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South Carolina County Calls for NDAA Nullification
The Laurens County (South Carolina) County Council approved a measure calling for the nullification of the NDAA's indefinite detention provisions. ...
On Nullification, Sessions and DOJ Get it Wrong
In announcing his legal crackdown against the rogue state government running California, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions drew widespread applause — but he also made a huge legal and...
The Constitution’s Supremacy Clause Does Not Trump Nullification
The Supremacy Clause does not declare that all laws passed by the federal government are the supreme law of the land, and states retain the power to nullify federal...
AP Takes on Texas and Nullification
The Associated Press takes on an attempt by Texas to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government. ...
Democrat States Use Nullification to End War on Marijuana
Voters in at least four states decided to nullify federal statutes and United Nations drug-control treaties by officially ending marijuana prohibition, a major victory for the U.S. Constitution and...
National Review: “Confederate Nullification” Could Cause Second Civil War
In a new article in National Review, Victor Davis Hanson warns that nullification could lead to a second Civil War. ...
Media Mangles Historical Record, Calls Nullification “Unconstitutional”
Several recent stories published around the country claim that the effort by states to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government is itself unconstitutional. ...
New Hampshire House to Consider Codifying Jury Nullification
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to consider a bill that would make jury nullification a part of the state's criminal code. ...
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Supports Practice of Jury Nullification
In a speech at New York University, Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor came out in support of the practice of jury nullification. ...
Abbott’s Constitutional Convention Plan Ignores Existing Nullification
Texas Governor Greg Abbott's "Texas Plan" for a Constitutional Convention ignores states preexisting right to nullification. ...
Lawyer Wants Proof of Jurors “Tainted” by Nullification Pamphlets
The attorney representing a Big Rapids, Michigan, man accused of jury tampering for handing out pamphlets on a public sidewalk promoting jury nullification is putting pressure on prosectors to...
Jury Nullification: Miscarriage of Justice or Check on Tyranny?
Is jury nullification a check on official disregard for the rule of law or is it a miscarriage of justice by those who hate law enforcement? ...
Grassroots Nullification: Ky. Clerk Says “No” to Homosexual “Marriage” Licenses
A county clerk in Kentucky is taking a stand against the unconstitutional Obergefell ruling by refusing to issue any marriage licenses at all. Unfortunately, she's just doing the job...
Oklahoma Conference Touts Nullification as Biblical Worldview
Paul Blair, pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, will head the July 24-25 Reclaiming America for Christ conference in Moore, Oklahoma, to teach Americans Christian apologetics and...
Cruz, Huckabee Hedge on State Nullification of Same-sex Marriage Ruling
Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee fail to defend state nullification of the same-sex marriage ruling. ...