LawCommentary
New York Times ‘Voter Suppression’ Video Game Is Pure Propaganda
An “Oregon Trail”-style “Op-Doc” video game released by The New York Times just days before the 2016 election asks readers to “find out if your… Read More
LawCommentary
Election Fraud Is a Nonpartisan Issue. These Cases From Florida Prove It.
One of the most important swing states in the nation, Florida, was hit with election fraud in 2016, harming voters on both sides of the… Read More
LawNews
Wasserman Schultz IT Aide in Pakistan Rushes to Liquidate Assets in US
Imran Awan, a congressional aide arrested by the FBI after wiring $300,000 to Pakistan and misrepresenting the purpose, also previously wired money there and was… Read More
LawCommentary
Jeff Sessions Set to Block Millions in Funding to Sanctuary Cities
The Department of Justice announced last week that sanctuary jurisdictions will lose access to certain federal law enforcement grants in 2017 if they prohibit officials… Read More
LawCommentary
New Report Exposes Thousands of Illegal Votes in 2016 Election
A new bombshell study released by the Government Accountability Institute shows why President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity has such an important job… Read More
LawNews
4 House Republicans Seek Answers on FBI Probe of Clinton Emails
As President Donald Trump calls for the Justice Department to probe the actions of his vanquished opponent, Hillary Clinton, four Republicans on the House Judiciary… Read More
LawCommentary
How Britain’s Surrender to the UN Led to Charlie Gard’s Fate
The heartbreaking story of British infant Charlie Gard has transfixed me. Five years ago, my wife almost lost her life during pregnancy complications. Our first… Read More
LawCommentary
Liberals’ Allegations of Treason Against Don Jr. Fall Short
Is it treason? This is the accusation some liberals and even legislators are throwing around regarding Donald Trump Jr.’s contact with a Russian lawyer who… Read More
LawCommentary
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down DC’s Concealed Carry Restriction
On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the District of Columbia’s law requiring applicants for a concealed carry permit to demonstrate a… Read More
LawCommentary
How the Justice Department Helped Bring Down the Largest Criminal Marketplace on the Internet
The Department of Justice announced the shutdown of “the largest criminal marketplace on the internet.” The site, AlphaBay, was launched in 2013 after authorities shut… Read More
LawCommentary
As Justice Department Ramps Up Fight Against Violent and Drug Crime, Property Owners Put at Risk
This week, the Department of Justice unveiled a new directive ramping up federal civil forfeiture. The new policy restarts so-called “adoptive” forfeitures as part of… Read More
LawCommentary
Voter Fraud Database Tops 1,000 Proven Cases
As the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity convenes its first meeting on Wednesday, the issue of voter fraud in American elections has become even… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump Assembles Federal Commission to Investigate Voter Fraud
Note: The following is based on remarks made at the White House by Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Hans von Spakovsky. I want to thank… Read More
LawNews
Sessions Stirs Conservatives With Civil Asset Forfeiture Directive
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new directive strengthening the government’s ability to seize property of suspected criminals that clashes with reforms some conservatives have… Read More
LawNews
Meet the Elected Democrat Who Wants to Fight Voter Fraud
Mark Rhodes, the Wood County, West Virginia, clerk, has seen both sides of the argument over enhancing voter access and enhancing election security, first when… Read More
LawCommentary
Think a Charlie Gard Situation Can’t Happen in the US? Think Again
For weeks, the world has been watching in rapt attention the saga of Charlie Gard—the case involving a desperately ill child fighting for survival in… Read More
LawNews
White House Panel on Voter Fraud Begins Work
A presidential commission to examine voter fraud and the soundness of election systems across the country has a big job ahead as it convenes Wednesday… Read More
LawCommentary
Congress Should Use Congressional Review Act to Strike Down Ill-Advised Arbitration Rule
On July 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a new rule to ban financial service providers, such as banks or credit card companies, from… Read More
LawCommentary
Malpractice in America’s Crime Labs Is Putting Innocents in Jail, Letting Convicts Off the Hook
Junk science endangers lives. Forensic junk science in the hands of overzealous prosecutors, ignorant police detectives, and reckless experts threatens liberty. There is a crisis… Read More
LawNews
What a Former Colleague Thinks About Chris Wray Becoming FBI Director
“Chris Wray is extremely intelligent, very principled, very hardworking,” said a former colleague of President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee in an interview with The Daily… Read More
LawCommentary
Some States Have No Interest in Fighting Voter Fraud
It was a simple request—hardly one to stir up controversy. Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state and vice chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on… Read More
LawNews
The Stalling Technique 2 Democrats Are Using to Block a Conservative Judge
The confirmation process for one of President Donald Trump’s judicial picks is stalled because the two U.S. senators from the nominee’s home state have not… Read More
LawCommentary
Let the States Lead on Drone Regulation
Last month, drone industry executives told President Donald Trump they needed more regulation, not less, before they could expand further—a man-bites-dog story if ever there… Read More
LawNews
Some States Resisting Trump Voter Fraud Commission Probe
An odd assortment of states are taking varying positions on whether to cooperate with the Trump administration’s investigation into potential voter fraud. Some red states—whose… Read More
LawCommentary
In Dissent, Justices Thomas and Gorsuch Defend the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment is subject to persistent threats these days, and it didn’t receive any help from a majority of the Supreme Court last week…. Read More
LawCommentary
Growing Pile of Data Shows That Voter Fraud Is a Real and Vast Problem
This week, The Heritage Foundation is updating its Voter Fraud Database with 89 new entries, including 75 convictions and a slew of overturned elections and… Read More
LawCommentary
Grading Neil Gorsuch After 2 Months on the Court
Justice Neil Gorsuch closed out his first two months on the Supreme Court this week, leaving conservatives cautiously optimistic about the future direction of the… Read More
LawCommentary
Missouri Tried to Discriminate Against a Church for No Good Reason. How the Supreme Court Leveled the Playing Field.
In a 7-2 decision on Monday in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, the Supreme Court overturned a Missouri policy that discriminated against… Read More
LawCommentary
The European Commission Just Fined Google $2.7 Billion. Such Foreign Antitrust Attacks Threaten US Innovation and Prosperity.
On June 27, the European Commission—Europe’s antitrust enforcer—fined Google over $2.7 billion for a supposed violation of European antitrust law that bestowed benefits, not harm,… Read More
LawAnalysis
How the Supreme Court Trampled on Private Property Rights in a Recent Decision
In last week’s decision in Murr v. Wisconsin, the Supreme Court upheld the Wisconsin State Court of Appeals’ ruling that two waterfront lots should be… Read More
