First and Fourth Amendments Face Supreme Court Rulings
The Supreme Court is set to decide two cases involving the First and Fourth Amendments. ...
Constitution
NSA Matches Texted Images With Facial Recognition Software
The National Security Agency (NSA) is using its controversial domestic surveillance program to gather millions of images from text messages and social media...
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Supreme Court Set to Rule on Cases Challenging Federal Power
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hand down decisions on several key constitutional issues in June, including recess appointments and the separation of...
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Okla. Labor Commissioner Takes On EPA, Federal/State Bureaucracy (Video)
Like many state and local officials across the country who are struggling against federal EPA regulations that are strangling their economies, Oklahoma Commissioner...
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DOD Directive Provides for Federal Authority in Quelling Civil Unrest
“Defense Support of Civil Authorities,” a Defense Department Directive issued on December 29, 2010, outlines the conditions under which federal military forces could...
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Con-Con Group Pens Another Historically Inaccurate Call for Convention
A representative of the Convention of States organization penned another call for a convention filled with historical inaccuracies. ...
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Two Supreme Court Decisions Grant Immunity to Police, Secret Service
The Supreme Court on Monday extended its doctrine of "qualified immunity" to two cases, both unanimously. ...
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Is a Runaway Article V Convention a Myth? 1787 Proves Otherwise
Proponents of utilizing Article V of the U.S. Constitution to convene a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution claim that a well-worded resolution...
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USA Freedom Act Gutted Before House Passage; Heads to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the USA Freedom Act in gutted form May 22, forcing most of its original sponsors to vote...
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Herman Cain Parrots ALEC’s Call for a Con-Con
Herman Cain has written an op-ed calling for an Article V convention. ...
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House Passes NDAA; Critical Amendments Fail, Others Succeed
As passed by the House, the National Defense Authorization Act retains the power to detain indefinitely suspected terrorists, without habeas corpus or trial....
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Court Delays ObamaCare Mandate for Two Christian Colleges
Federal Judge Mark W. Bennett (of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa) issued an order on May 21...
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California Bill Would Prohibit State Cooperation With NSA
On May 19 the California state Senate voted 29-1 to approve SB 828, the California Fourth Amendment Protection Act, which would prohibit the...
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Appeals Court Supports Sixth Amendment, Jury Nullification
In a decision handed down earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the right to a jury trial guaranteed by...
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Rand Paul Bucks Obama’s Effort to Scuttle Anti-surveillance Lawsuit
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has filed a motion opposing the Obama administration's motion to dismiss his class-action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of NSA...
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