High Court Okays Invasive Strip Search in Minor Offenses
If you are stopped for speeding or arrested for an unpaid fine, you may be subjected to a strip search and thorough inspection...
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Jimmy Carter Wants Dems to Back Off on Aggressive Abortion Platform
Former President Jimmy Carter, who is in the midst of a tour promoting his new NIV study Bible (see The New American’s coverage),...
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Arizona Legislature Passes Internet Censorship Bill
The Arizona state legislature has passed an Internet censorship bill that has provoked the ire of liberty seeking Arizonians. The bill extends telephone...
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Is the GOP Caving in on Same-Sex Marriage?
As the nation faces a crucial election in a little over six months, the Republican Party appears to be caving in on a...
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Lawsuit: Journalists Fear First Amendment Infringed by NDAA
The journalists and activists challenging the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in federal court may have moved the case against the due-process-denying law...
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Drone Strike Kills Four in Pakistan
About 3 a.m. local time, two Hellfire missiles were fired by a U.S. Predator Drone at a house in Pakistan on Friday morning,...
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On Broccoli, ObamaCare, and the Commerce Clause
The most important rule in constitutional law, the late Justice William Brennan liked to tell his law clerks, is "the rule of five." Five...
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Arizona Birther Bill Faces Obstacles
The Arizona legislature is currently considering the Candidate Certification Bill, a so-called "birther" measure which directly calls into question Barack Obama’s eligibility to...
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Senate Rejects Obama’s Call to End Oil Industry Tax Breaks
In a 51-47 vote, the U.S. Senate nixed a Democratic proposal to confiscate billions of dollars in tax breaks from some of the...
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Paul on Ballot in 50 States, Calls ObamaCare “Unconstitutional Monstrosity”
On Wednesday, Republican presidential contender Dr. Ron Paul delivered a rousing speech in defense of liberty to a standing-room-only crowd at the University...
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Deadlock on Budget, Despite House Passage of Ryan Plan
The budget plan of Wisconsin GOP Rep. Paul Ryan (left) passed the House on Thursday 228 to 191, mostly along party lines. In...
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Chief Justice Says States Have Compromised Their Sovereignty
Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday what has long been known but seldom spoken. During the third and final day of Supreme Court...
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Senator Rand Paul Stands Against Reid’s Senate on Iran
Once again, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, son of GOP presidential contender Ron Paul, is leading the minority opposition in the Senate, this time...
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Cradle-to-Grave Regulation Debated at “ObamaCare” Hearing
Supreme Court justices and opposing lawyers grappled with the question of limits on the power of Congress to regulate interstate markets Tuesday in...
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Legal Spat with Koch Bros. Risky for Cato Institute
The death of William Niskanen (left), chairman of the Cato Institute, on October 26, 2011, should have been noted and his life’s work...
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Obama Ponders “Non-lethal” Aid to Syrian Rebels
Meeting on the sidelines of the second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea, on March 25, President Obama met with Turkish Prime Minister...
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Justices Question “Penalty Tax” in “ObamaCare”
The attorney general of South Carolina told reporters Monday that the Supreme Court debate over the Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act is...
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Obama to Medvedev: “After the Election, I’ll Have More Flexibility.”
President Obama has once again gotten caught speaking into a microphone, unaware that it was still on and recording his every word. This...
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Obama’s Surprise Nominee to World Bank, Jim Yong Kim
Friday’s announcement by President Obama that his nominee for president of the World Bank would be Dartmouth College’s President Jim Yong Kim (left)...
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Pro-Obama Super PAC Donors Granted Access to White House
President Obama benefits from a fundraising advantage that Republican presidential hopefuls can’t quite match: Access to the White House. According to an investigation...
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