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Remaking the Courts: Dems Weigh Going Nuclear After Nominee Stopped

As another of President Obama’s nominees to the powerful D.C. Circuit federal appeals court is blocked, Senate Democrats are seriously talking about invoking the “nuclear option.” Barack Obama has recently admitted his plan of “remaking the courts.” Since there are

Remaking the Courts: Dems Weigh Going Nuclear After Nominee Stopped

Clarence Thomas vs. Barack Obama on Gettysburg, American Greatness

When asked last week how he ended up on the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Clarence Thomas said, “It was totally Forrest Gump,” in a revealing–and hilarious–on-stage interview at last week’s Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention.  This full-length

Clarence Thomas vs. Barack Obama on Gettysburg, American Greatness

Supreme Court Likely to Rule on Texas Abortion Safety Law

Abortion is likely going back to the U.S. Supreme Court in what will be a major case. Pro-lifers won a victory Tuesday at the Supreme Court, albeit a temporary one. However, the justices also tipped their hand that they were

Supreme Court Likely to Rule on Texas Abortion Safety Law

Cruz Calls Out Obama at Federalist Society Convention

As Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was driving his wife and two young daughters to Mt. Vernon the other day, one daughter asked the other what she wanted to do when she grew up. “I want to work with daddy in

Cruz Calls Out Obama at Federalist Society Convention

Obama's Insurance 'Fix' Is Unconstitutional

Outlets are quoting Democratic operative Howard Dean saying of President Barack Obama suspending certain Obamacare requirements, “I wonder if he has the legal authority to do this.”  To remove all doubt: The Take Care Clause of the Constitution absolutely forbids

Obama's Insurance 'Fix' Is Unconstitutional

Remaking the Courts: Another Obama D.C. Circuit Nominee Defeated

Tuesday evening, the U.S. Senate voted against advancing the nomination of Cornelia Pillard to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Senators decided not to hold a final vote on Pillard’s nomination,

Remaking the Courts: Another Obama D.C. Circuit Nominee Defeated

Obama Admits He's 'Remaking the Courts'

President Barack Obama has made it official: he’s “remaking the courts.”  At a private fundraiser for liberal Democratic donors at a DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) event on Nov. 6, Obama said, “we are remaking the courts.” Only presidents nominate

Obama Admits He's 'Remaking the Courts'

Supreme Court to Consider HHS Mandate Petitions

Millions of Americans should learn in three weeks whether the U.S. Supreme Court will take a case challenging Obamacare’s HHS Mandate for violating religious liberty. The media has been covering Korte v. HHS, where on Nov. 8 the U.S. Court

Supreme Court to Consider HHS Mandate Petitions

Supreme Court Likely to Restore Freedom to Pray at Public Events

Those seeking the right to pray at government events consistent with their religious beliefs seem poised for a major victory after the Nov. 6 oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Town of Greece v. Galloway. The plaintiffs in this lawsuit

Supreme Court Likely to Restore Freedom to Pray at Public Events

Good Day for Public Prayer Proponents at Supreme Court

Supporters of religious liberty clearly had the upper hand today at the U.S. Supreme Court, as the lawyers representing those offering invocation prayers at town board meetings overpowered those who tried to have the Court declare those prayers unconstitutional. On

Good Day for Public Prayer Proponents at Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Public Prayer

When does the Constitution not allow religious speech or displays in the public square or at public events? This week, the Supreme Court will hear a case on prayer at legislative events, but the actual arguments presented to the justices

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Public Prayer

Appeals Court Kicks Judge Off Stop-and-Frisk Case for Showing Bias

In a very rare move, a federal appeals court has ordered a federal trial judge removed from the cases invalidating New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy and issued a stay of the lower court’s order, reinstating stop-and-frisk while the appeal is

Appeals Court Kicks Judge Off Stop-and-Frisk Case for Showing Bias

Senate Rejects Controversial Obama Pick for Top Appeals Court

Senators voted against ending debate on one of President Barack Obama’s controversial judicial nominees Thursday.  Obama nominated Supreme Court heavyweight litigator Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, regarded as the most powerful

Senate Rejects Controversial Obama Pick for Top Appeals Court

Supreme Court Takes Groundbreaking Case on EPA Power

Does federal law empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate every non-moving source of carbon dioxide in America? The Supreme Court will decide that question in early 2014.   The Supreme Court decided Massachusetts v. EPA in 2007, a lawsuit

Supreme Court Takes Groundbreaking Case on EPA Power

Supreme Court Takes Gun Rights Case on Convicted Policeman

Gun rights return to the Supreme Court this year, challenging a federal regulation that resulted in a police officer’s felony conviction when he purchased a firearm for his uncle. Bruce Abramski is a former police officer whose uncle wanted to

