WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a key regulation in President Barack Obama’s signature health care legislation is illegal as applied to millions of Americans of faith, as well as
At Obamacare’s second round before the Supreme Court, the odds are growing the HHS abortion pill mandate will be struck down 5-to-4 for violating the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and that Chief Justice John Roberts will again write the
On June 26 the Supreme Court handed down a major unanimous decision in Riley v. California, consolidating two cases presenting the question of “whether the police may, without a warrant, search digital information on a cell phone seized from an
In a surprising unanimous decision Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in McCullen v. Coakley that Massachusetts’ law forbidding people from coming within 35 feet of an abortion clinic entrance to talk to women seeking an abortion violates the Free Speech Clause
Today the Supreme Court unanimously held that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he made several appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and other agencies without Senate approval. The Appointments Clause of the Constitution requires that all
Today in ABC v. Aereo, a divided Supreme Court held companies that stream content over the Internet are legally the same as cable companies, and violate copyright laws by carrying someone else’s content. Aereo provides paying subscribers with a service
In a 2-to-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Kitchen v. Hebert affirmed a lower court’s ruling holding that traditional marriage laws violate the Constitution. The case will likely soon go to the U.S. Supreme
“An agency has no power to ‘tailor’ legislation to bureaucratic policy goals by rewriting unambiguous statutory terms,” the Supreme Court declared Monday in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, rejecting the Obama administration’s unprecedented claim of executive power under the
When U.S. troops arrive back in Iraq to try to salvage its rapidly deteriorating situation, they have more to worry about than fighting ISIS terrorists. Those soldiers could also face criminal prosecution in Iraqi courts, since President Barack Obama failed
“I think we have to recognize that to renew our land, it will not be enough for renewed Republican majorities in Washington, D.C., simply to cut government spending,” Gov. Mike Pence (R-IN) told the Indianapolis chapter of the Federalist Society
Local school officials in California censored the graduation speech of a Christian student, telling him “reference to religious content is inappropriate and… will not be allowed” and threatening to cut off his microphone if he expressed his faith in Jesus
Yesterday’s decision from the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to cancel the trademark protections of the Washington Redskins professional football team, ruling that the word “redskins” is disparaging to Americans descended from indigenous people instead of immigrants, has sparked an
When purchasing a firearm, federal law makes it a crime to make any false statement about “any fact material to the lawfulness of the sale.” Bruce Abramski is former police officer in Virginia who purchased a gun for his uncle
The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List (SBA) was investigated for allegedly violating an Ohio election law banning false speech in campaign messages. It has now won on an issue at the Supreme Court that allows SBA to proceed with its
Today the Supreme Court denied review in an important First Amendment case, Elmbrook School District v. Doe. But there’s big news in a dissent that accompanied this denial, declaring that big change is underway for religious liberty. When the Supreme
When Bud Fox tried to persuade Gordon Gekko regarding a business decision in the iconic movie Wall Street, Gekko responded, “Mixed feelings, Buddy,” saying it was like watching his nemesis, Sir Lawrence Wildman, driving off a cliff, but in Geckko’s
Plano, Texas, officials have completely reversed course on the decision Breitbart News reported about on June 10th, where Agape Resource and Assistance Center–a Christian ministry for women and children in crisis–was ordered to stop meeting in its ministry houses once per
In Texas, the city of Plano ordered a ministry for women and children in crisis to stop meeting for prayer and Bible study, saying it violates a city ordinance that disallows more than eight people to gather in a house.
Congress is seeking to violate the Constitution on voting rights–and doing so in a bipartisan manner. If this violation of the Fifteenth Amendment passes Congress and goes back to court, America may have to wait through another two years of
Lawyers in the Big Apple think illegal aliens should be entitled to attorneys to help them fight deportation. And they think American taxpayers should pay for it. On May 30, the New York City Bar Association endorsed a study supporting
With a plot that sounds like a Jason Bourne movie, on June 2 the Supreme Court declined to review Risen v. United States, a case raising an important question on First Amendment protections for the media but in a context
This week the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Bond v. United States that “the global need to prevent chemical warfare does not require the Federal Government to reach into the kitchen cupboard, or to treat a local assault with a
BORDEAUX, France–Much like liberals in America, people in France who lean left are shocked at conservative victories in the French elections for the European Parliament, and are concerned about the next national elections. Both on economic and social issues, the
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously smacked down the Illinois Supreme Court in President Barack Obama’s home state for violating the Fifth Amendment. Almost always the Supreme Court chooses to take a case (called granting a writ of certiorari) from a
Secret Service agents who moved protestors hundreds of feet back from President George W. Bush’s motorcade in 2004 cannot be personally sued for alleged First Amendment violations, the Supreme Court unanimously held. Bush stopped in Florida during a campaign trip
David Barron was narrowly confirmed as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The Democrat-controlled Senate confirmed Barron by a vote on 53-45. Not a single Republican voted in favor of Barron, while some Democrats
Following Breitbart News’s May 5 story that Broward County Public Schools had banned students from reading the Bible and that lawyers from Liberty Institute were threatening to sue, and our May 14 update when the school changed its story but
Next fall the Supreme Court will consider whether the law permitted the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to remove from duty a former federal air marshal who told MSNBC that TSA was stopping its protection of certain flights. The case is
On May 15, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on June 3 on amending the U.S. Constitution to limit political speech. If ultimately adopted, it would mark the first time in
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson was openly irritated both with Attorney General Eric Holder and with the U.S. House of Representatives over whether executive privilege allows Holder to withhold documents on Operation Fast and Furious. But she also signaled
Here’s Ken Blackwell on CNN, decrying how the Obama administration and the left are co-opting NFL and other professional sports as a platform and force multiplier to advance the liberal agenda. Many people know Blackwell was a statewide elected official
Many gun owners were disappointed when the Supreme Court declined on May 5 to take Drake v. Jerejian, but they shouldn’t be. Drake was an important case but also had significant problems, and there are more promising cases elsewhere in
Updating our previous story about a fifth grader told by his teacher he could not read his Bible during free time, school lawyers for Broward County Public Schools have now gotten involved and changed their story. They now say that the
President Barack Obama has a serious challenge next week with judicial nominees. Despite changing Senate rules to end filibusters and to confirm nominees with 51 votes, two of Obama’s picks to the federal courts are in jeopardy, with a possible
The House voted Wednesday to hold disgraced IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about the tax agency’s targeting of conservative non-profit groups. While most Republicans said the act was largely symbolic, the chamber technically
It came as no surprise that conservative and libertarian lawyers sharply criticized the president in Washington Wednesday at the Federalist Society‘s annual Executive Branch Review Conference. Yet even liberal constitutional lawyers were split over President Barack Obama, and would-be defenders offered
In what is arguably the the biggest legal victory for religious liberty in 31 years, the Supreme Court Monday ruled 5-4 that a town’s practice of starting legislative sessions with a brief prayer does not violate the First Amendment. The
With Congress breathing down his neck on Benghazi, President Obama has a legal ace in his hand – executive privilege – which he could assert to protect the documents explaining exactly why the White House came to blame the attack
Officials at Broward County Public Schools banned a fifth grader from reading the Bible during “free reading” time, according to lawyers from the Liberty Institute who are threatening to sue the school for violating the First Amendment. Giovanni Rubeo is
While the White House and many like-minded media commentators are touting that the unemployment drop from 6.7 to 6.3 percent is good news, the reality is other economic indicators reveal the 6.3 number is terrible for the long-term health of
