LawNews
Rep. Jim Jordan Warns Against Rushing to Enact More Gun Controls
Rep. Jim Jordan warned against infringing upon Americans’ Second Amendment rights to pass more gun controls and said most bad people will find a way… Read More
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‘Lack of Candor’ Cited Before in Surveillance Requests by Obama Administration
A judge who is part of a secret court system criticized the Obama administration for “an institutional lack of candor” in seeking warrants to spy… Read More
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2 Anti-Trump FBI Officials Also Used Private Email, Their Texts Indicate
Two FBI officials who exchanged anti-Trump text messages on government equipment during the 2016 presidential campaign also conducted official business over private email accounts, according… Read More
LawCommentary
Democrats Are Arguing for Constitutional Right to a Tax Deduction. Here’s Why It’ll Fail.
On Feb. 1, Maryland’s attorney general signaled his state will join with the coalition of New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, whose Democratic governors have… Read More
LawNews
Watchdog Seeks Details on 2 FBI Officials Who Reviled Trump in Texts
A legal watchdog is pressing the Justice Department in court for documents that could allow Americans to decide for themselves whether politically motivated FBI officials… Read More
LawNews
Obama’s Interest in FBI Case Cited in Text Messages 2 Months Before Election
Barack Obama figures prominently in the newly released chain of electronic text messages between an FBI counterintelligence official and a bureau attorney who both expressed… Read More
LawNews
Anti-Trump Politics in FBI Drove Russia Probe, Memo Suggests
Opposition research against Donald Trump, funded by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, was an essential element to the Obama administration’s application… Read More
LawCommentary
White Supremacy Is Bad, but This Bill to Criminalize It Is Not the Answer
On Jan. 19, a Virginia lawmaker introduced a bill in the state’s Legislature specifically aimed at “combating the rise in white supremacist violence.” H.B 1601,… Read More
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Trump Mulls Release of Secret Memo on FBI Actions in Russia Probe
President Donald Trump must decide whether to make public a classified memo on potential FBI abuse of a government surveillance law in pursuing allegations against… Read More
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Lawmakers Seek Release of Secret Memo on FBI, Anti-Trump Dossier
Some lawmakers are calling on the House intelligence committee to release a classified memo they say contains information on the FBI’s handling of a controversial… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Roe v. Wade Is My Generation’s Dred Scott
Today, for the first time, I will join tens of thousands of my fellow Americans in the 2018 March for Life. Together, we will demand… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy
Hillary Clinton blamed the Electoral College for her stunning defeat in the 2016 presidential election in her latest memoirs, “What Happened.” Some have claimed that… Read More
LawCommentary
Group That Tried to Sue Trump Over ‘Emoluments’ Clause Just Got Booted Out of Court
A federal judge recently dismissed the first of three lawsuits against President Donald Trump that claim it’s unconstitutional for a president to own and profit… Read More
LawCommentary
The Rich Legacy Orrin Hatch Will Leave in the Senate
Washington, D.C., is filled to the brim with skilled politicians and bright people. What it has in short supply are people who possess those characteristics… Read More
LawCommentary
Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Bow to Government Agencies
Many Americans would be surprised to learn that a series of Supreme Court decisions allow officials in administrative agencies—rather than judges—to have the final say… Read More
LawCommentary
The State Government Agency That Spied on Citizens
A new report on a government spying operation conducted by partisan bureaucrats should outrage and scare Americans everywhere. It shows what can happen when, as… Read More
LawCommentary
Georgia Copyrighted Its Own Laws. Now, It’s Suing a Nonprofit Group for Publishing Them.
The state of Georgia has one, and only one, official set of laws: the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. There’s just one tiny problem for… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
No, Vox, ‘Small Government’ Does Not Mean White Nationalism
According to a recent article in Vox, conservatives who denounce government overreach aren’t really concerned about burdensome regulations. No—it turns out the “language of small… Read More
LawNews
Senate Eyes Permanent Ban on Justice Department ‘Slush Fund’ for Political Friends
Legislation to codify the U.S. attorney general’s recent ban on diverting millions in legal settlements to outside groups is now in the Senate’s court, following… Read More
LawNews
Top Democrat Wrongly Asserts Electoral College Isn’t in Constitution
The head of the national Democratic Party incorrectly said the Electoral College is not “a creation of the Constitution.” In a lecture at Indiana University Law… Read More
LawNews
Sessions Highlights 2 Most Vital Liberties Justice Department Will Aim to Protect
Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke about the accomplishments of the Justice Department and its new direction in a speech at The Heritage Foundation on Thursday…. Read More
LawNews
Jeff Sessions Stands Up for Student in Free Speech Lawsuit
Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a statement of interest into a student’s free speech lawsuit against his school Tuesday. The Department of Justice called Los… Read More
LawCommentary
Militant Atheist Group Using Liberal Court to Tear Down a Memorial Cross
They’re no longer with us, but I can still remember them marching every Fourth of July parade when I was a kid. Sadly, all that… Read More
LawNews
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
SocietyNews
School May Ban Protest Against Teacher Who Made Students Remove Trump T-Shirts
A Georgia high school has threatened to bring in police to prevent a Wednesday protest against a teacher that forced two students to flip their… Read More
LawCommentary
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
LawCommentary
ACLU Goes Soft on First Amendment Rights of Gun Carriers
On the heels of deadly protests and counterprotests in Charlottesville, Virginia, the American Civil Liberties Union has stated it will no longer defend the First… Read More
LawNews
Trump Justice Department Ends Operation Choke Point
Republican House members announced Friday that the Justice Department has ended the controversial Obama-era program targeting payday lenders, gun shops, and other legal businesses, in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
White Supremacists Will Not Tear America Apart. We’re Better Than This.
Note: The following is based on an official statement released by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. It’s tragic and heartbreaking to see hatred and racism once… Read More
LawNews
GOP Lawmakers Ask Jeff Sessions to End Operation Choke Point
Five high-ranking House Republicans have asked formally that the Trump administration end Operation Choke Point, an Obama administration program that critics say unfairly targets politically… Read More
