Constitution

Texas Instructor Protests Campus Carry by Wearing Helmet and Body Armor to Class

Rather than resigning or noisily transferring to another, more “enlightened” school, or filing a frivolous lawsuit, geography instructor Charles K. Smith protested Texas’...

Bob Adelmann August 14, 2017

Judge Orders Lawsuit Against CIA Torture Architects to Go to Trial

Warren Mass August 10, 2017

A judge has ordered a lawsuit against two psychologists who helped design and administer the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” program to go to a...

Presidential Pardoning Power: Are There Limits?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. August 5, 2017

Could President Trump constitutionally pardon himself, his son, or any of his associates charged with a crime? ...

North Carolina Passes Goldwater Institute-based Campus Free Speech Bill

Raven Clabough August 2, 2017

North Carolina is the latest state to take strides toward protecting free speech rights on public college campuses by passing legislation that prevents campus...

Citing Indefinite Detention Without Trial, Sen. Paul Delays NDAA

Alex Newman August 2, 2017

In an effort to secure protections for the U.S. Constitution and the inalienable rights of Americans, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) last week blocked...

Huckabee Calls for Repeal of 17th Amendment After ObamaCare Repeal Fails

Steve Byas July 31, 2017

To former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, the continuing failure of the Senate to repeal ObamaCare — as they promised they would — is...

Justice Department Files Brief Stating Title VII Does Not Apply to Sexual Orientation

Warren Mass July 27, 2017

The Justice Department filed an amicus brief saying that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not cover employment discrimination...

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Third Attempt by D.C. to Restrict Gun Ownership

Bob Adelmann July 25, 2017

Another small skirmish in the long war against guns happened on Tuesday when U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday...

UC Berkeley Blocks Appearance by Conservative Speaker Ben Shapiro

Raven Clabough July 20, 2017

The University of California, Berkeley, no longer even tries to pretend that free speech exists on its campus. On Wednesday, the school’s administration...

Garbage Men Being Trained to Spy on Customers

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 17, 2017

Waste Management Corporation, in cooperation with city governments, is training trash collectors to keep customers under surveillance and to report anything suspicious to...

Texas Professors’ Frivolous Concealed-carry Lawsuit Tossed Due to Lack of Standing

Bob Adelmann July 11, 2017

One can be assured of the bankruptcy of an argument, such as the arguments by three Texas professors that their rights are being...

Supreme Court to Hear Wisconsin Gerrymander Case

Steve Byas July 6, 2017

The effort by the Wisconsin Democratic Party to change the concept of single-member voting districts is, at its root, an effort to make...

Florida Law Protecting Religious Expression in Public Schools Takes Effect, Critics Worried

Raven Clabough July 6, 2017

A Florida law that protects religious expression on school grounds has just taken effect on July 1, and some critics are already expressing concerns about...