Missouri Governor Vetoes Bill Nullifying Federal Gun Grab
July 5, Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri vetoed a state bill that would have protected the right to keep and bear arms from...
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Illinois Governor Vetoes Concealed Carry Legislation
A last minute "amendatory veto" by Democratic governor Pat Quinn threatens to unravel the consensus in Illinois which legalized concealed carry of a...
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The U.S. Postal Service Is Monitoring Your Snail Mail
A New York Times story reports that the U.S. Postal Service has a program to record snail mail. ...
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Backlash Against Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate
Religious leaders from around the country unveiled an open letter on behalf of religious liberty to the Obama administration and the HHS. ...
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Dead People Collecting Millions in Social Security Benefits
The Social Security Administration has been paying millions of dollars in benefits to dead people over periods ranging from two months to nearly...
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Former Surveillance Court Judge Disputes Charge of Coordination With NSA
In statements made to the Washington Post, a former FISA court judge disputes the claim that the secret court rubber stamps requests of...
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NSA Surveillance Database: Backdoor to a National Gun Registry?
A large group of mostly Democratic U.S. senators penned a letter to National Intelligence Director James Clapper asking if the NSA had created...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: NSA of the Financial World
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been vacuuming up data on Americans' financial transactions in direct violation of both the Constitution and the...
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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...
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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....
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High 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...
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Supreme 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...
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Justice 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. ...
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Scalia: 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."...
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Supreme 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...
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