Utah’s New Law Helps Law Enforcement Nab Property of Innocent People
In 2000, Utah voters took a major step toward protecting innocent property owners from abuses under the state’s civil forfeiture laws by passing Initiative B…. Read More
What Happens When You Break a Law You Didn’t Know About
In the wake of media reports that 40,000 new federal, state, and local laws will go into effect this year, there’s no better time for… Read More
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Protecting Voting Rights in Alabama
On January 13, the first court decision reimposing preclearance requirements since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder was issued for… Read More
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Free Speech and the Abortion Distortion
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in McCullen v. Coakley, in which Eleanor McCullen is challenging a Massachusetts law that prevents her from peacefully… Read More
Executive Pen at the Ready: Imperial Obama “Will Not Limit Himself” to What Congress Does
President Obama reminded Congress and the American people yesterday that he’ll use his executive power in any way he can think of. “We are not… Read More
License, Registration—and All Your Valuables, Please
Between 2006 and 2008, Tenaha, Texas, established itself as a hotbed for civil forfeiture abuse. Tenaha police executed dozens of traffic stops in which vast… Read More
Obama’s Unconstitutional “Recess” Appointments Come Before the Supreme Court
Remember President Obama’s “recess” appointments—that really weren’t during a Senate recess? The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that highlights problematic appointments… Read More
Will Chicago’s Latest Gun Ban Being Thrown out Finally Teach the City a Lesson?
The decision on Monday by federal judge Edmond Chang in Illinois Association of Firearms Retailers v. Chicago to throw out Chicago’s ban on gun sales comes as… Read More
Throw a Cigarette Butt on the Ground and You Could Face Three Years in Jail
Forget merely annoying others with bad manners: In Illinois, citizens who throw their finished cigarette on the ground are facing jail time – up to… Read More
New Lawsuit Against Congressional Obamacare Exception Announced
Senator Ron Johnson (R–WI) announced a lawsuit today challenging the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) illegal special treatment of Members of Congress and their staffs…. Read More
Supreme Court Stops Same-Sex Marriages in Utah
The U.S. Supreme Court entered a stay today ensuring that Utah will not be forced to issue marriage licenses to people in same-sex relationships in… Read More
Meet the Humble Nuns Who Just Shook Up the Obama Administration
Who takes care of poor people when they get old—when they are on their deathbeds? For thousands of people, the answer is Little Sisters of… Read More
Supreme Court Stays Obamacare Mandate for Little Sisters of the Poor
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor really knows how to ring in the New Year. Just hours before the countdown to 2014 in Times Square, she… Read More
Redefining Marriage: Judicial Overreach at Close of 2013
While most Americans were celebrating the Christmas season, judges were busy redefining state marriage laws. In New Mexico, Utah, and Ohio, judges have usurped the… Read More
5 Posts That Inspired You This Year
2013 was a great year for The Foundry. Here are the top five posts that inspired you the most. 13 Tax Increases in 2013 New… Read More
Why All Americans Should Support Hobby Lobby’s Case Against Obamacare
The plight of Hobby Lobby, the arts-and-crafts business whose owners are being forced to compromise their faith, instantly draws the sympathy of religious conservatives. But… Read More
Innocent People Have Their Homes Seized in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is known as the “City of Brotherly Love,” but for residents who have had their homes seized under the city’s civil forfeiture scheme, it… Read More
Much Ado About Blubber: Marine Biologist Faces Fines, Probation for Research
Nancy Black has dedicated her career to the research and conservation of wildlife. Now, she will have a criminal record and potentially faces a $100,000… Read More
The Government Can Now Force You to Bake a Cake
An administrative law judge in Denver, Colorado—a state that constitutionally defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman in 2006—has declared that… Read More
Polygamy, Sister Wives, and the Slippery Slope
Late last week, a federal judge in Utah struck down part of the state’s law that criminalizes polygamy. The challenge was brought by Kody Brown… Read More
When a Voter ID Is Worth a Thousand Words
It is an old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, and that is certainly true with a photo of Nelson Mandela turned… Read More
Filibuster or Not, the D.C. Circuit Still Doesn’t Need More Judges
Today the Senate is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Now that… Read More
Charged with Theft for Charging His Electric Car—with Five Cents’ Worth of Electricity
A nickel might not have much purchasing power these days, but, in Chamblee, Georgia, charging your Nissan Leaf with five cents’ worth of electricity can… Read More
Senator Reid’s Special Obamacare Staff Exemption
In case you didn’t think it could get any worse, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) is apparently exempting his congressional leadership and committee staff… Read More
Bail Bond Bait and Switch: Police Seize Money from Innocent Mother
As much as 90 percent of the currency circulating throughout the United States contains trace amounts of cocaine. No one would expect the police to… Read More
Felony Shrub-Trimming: San Diego Man Criminally Charged for Pruning Plants
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office filed felony vandalism charges against 46-year-old Ocean Beach, California, resident Juvencio Adame for “defacement, damage and destruction” of… Read More
Grand Theft Auto: D.C. Metro Edition
Washington, D.C., is often described as being out of touch with the rest of the country. However, our nation’s capital and the rest of the… Read More
Obamacare Is Restricting Choice and Trampling Fundamental Freedoms
The problems with Obamacare seem endless. Now, the unpopular health care law is headed back to the Supreme Court — this time over one of… Read More
Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, and Religious Freedom
Religious freedom is as much a part of Thanksgiving as turkey and pumpkin pie. From 1621, when the Pilgrims arrived in the New World, to… Read More
Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Obamacare Anti-Conscience Mandate
Today, the Supreme Court announced that it will take up two cases challenging the Obamacare anti-conscience mandate that employers must provide health insurance coverage that… Read More
