Constitution
California Sheriff Strips Forest Service Agents of Law-enforcement Powers
When California's El Dorado County Sheriff John D'Agostini stripped agents of the U.S. Forest Service their law enforcement powers inside his county, he...
FISA Court Colludes with NSA to Allow Unconstitutional Surveillance
Documents published by The Guardian (U.K.) reveal that the FISA court is giving the NSA the go-ahead in its surveillance of domestic communications....
Read moreHigh Court Rulings Strike Blows to DOMA, California’s Prop. 8
The Supreme Court used a pair of anticipated rulings June 26 to strike a blow to traditional marriage in the United States. The...
Read moreSupreme Court Declines to Rule on Texas Affirmative Action Case
In a 7-1 decision made on June 24, the Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of the affirmative action policy at...
Read moreJustice Thomas Likens Affirmative Action to Segregation Laws
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas likened the rationale for an affirmative action admissions policy to segregationist arguments of previous decades. ...
Read moreScalia: Judges Should Not Be “Mullahs of the West.”
Judges are not fit arbiters of moral issues, Justice Scalia said in a speech titled, "Mullahs of the West: Judges as Moral Arbiters."...
Read moreSupreme Court to Rule on Obama Recess Appointments
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on June 24 to hear a case involving the validity of three recess appointments President Obama made to...
Read moreGovernor Rick Perry Signs a Pair of Bills Upholding Fourth Amendment
Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a bill into law June 14 that curtails the power of law enforcement and government to use drones...
Read moreSupreme Court Bombshell: No Right to Remain Silent
The Supreme Court handed down a decision on June 17 that has been ignored by most media outlets, despite its devastating effect on...
Read moreFBI’s Mueller Admits Use of Drones in Domestic Surveillance
During testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Robert Mueller admitted that the bureau has been using drones in domestic surveillance. ...
Read moreGoogle Fights for Right to Report on Surveillance Data Requests
Google is challenging the federal government over gag orders on data requests, asserting that it has a constitutional right to speak about information...
Read moreSupreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter ID Law
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voters is illegal. According to the court’s decision,...
Read moreBig Government Is Watching the Watchdogs
Though most media have almost disregarded out of hand the government’s daily violations of the Fourth Amendment, they don’t like it when journalists...
Read moreFox News Focuses on Snowden, Ignores Gov’t Assault on Bill of Rights
Fox News and other mainstream media outlets are smearing NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, rather than reporting on the federal government's assault on fundamental...
Read moreDespite Big Bloomberg Money, Veto Protects Gun Rights in Nevada
Despite a massive influx of funds from billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is an anti-gun extremist using his fortune to...
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