Constitution
Washington State Lawmakers Join War on NDAA Indefinite Detention
Lawmakers in Washington State joined a growing nationwide rebellion this week against the federal government’s purported new power to indefinitely detain Americans suspected...
Government Cites NDAA as Authority to Detain Gitmo Prisoner
Alexander Hamilton wrote in the Federalist Papers that: “[T]he practice of arbitrary imprisonments [has] been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable...
Read moreVirginia Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Nullify NDAA
“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State...
Read moreAnti-gun Group to Boycott Starbucks on St. Valentine’s Day
Elliot Fineman (left), CEO of the National Gun Victims Action Council (NGAC) announced last Monday that its members will boycott Starbucks starting on...
Read morePulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Files Suit Challenging NDAA
A Pulitzer Prize-winning former Middle Eastern correspondent for the New York Times is suing President Obama for his signing of the National Defense...
Read moreObama Ignores Challenge to His Presidential Eligibility in Georgia
After two hours of hearing from plaintiffs challenging Barack Obama’s eligibility to run for the office of President in 2012, Judge Michael Malihi...
Read moreDrones: Another Tool of the Surveillance State
Evidence that New York City is considering using drones to keep an eye on its citizens is growing, according to Don Dahler of...
Read moreCourt of Appeals Rejects José Padilla’s Unlawful Detention Suit
Earlier this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia upheld the dismissal of the complaint filed by...
Read moreN. Mex. Man Spends Two Years in Solitary Confinement for DWI
According to reports out of Las Cruces, New Mexico, a man convicted of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) spent two years in solitary confinement...
Read moreJudge Rules Americans Can Be Forced to Decrypt Their Laptop Computers
Judge Robert Blackburn (left) of the U.S. District Court of Colorado ruled on Monday that a defendant must decrypt her laptop computer so...
Read moreThe Enemy Expatriation Act and the NDAA: Due Process Destroyed?
As has been reported here since the bill was first proposed, of all the evils perpetrated by the National Defense Authorization Act, one...
Read moreMontana Launches Recall Efforts Against NDAA Supporters
With a growing number of Americans becoming alarmed at the recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act because of its provisions allowing...
Read moreNew York’s Long-Distance Body Scanners Challenge 4th Amendment
New York Police Commissioner Joe Kelly (left) is considering the latest in technology — Terahertz Imaging Detection (TID) — to be mounted on police...
Read moreTwo Pro-business Groups File Legal Challenge to Obama’s Recess Appointments
Last Friday, two pro-business organizations filed motions in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the constitutionality of President Barack...
Read moreSupreme Court’s “Ministerial Exception” Ruling
Calling it the “most significant religious liberty decision in two decades,” the New York Times announced the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the...
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