of Rand Paul’s filibuster on Wednesday, I noted his call for President Barack Obama to revisit his understanding of the Lochner case. A few other libertarian-minded legal geeks noticed: Josh Blackman did, as did Randy Barnett, for example.
Just four years ago, candidate Barack Obama said he believed that marriage was between a man and a woman. “And God is in the mix.” Who moved? Say what you will about President Barack Obama’s policies; millions of Americans voted
In response to Is Obamacare Really All That Bad?: State governors and legislatures are facing a tough decision on whether to participate in Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. There’s a good piece by Chuck Blahous, public trustee for Social Security and Medicare over at
Many of the country’s most prominent businesses filed a brief last week in favor of same-sex marriage, arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that California’s Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage via popular vote, is unconstitutional and is detrimental to
In October 2007, Barack Obama had some pretty tough things to say about George Bush’s approach to civil liberties. He also promised things would be different if he were elected: You know I taught constitutional law for 10 years at
The U.S. Senate rejected a motion to proceed to a final vote on the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Of the nine justices on the
During his old-fashioned, “talking filibuster” of John Brennan’s nomination as CIA Director, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called for President Barack Obama “to re-think the Lochner case” en route to strengthening protections of individual rights against, among other things, drone strikes. Obama
Attorney General Eric Holder has officially informed Sen. Rand Paul that under extraordinary circumstances President Barack Obama has the power to kill U.S. citizens with drone strikes on American soil. Believe it or not, Holder is right, and Paul is
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with
(AP) – The Supreme Court says a Guam man can sue the government for a Navy surgeon’s unsuccessful cataract surgery. A unanimous court ruled on Monday for Steven Alan Levin, who was operated on in March 2003 at the United
Numerous anti-gun bills which have already passed the Colorado house will be considered by committees within the state senate on March 4 at 10:30 a.m. Among these are a ban on “high capacity” magazines, a requirement for background checks on
Vice President Joe Biden marched with black civil rights leaders Sunday in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the “Bloody Sunday” beating of voting rights marchers 48 years ago. State police assaulted the original marchers in 1965 over the protest urging Congress
Liberals have accused Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia of being the court’s resident bully, but when two liberal female Suprem Court Justices–Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan–this week tried to browbeat Scalia and lawyers arguing against the Voting Rights Act’s Section 5
The head of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) at DePaul University is facing expulsion after he released the names of vandals who destroyed a pro-life flag display. Kristopher Del Campo, the chairman of the conservative student organization, has been sanctioned
The White House is urging the high court to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Jan Crawford reports.
Far-left filmmaker Michael Moore apparently couldn’t understand why Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia would question the need for affirmative action-style laws regarding voting rights in 2013. So, rather than consider Scalia’s arguments or ask a conservative about Scalia’s possible thinking,
Al Sharpton on MSNBC Thursday morning discussing the Supreme Court’s review of the Voting Rights Act…
A historic Supreme Court decision is imminent, one that could fundamentally reshape the balance of power between federal and state governments as it has existed from almost half a century. The justice are very likely going to strike down one
(AP) Obama nears deadline on gay marriage decisionBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONThe next phase of President Barack Obama’s evolution on gay marriage may come with the deadline for his administration to weigh in on a landmark Supreme Court case
Breitbart News has learned exclusively that Clint Eastwood has signed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, supporting the right of same-sex couples to marry. The brief, which will be released later this evening, has signatures from more than 100
Organizing for Action, the purported “issues advocacy” social welfare organization established in January, sent out a campaign-style email on Wednesday to an extensive email list of Obama supporters developed by its predecessor organization, the Obama for America presidential campaign committee,
After recently exposing Obama campaign attempts to deny voters their right to serve as poll clerks in Ohio, True the Vote published new research today that directly challenges the dominant liberal narrative that voter suppression activity was rampant in the
This afternoon, Gov. Chris Christie reversed course and announced that New Jersey would expand the state’s Medicaid program in conjunction with ObamaCare. The health law originally required states to expand eligibility for Medicaid, a shared federal-state program, but the Supreme
Hard times for Florida’s Governor, Rick Scott. Last week Scott ticked off grassroots conservatives in the Sunshine State when it was learned that he would not block the Medicaid expansion built into ObamaCare. And now, as the Sun-Sentinal reports, “an
