On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in Bond v. United States, a case raising serious issues of federal power under the U.S. Constitution. This case is about a woman who discovered her husband was having an affair,
Attorney General Eric Holder and his Department of Justice have asked a federal court to indefinitely delay a lawsuit brought by watchdog group Judicial Watch. The lawsuit seeks the enforcement of open records requests relating to Operation Fast and Furious,
President Barack Obama is being blatantly disingenuous when he says he believes in the Second Amendment. He opposed it as recently as three years ago, and seems to be hoping that Americans don’t know how to use something called “Google”
One day before Obama announced 23 executive orders aimed at furthering gun control in America, White House spokesman Jay Carney assured the President has a strong “commitment to the Second Amendment.” Carney even went so far as to describe Obama as someone
On Jan. 15, the Supreme Court decided a somewhat quirky case about a floating house. Federal law vests exclusive jurisdiction in the federal courts over maritime cases. As Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the Court, maritime cases concern, “watercraft or
The man who helped bring the “Die Hard” franchise to life might not be able to see the fifth installment in the action franchise when it opens next month. John McTiernan, the veteran Hollywood director who shot the first film
Pakistan’s supreme court has ordered the arrest of Raja Pervez Ashraf, prime minister, on corruption charges.
(Reuters) – The silence is broken. For the first time in nearly seven years, Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday spoke to a lawyer presenting a case during oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court. While his utterance was not in
In the final press conference of his first term, President Barack Obama stood behind the bully pulpit and proceeded to bully. First and foremost, of course, he bullied on gun control: My understanding is the vice president’s going to provide
Today, the Department of Justice is to produce the first of four monthly batches totaling 12,000 emails to and from the “secondary” email account of President Obama’s EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson. Rolling Stone hailed Jackson as “the most progressive” EPA
CBS News’ Scott Pelley speaks Bronx-Born Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Justice Sotomayor admits that Affirmative Action “today” is “different” than it was when she was a beneficiary of it. She was given a possible acceptance into Princeton despite the
As hundreds of thousands of Americans crowd the National Mall for President Barack Obama’s second inauguration on January 21, the best seats will already be filled — sold for a hefty price. Obama limited individual donations to $50,000 for his
(AP) Shifting landscape as Brown mulls Mass. Senate runBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressBOSTONScott Brown was a little-known Republican state senator who shocked Massachusetts Democrats three years ago by winning a U.S. Senate seat in a special election that became a national
A 2005 Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling that received little attention when handed down, but which is extremely pertinent to today’s gun debate, found that police officers are not constitutionally bound to protect citizens. The case originated in
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is mobilizing for a massive four-front conflict with President Barack Obama over the Constitution and gun rights after a made-for-TV meeting today at the White House between Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General
When Gov. Cuomo argued against guns with magazines that hold 10 rounds on Jan. 9, he tried to justify it by saying, “No one hunts with an assault rifle. No one needs 10 rounds to kill a deer.” Problem one:
After the Illinois General Assembly failed to bring a bill amounting to a near-total statewide gun ban in last week’s lame duck session, Rahm Emanuel said today he isn’t willing to wait any longer for new gun control laws. Emanuel
Over the last few years there has been a growing concern about the President’s questionable expansion of executive powers. As a nation of laws, public officials are sworn to uphold the law . . . even laws you may not like.
Vice President Joe Biden, who has been charged by President Obama with running the task force to prevent situations like the Sandy Hook massacre, announced that he wouldn’t be raising legislative solutions at all. Instead, he said that President Obama might simply
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama can expect some sweet serenades at his inauguration ceremony, with hit-makers Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor scheduled to perform. Planners of the Jan. 21 event announced Wednesday that Beyonce will sing the national
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled two potentially-historic cases concerning same-sex marriage for oral arguments on Tues., Mar. 26, and Wed., Mar. 27. The cases are Hollingsworth v. Perry and U.S. v. Windsor. Hollingsworth is the case regarding California’s Prop
By FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaVenezuela’s government says President Hugo Chavez is in a “stable situation” receiving treatment due to a severe respiratory infection. The government provided its latest update on Monday night. Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said the government is
Since October 2011, property crime in the state of California has jumped dramatically; from October 2011 to January 2012, property crime skyrocketed 4.5 percent throughout the state. In the previous nine months, property crime had been down some 2.4%. So,
Gun banners in Illinois were dealt a temporary set back on Sunday when a bill containing gun-banning language was put on the back burner in these waning days of the legislature’s lame duck session. Anti-gun agitators placed a gun banning
By IAN JAMES and JORGE RUEDAAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez can take the oath of office for his next term before the Supreme Court at a later date if the ailing leader isn’t fit to be sworn in next
