LawCommentary
How Eric Holder Has Destroyed the Justice Department’s Reputation
I don’t know who the next U.S. attorney general will be, but I know I pity that person. Restoring the Justice Department’s reputation in the… Read More
LawCommentary
Scott Walker on New Attacks: ‘I Will Not Back Down’
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.” The truth on the widely covered “John Doe” is that two judges, one… Read More
LawNews
White House Lawyer Summoned to Testify on Lois Lerner’s Missing Emails
Darrell Issa addressed his most recent summons to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Seeking more information about Lois Lerner’s lost emails, the House Oversight Committee chairman has… Read More
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Paul Ryan Confronts IRS Commissioner: ‘I Don’t Believe You’
The House’s investigation of the Internal Revenue Service targeting scandal reached a fever pitch on Capitol Hill today. During a hearing of the Ways and… Read More
LawCommentary
The Latest Allegations in Wisconsin Are Much Ado About Nothing
Today’s revelations about local prosecutors’ claims that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker “was at the center of an effort to illegally coordinate fundraising among conservative groups”… Read More
LawNews
IRS Destroyed Hard Drive Lois Lerner Used at Time of Tea Party Targeting
Lois Lerner’s missing emails are likely gone forever because the Internal Revenue Service destroyed the hard drive she used at the time tea party groups… Read More
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Targeted Tea Party Activists Are Outraged Over ‘Lost’ IRS Emails
HONOLULU—Hawaii tea party leaders are outraged the Internal Revenue Service lost emails of Lois Lerner, former director of IRS’ Exempt Organizations Unit, during a critical… Read More
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Watch Out: This School Bus Camera Could Get You a Ticket
Better be extra cautious when passing a school bus. Redflex Traffic Systems is partnering with 19 Virginia school districts to install cameras on buses to… Read More
LawAnalysis
U.S. Patent Office: Redskins Trademark Is Disparaging to Native Americans
Today, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, by a vote of 2 to 1, canceled the registration of six trademarks… Read More
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House Chair: Hollywood Plots ‘More Believable’ Than IRS, White House on Missing Emails
House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., today accused the Internal Revenue Service of “lying” to the American people and attempting to hide the… Read More
LawCommentary
Lost Lerner Emails More Evidence Justice Department Not Taking IRS Investigation Seriously
As usual, the Obama administration used its “release-bad-news-late-on-Friday” routine for its latest jaw dropper: a claim by the IRS that it has lost external emails… Read More
Did Obama’s Amnesty Program Cause Spike in Child Immigrants?
New evidence has surfaced linking the influx of underage migrants to the Obama administration’s immigration policies. Republicans have argued that the situation, fast becoming a… Read More
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IRS Commissioner Subpoenaed to Testify on Lois Lerner’s ‘Lost’ Emails
Rep. Jason Chaffetz was even more perplexed than most Americans when he heard last week that the Internal Revenue Service had lost two years of… Read More
LawCommentary
Justice Department’s Latest Action Violates Federal Immigration Law
Attorney General Eric Holder announced on June 6 the Justice Department will use taxpayer funds to “enroll approximately 100 lawyers and paralegals as AmeriCorps members… Read More
LawNews
Attkisson: 9 Requests Lawmakers Should Make About Lois Lerner’s Missing Emails
As congressional investigators ponder how a computer crash caused two years of Lois Lerner’s emails to disappear, investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson outlined several questions lawmakers… Read More
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Florida Supreme Court Rules Against Red-Light Cameras
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Opponents of red-light cameras just got a little help from some new friends—the Florida Supreme Court. But they shouldn’t get too excited. The high… Read More
LawCommentary
This Proposed Amendment Would Violate Your Right to Free Speech (But Not the Media’s)
Imagine if Congress passed and the president signed a law making it a crime to utter “false, scandalous and malicious” statements “against the government.” Do… Read More
LawNews
IRS ‘Lost’ Lois Lerner’s Emails at Time of Tea Party Targeting
Congressional investigators reacted with outrage to the Internal Revenue Service’s claim that it lost two years of Lois Lerner’s emails during a period when the… Read More
LawCommentary
Why This Candidate’s Victory Freaked Out Wall Street
Dave Brat’s stunning victory on Tuesday caused widespread panic among those who make their living on Wall Street and the special-interest lobbyists on K Street,… Read More
LawCommentary
What Cantor’s Defeat Means for Campaign Finance Reform
Money can’t guarantee an outcome in an election. As we saw this week, the person with the most money does not automatically win. Underdog economics… Read More
LawCommentary
Was the California Teacher Tenure Decision Judicial Activism?
This week, in Vergara v. California, California Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu struck down five state laws governing teacher tenure, layoffs and dismissals as unconstitutional… Read More
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In Europe, You Can’t Google Those Embarrassing Photos Anymore
Do you ever wish that that video of you dancing at your cousin’s wedding could just be erased from the Internet? Or that photo of… Read More
LawCommentary
The Surprising Ingredient for Bipartisan Reform: Hit Show ‘Orange Is the New Black’
For most Americans, the Netflix show “Orange is the New Black” is the closest they will ever come to experiencing the criminal justice system. Americans… Read More
Operation Choke Point: FDIC Cooperated with Justice Department
When reports of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Operation Choke Point surfaced in 2013, the Obama Administration insisted that the program was meant to stop… Read More
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Obama’s Enforcer: Eric Holder’s Justice Department
The evidence is clear that Eric Holder and his political subordinates have politicized the Justice Department to an unprecedented degree — “worse than John Mitchell… Read More
Did This Student Receive a Bad Grade on a College Paper Because She Cited Heritage Foundation?
Hayley Waring, a student at Southern Methodist University, has an opinion piece in The College Conservative about former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s commencement address… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Florida Illegal Immigrants Should Not Receive In-State College Tuition Rates
Editor’s update: Today, Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) signed legislation permitting children of illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition rates. The commentary below was originally published… Read More
LawCommentary
The Biggest Non-Story in Tuesday’s Elections? Mississippi Voter ID Implemented With No Problems
It wasn’t the biggest story following Tuesday’s elections in various states, but it was the biggest and most-ignored non-story. Mississippi’s new voter ID law got… Read More
LawCommentary
Civil Forfeiture Criticized in Congress
The growing national chorus in favor of civil asset forfeiture reform gained new allies in the halls of Congress last week. Denouncing civil forfeiture as… Read More
LawNews
ACLU Rejects Amendment to Corral Campaign Spending
Democrats pushing for a constitutional amendment that would give government the authority to regulate political spending by outside groups will do so without one traditional… Read More
