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8 Tributes to Antonin Scalia From His Fellow Justices
His eight colleagues on the Supreme Court reveal their affection and admiration for Antonin Scalia in the statements they released within 48 hours of the… Read More
LawCommentary
Fight to Replace Scalia Proves Supreme Court Has Become Too Powerful
The stakes are high—very high. Finding a replacement for deceased Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia will be a battle royale. But why should one… Read More
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Americans’ Views of Scalia a Mixed Bag, Gallup Review of Polls Finds
Americans were divided over Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at the same time many didn’t know who he was, according to a historical review by the Gallup polling… Read More
LawCommentary
Next President, Not Obama, Should Pick Scalia’s Successor
The unfortunate passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has opened a vacancy on our nation’s highest court. Whoever fills that vacancy, the American people… Read More
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Senate in Turmoil Over Whether Obama Should Fill Scalia’s Seat
Lawmakers from both parties exchanged salvos Sunday over who should fill the Supreme Court seat vacated Saturday by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. After… Read More
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Republicans, Obama Already Clashing Over Scalia’s Replacement
The fight over who should fill Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court broke out quickly after the justice’s death Saturday. Both parties wasted little… Read More
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9 Zingers From the Sharp Mind of Justice Antonin Scalia
Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday during his 29th year on the Supreme Court, was known for a sharp wit as well as a brilliant legal mind,… Read More
LawCommentary
What Scalia Taught Us
Antonin Gregory Scalia has died. For some, it is the painful loss of a husband or father. For those who knew him, it is the… Read More
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies, Creating Election Year Vacancy on Court
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died from natural causes while visiting friends in West Texas on Saturday morning. He was 79. News of the conservative… Read More
LawCommentary
This Landlord Had $250,000 Seized Because Too Many Residents Got Married
In yet another egregious case of civil asset forfeiture abuse, Michigander John Gutowski was forced to spend years fighting the government to reclaim over $250,000… Read More
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Is Operation Choke Point Still Happening? A Business Owner’s Story
Running his business, Gregory Bone says he did “everything we could” to avoid a conflict. His industry—payday lending—is overseen by state and federal officials. But… Read More
LawCommentary
New Fast and Furious Report Shows Government Could Make Same Mistake Again
The Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, has released a second report on Operation Fast and Furious that questions whether other law enforcement agencies within… Read More
LawNews
Did the Senate Just Confirm the Last Obama Judge?
A bipartisan agreement reached in December to advance five of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees was fulfilled Thursday when the Senate voted unanimously, 93-0, to… Read More
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Why Proponents Are Struggling to Salvage Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform
Republicans in the Senate are divided over how to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system, posing a potential setback to lawmakers who hoped to enact major bipartisan changes… Read More
LawCommentary
What This New York Times Writer Got Wrong on Supreme Court Case Challenging Obama’s Executive Actions
In a recent New York Times op-ed, Linda Greenhouse takes the Supreme Court justices to task for the “startling” action of asking the Obama administration… Read More
LawCommentary
Mass Shooters Prefer Gun-Free Zones
An analysis of mass shootings in the United States since the year 2002 shows that gun-wielding mass killers are more likely to strike where the… Read More
LawNews
How’d Your Senators Vote on Obama’s Judge Pick?
Senate Democrats have delivered on their end of a bargain with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, confirming Rebecca Ebinger to a lifetime appointment as a district… Read More
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The Backstory of Operation Choke Point
Last week, the House of Representatives took the first major step toward ending Operation Choke Point, a government program that critics say has been used… Read More
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Does Your State Want to Replace Electoral College With Popular Vote for President?
An 11th state looks ready to join a national movement to sideline the Electoral College and decide presidential elections by popular vote. A bipartisan bill moving through the… Read More
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GOP-Controlled Senate Is About to Approve Another Obama Judge
Though President Barack Obama’s time in office is drawing to a close, the Senate pipeline for judicial nominees remains open. On Monday, the Senate will… Read More
LawCommentary
A Legal Victory for Gun Rights
On Thursday, a three-judge panel vacated a ruling by a Maryland district court that had upheld the state’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” and large-capacity… Read More
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Find Out if Your Lawmaker Voted to End Operation Choke Point
The House of Representatives concluded a tense debate Thursday by voting 250-169 to end a controversial Obama administration program called Operation Choke Point. Critics say the secretive program, run by the Department… Read More
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This Mom Wanted Voters to Pay Attention to an Election. Instead, She Got Sued.
A Colorado mother got caught in a legal battle after buying two ads in a local newspaper to encourage voters to brush up on the candidates running for… Read More
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Judge Makes Government Pay Legal Fees to Store Owner Whose $107,700 Was Seized by IRS
A federal court delivered a victory to a North Carolina convenience store owner from whom the IRS had seized $107,700, directing the government to reimburse… Read More
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Why Is This Sting Celebrated by ‘60 Minutes’ but Not Those Planned Parenthood Videos?
Investigative tactics featured on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” bear an eerie resemblance to the undercover sting operation of a pro-life activist indicted last week for… Read More
LawCommentary
Oklahoma Law Enforcement Use Outrageous Claims to Prevent Reform Legislation
Law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma are upset with attempts in their state legislature to reform the practice known as civil asset forfeiture, the legal tool… Read More
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Small Business Scores Victory Over City in Protest of Property Seizure
Small business owners in Norfolk, Va., claimed victory for free speech after the city failed to stop them from displaying a banner protesting the government power of eminent… Read More
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Oklahoma Law Enforcement Fights Effort to Make It Harder to Take People’s Cash, Property
Just days before the Oklahoma legislature kicked off this year’s session, three law enforcement groups began lobbying lawmakers to oppose a bill that would make… Read More
LawCommentary
New Maryland Reform Makes It Harder for Police to Unjustly Seize Property
Recently the Maryland legislature undertook a historic vote to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a modest civil asset forfeiture reform package (S.B. 528). On Jan…. Read More
LawCommentary
How One State Is Attempting to Stop Government Theft
MADISON, Wis.—Mandrel Stuart and his young attorney found out firsthand the power of law enforcement to take what it wants through civil asset forfeiture. In August… Read More
