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The Supreme Court’s Next Term Will Be One for the Books. Here’s Why.
Monday, Oct. 2 marks the start of a new Supreme Court term. While the arrival of Justice Neil Gorsuch made major headlines, the cases last… Read More
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Jeff Sessions Calls Out College Censorship, Vows to Defend Free Speech
Attorney General Jeff Sessions named names Tuesday in criticizing colleges and universities across the country that censor free speech by students and visitors. Sessions specified… Read More
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Texas Wins the Second Round on Sanctuary Cities
Texas has just won the second (procedural) round in the fight over the state Legislature’s attempt to punish cities that implement sanctuary policies. A three-judge… Read More
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Hundreds of Illegal Voters Revealed in Philadelphia
According to a Philadelphia elections official, hundreds of individuals who are not U.S. citizens have registered to vote in Philadelphia and nearly half of them… Read More
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Solutions for Policing in the 21st Century
American law enforcement faces a host of challenges in 2017. Violent crime is increasing in major cities across the country, perhaps foreshadowing a reversal of… Read More
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Rushed Legislation Is a Thriving Industry in Washington. How Our Criminal Code Suffers as a Result.
A recent poll of senior congressional staff suggests what many Americans have long suspected: Lawmakers don’t have enough time and resources to do all of… Read More
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As Evidence of Election Fraud Emerges, the Media Wants to Keep You in the Dark
If you have no idea what happened at the second meeting of President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in New Hampshire on Sept…. Read More
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Likely Next Solicitor General Fought for Nuns, Against Disputed Obama Appointees
After racking up victories against the Obama administration before the Supreme Court, Noel Francisco is expected to be confirmed by the Senate to manage the… Read More
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Defends Comments on Judicial Nominee’s Faith
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Sunday defended her controversial statements about one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees. Amy Barrett, Trump’s nominee for the 7th… Read More
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Congress Takes Positive Steps to Protect Property Owners From Asset Seizure
The House of Representatives has moved to defund the controversial civil forfeiture practice known as “adoptive” seizures. Last week, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to approve three… Read More
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We Hear You: Electing to Investigate Voter Fraud
Editor’s note: Our coverage of the voter fraud issue, much of it by Fred Lucas, spurs a strong turnout among The Daily Signal’s audience. Today… Read More
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Judicial Crisis Network Launches Ad Against Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s ‘Religious Litmus Test’
The Judicial Crisis Network is launching ad campaigns against two Democratic senators who are blocking President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees. The two campaigns are against… Read More
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Deputy Attorney General Says Rule of Law Is About ‘Character of the People’ Enforcing the Law
The Constitution’s 230th anniversary is Sept. 17, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says it is incumbent on the American people to help preserve the… Read More
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How GOP Attorneys General Forced Trump to Act on DACA
President Donald Trump seems to be hatching a plan with Democrats in Congress about codifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, through a bill… Read More
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Q&A: What You Need to Know About DACA
Reports have surfaced this week that President Donald Trump is negotiating a deal with Democratic leaders to replace Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the immigration… Read More
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North Carolina’s Golden Opportunity to Tackle Predatory Criminal Code
It may only be September, but lawmakers in North Carolina have a key opportunity to do some spring cleaning. Like in many states, North Carolina’s… Read More
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Do We Need 641 Penalties for Nonviolent Drug Crime After Punishment?
Federal laws and regulations carry more than 600 restrictions that may be applied to those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, according to a new government… Read More
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Meet the Trump Nominee Key to Implementing Immigration Agenda
A Trump administration nominee key to implementing the president’s tough immigration agenda is still awaiting Senate confirmation despite having little trouble clearing committee. Lee Francis… Read More
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Why This New Hampshire Democrat Wants to Restore Confidence in Voting Integrity
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire—Bill Gardner, New Hampshire’s Democratic secretary of state, is an institution in the state, having held the office for more than four decades,… Read More
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Economist Calls for Adapting Gun Background Checks to Prevent Voter Fraud
GOFFSTOWN, N.H.—Republicans and Democrats could achieve a bipartisan compromise in preventing voter fraud by applying a Justice Department background check system already in place for… Read More
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Conservatives Should Make Labor Law Reform a Priority
It is no secret that conservatives are hungry for legislative victories after last year’s sweeping electoral victories, and few issues present a better opportunity than… Read More
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Democrats’ Defense of DACA Shows Contempt for Constitution, Rule of Law
Imagine a lawyer defending shoplifters, arguing that because his clients were successful in getting the merchandise out of the store undetected, they should be able… Read More
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How to Stop Democrats From Stonewalling Judicial Nominees
Oregon’s two Democratic senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, have announced they will seek to block the confirmation of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals… Read More
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Brennan Center’s Attacks on Heritage Voter Fraud Database Are Baseless
On Sept. 8, the Brennan Center for Justice released a misleading report purporting to debunk The Heritage Foundation Voter Fraud Database. Needless to say, the… Read More
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In Positive Turn, Justice Department Prosecuting Wrongdoers Rather Than Cutting Deals to Win Fines
Federal prosecutors have accused a group of U.S. postal workers servicing the Atlanta area of taking bribes in exchange for delivering shipments of illegal drugs…. Read More
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Sen. Mike Lee: Christian Baker Case About First Amendment, ‘Compelled Speech’
Sen. Mike Lee is warning that the case of a Colorado baker in legal peril for refusing to bake a specialty wedding cake for a… Read More
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Trump Right That Congress, Not President, Should Decide on DACA
Many have been criticizing President Donald Trump for ending the DACA program, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, that was implemented by President Barack… Read More
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Trump Continues to Remake the Federal Judiciary
President Donald Trump submitted another slate of judicial nominees to the Senate Thursday, naming candidates to the powerful federal appeals courts based in Washington, D.C.,… Read More
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Al Franken Obstructs Judicial Nominee Because He’s ‘in the Mold’ of Thomas and Scalia
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., seems determined to block a judicial nominee from his home state. On Tuesday, Franken announced his intent to obstruct Minnesota Supreme… Read More
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Texas’ Voter ID Law Is Back in Force. Here’s Why That’s Such a Big Deal.
Last week, Christian Adams and I reported on the latest mistaken decision by federal District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, who threw out—for the fifth… Read More