Supreme Court Takes Gun Rights Case on Convicted Policeman

Supreme Court Prepares for a Year of Big Cases

On Monday, Oct. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin its annual term, which will continue until mid-summer 2014. Although the justices will continue taking new cases until January, there are already a number of significant cases on the docket

Supreme Court Prepares for a Year of Big Cases

Update: Obama Asks Supreme Court to Take HHS Mandate Case

We have an update to our story yesterday about ADF‘s petition asking the Supreme Court to review Obamacare’s HHS Mandate on abortion/birth-control coverage. Now the Obama-Holder Justice Department has filed its own Supreme Court petition for certiorari, asking the Court

Update: Obama Asks Supreme Court to Take HHS Mandate Case

Convicted Anti-Christian Domestic Terrorist Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Convicted domestic terrorist Floyd Lee Corkins II was sentenced Thursday for his attempted mass shooting at the Family Research Council (FRC), a conservative Christian organization in Washington, D.C.  As Breitbart News previously reported, Corkins confessed to attempting to murder dozens

Convicted Anti-Christian Domestic Terrorist Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Supreme Court to Consider New Obamacare Case

Obamacare is before the U.S. Supreme Court again. On Thursday, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) lawyers filed the first viable petition for Supreme Court review involving Kathleen Sebelius’ HHS Mandate, which requires employers to provide abortion-related insurance coverage, even if those employers

Supreme Court to Consider New Obamacare Case

Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Gun Law

Illinois is one of the most and-gun states in America. The voters typically elect inveterate foes of the Second Amendment such Senator Dick Durbin and President Barack Obama. Yet the Supreme Court elected by those same voters just struck down

Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Gun Law

Christian Leaders Meet with Pentagon on Religious Liberty Violations

On Sept. 12, religious-liberty leaders met with Pentagon officials to discuss the rapidly-escalating incidents of religious-liberty violations in the military under the Obama administration.   On Apr. 28, Breitbart News broke the story of Pentagon brass meeting with anti-Christian activist Mikey

Christian Leaders Meet with Pentagon on Religious Liberty Violations

Federal Appeals Court Hears Case on Internet Regulation

Can the federal government legally control access to the Internet? That’s the question before a top federal appeals court this week. On Sept. 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear arguments in Verizon v.

Federal Appeals Court Hears Case on Internet Regulation

Court Victory for Voter Integrity in Mississippi

U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett in the Southern District of Mississippi signed a consent decree to clean up a county’s voter registration rolls in response to a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU), a conservative counterweight to

Court Victory for Voter Integrity in Mississippi

Experts Disagree on Syria But Agree Obama Is Wrong

Legal experts disagree on whether and how President Obama has authority to attack Syria without Congress, but they do agree–along with military experts–that Obama is wrong both on law and on policy. The Federalist Society is America’s premier legal forum

Experts Disagree on Syria But Agree Obama Is Wrong

Supreme Court Schedules Big Cases for First Part of 2013 Term

On Thursday, the Supreme Court announced its calendar of cases for the first two months of its annual term, including four major cases that are sure to gather headlines.  By federal law, the Supreme Court’s term each year begins on

Supreme Court Schedules Big Cases for First Part of 2013 Term

New Mexico Court: Christian Photographer Cannot Refuse Gay-Marriage Ceremony

Today the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that Christianphotographers cannot decline to participate in gay-marriage commitment ceremonies,even though that state does not have gay marriage and the court acknowledgedthat providing services for the ceremony violated the Christian’ssincerely-held, traditional religious beliefs.

New Mexico Court: Christian Photographer Cannot Refuse Gay-Marriage Ceremony

Obama-Holder DOJ Threatens to Sue NC over New Voter ID Law

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) just signed a law to safeguard voting rights in the Tar Heel State, and the Obama administration is threatening to sue (again). North Carolina’s new law requires a person attempting to vote to show

Obama-Holder DOJ Threatens to Sue NC over New Voter ID Law

Federal Judge Rules Bloomberg's NYC 'Stop-and-Frisk' Unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin today invalidated Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s “stop-and-frisk” policy as a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment. As Scheindlin begins the 192-page opinion: The goals of liberty and safety may be in tension, but they can

Federal Judge Rules Bloomberg's NYC 'Stop-and-Frisk' Unconstitutional

Holder Does End-Run Around Congress on Federal Drug Laws

Attorney General Eric Holder has just announced an end-run around Congress and given the far left one of its priority action-items, announcing he will not prosecute drug crimes unconnected to gangs or violence. Ironically, he invoked the conservative principle of

Holder Does End-Run Around Congress on Federal Drug Laws