Constitution

Govt May Now Collect, Catalog, and Store All Private Information

Imagine that the U.S. government had the power to scour the reams of public records and collect and collate every bit of personal...

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. August 5, 2012

Senator Rand Paul’s Bill to Protect Citizens From Drone Surveillance

Bob Adelmann August 3, 2012

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's bill to protect citizens from surveillance by drones needs 48 more cosponsors in order to rein in the Supreme...

Court Orders TSA to Explain Lawless Use of Naked Body Scanners

Alex Newman August 3, 2012

About a year ago, a federal appeals court ordered the deeply unpopular Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to obey the law and hold public...

Justice Dept. Official Refuses to Rule Out Criminalizing Criticism Of Religion

R. Cort Kirkwood July 30, 2012

Opponents of Sharia Law think the Obama administration will ditch the First Amendment to protect Islam. And Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) put Assistant Attorney General Tom...

Are Marco Rubio and Bobby Jindal Natural-born Citizens?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 29, 2012

There is significant evidence that neither Senator Marco Rubio of Florida nor Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is a natural born citizen as...

Ninth Circuit OKs Feds Use of Cellphones as Roving Bugs

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 28, 2012

In it decision in the case of the United States v. Oliva, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the federal government...

Michigan State and Local Govts Propose NDAA Nullifying Bills

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 27, 2012

Citizens of Michigan continue to press for passage of a state law that would nullify the execution of the National Defense Authorization Act...

Cities Threaten to Violate Chick-fil-A Owners’ Rights

Raven Clabough July 26, 2012

Chick-fil-A has been enduring the wrath of the pro-gay community recently because of the company’s Christian stance on same-sex marriage. However, what was...

Judge Criticizes Secret Electronic Surveillance Warrants

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 26, 2012

Judge Stephen W. Smith has criticized the law permitting the process of obtaining an electronic surveillance warrant to be kept secret. ...

Supreme Court May Consider Constitutionality of Insanity Plea

Raven Clabough July 23, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court may soon take up a case to determine the constitutionality of the "insanity" plea. A brief has been filed...

Feds Sue Telecom for Fighting Warrantless Search

Michael Tennant July 23, 2012

The Justice Department is suing a telecommunications company for challenging a request from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for customer information — despite...

Families Sue Over Drone Strikes on American Citizens

Raven Clabough July 19, 2012

The families of three American citizens killed by U.S. drone strikes are now suing for wrongful death. According to the families of Muslim...

VA Lawmaker to Introduce Domestic Drone Regulation Bill

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 19, 2012

What could bring together the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and one of Virginia’s most conservative state representatives? The specter of drones filling...