LawNews
Senate Confirms William Barr as New Attorney General
The Senate confirmed William Barr as the new attorney general Thursday afternoon, returning Barr for a second tour atop the Department of Justice. The confirmation… Read More
LawCommentary
We Don’t Need a Sweeping Overhaul of Gun Laws
On Valentine’s Day one year ago, a young man with a gun left 17 dead at a high school in Parkland, Florida. Since then, as… Read More
LawCommentary
How Mass Deinstitutionalization Harmed the Mentally Ill
One year ago Thursday, the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida, sparked an intense national debate over firearm-related violence. As some pushed for broader restrictions… Read More
LawCommentary
On Occupational Licensing, Texas Is Again the ‘Lodestar State’ for Legal Reforms
Texas has been at the forefront of state prison and criminal justice reform since 2007, but it isn’t resting on its laurels. By reforming its… Read More
LawCommentary
The End of ‘Believe All Women’
Feminists haven’t been this silent since the Bill Clinton years. Vanessa Tyson came forward Wednesday to accuse Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexually assaulting… Read More
Law Analysis
Podcast: Amid Allegations Against Democrat, ‘Believe All Women’ Ends
Now that a woman, Vanessa Tyson, is accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Democrat, of sexual assault, the left’s calls to “believe all women”… Read More
LawNews
Stonewalling on Clinton Emails Continues Under Trump, Watchdog Says
Federal bureaucrats, defying President Donald Trump, are resisting requests for information about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account while secretary of state and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Latest Crime News Provides Evidence in Favor of Armed Citizens
As lawmakers around the country moved to impose restrictions on the ability of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms, some of those same citizens… Read More
LawCommentary
What a Registration Surprise in Texas Tells Us About Voter Fraud
The man in charge of elections in Texas made a surprise announcement last week: As many as 95,000 noncitizens had registered to vote, and 58,000… Read More
LawNews
The Top 5 Nutty New California Laws
Americans should be thankful for federalism. Not only does this aspect of our Constitution allow states and localities to find the right mix of laws… Read More
Law Analysis
Podcast: How to Curb Sex Trafficking in the US
Around 2 p.m. every day, some men will use their corporate computers to make an appointment to have sex with a minor—and many of those… Read More
LawCommentary
How Liberals Have Given Blacks Little for Their Loyalty
In 1976, Gerald Ford won 15 percent of the black vote. That’s the most of any recent Republican presidential candidate. In most elections, blacks give… Read More
LawCommentary
Cohen’s History of Falsehoods Makes His Upcoming Congressional Testimony Worthless
Update: Michael Cohen’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee is now scheduled for Feb. 27. Before he begins a three-year prison sentence for lying to… Read More
LawNews
Conservative Groups Targeted in Lois Lerner’s IRS Scandal Receive Settlement Checks
MADISON, Wis.—Dozens of conservative organizations are receiving late Christmas presents years after the IRS handed them a lump of coal. The federal government in recent… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump and Congress Earn a Conservative Victory With First Step Act
President Donald Trump and conservatives in Congress earned a historic victory this week by enacting the First Step Act. The landmark bill provides modest yet… Read More
LawCommentary
Criminal Justice Reform Bill to Change a System More Criminal Than Just
Republicans and conservatives dating back at least to Richard Nixon have used the slogan “tough on crime” and its corollary “lock ’em up and throw… Read More
LawNews
Senate Passes Trump-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate passed a criminal justice reform bill backed by President Donald Trump on the Senate floor Tuesday night. The bill, titled the “First Step Act,”… Read More
LawCommentary
Senate’s Conservative Prison Reform Advances Trump’s Public Safety and Economic Growth Agendas
Today, senators are debating amended criminal justice legislation that the House passed in May, by a vote of 360-59, with support from President Donald Trump… Read More
LawNews
Prison Reform Should Be a Conservative Priority, Mike Lee Argues
One of the Senate’s conservative stalwarts, Mike Lee of Utah, says lawmakers should pass a criminal justice reform bill before the end of the year… Read More
LawNews
Justice Department Investigators Unable to Find Peter Strzok’s Text Messages During Mueller Probe, Report Says
Department of Justice investigators were unable to recover text messages Peter Strzok and Lisa Page sent during their short tenure on the special counsel’s investigation,… Read More
LawNews
Senate Will Take Up Trump-Endorsed ‘First Step Act,’ McConnell Says
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the U.S. Senate will take up a criminal justice reform bill backed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday morning…. Read More
LawCommentary
Not All in Prison Are Hardened Criminals. We Need to Offer Rehabilitation Possibilities.
What parent hopes their child will grow up to be a career criminal? What child dreams of one day living behind the bars of one… Read More
LawNews
How 1 State Fared After Enacting the Criminal Justice Reforms Trump Wants to Implement Nationally
Mississippi implemented its second round of criminal justice reforms this year after touting the successes of a previous package in 2014. The first installment focused… Read More
LawCommentary
Cohen, Manafort Developments Don’t Reveal Any Illegal Conduct or Collusion by Trump, His Campaign
Amid the media hysteria over Michael Cohen’s guilty plea and discussions between the lawyers representing Paul Manafort and President Donald Trump, it’s important to understand… Read More
LawCommentary
Its Critics Are Wrong. There’s No ‘Loophole’ in the ‘First Step’ Criminal Justice Reform Bill.
Fred Barnes has expressed concerns over the proposed First Step Act and a supposed “loophole” in it that would give “shortened sentences” to dangerous criminals…. Read More
LawCommentary
When Federalism and a Law Against Female Genital Mutilation Collide
A federal district court recently invoked constitutional principles of federalism to invalidate a federal criminal statute in a case that involves a grisly crime—female genital… Read More
LawNews
No End in Sight: Cohen, Manafort Developments Seen as Keeping Mueller Probe Going Into 2019
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation isn’t likely to wrap up anytime soon, as once expected, based on events this week, former federal prosecutors say. President… Read More
LawCommentary
Here’s What Opponents of Criminal Justice Reform Get Wrong
Some arguments against the modest prison and sentencing reforms in the Senate’s First Step Act echo an influential claim from the 1970s attributed to the… Read More
Law Commentary
Right Side of History: Revisiting Scandals of the Clinton Era With Ken Starr
“The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How DC’s Mental Health Community Court Is Giving the Mentally Ill a More Hopeful Future
Mental illness is a very real problem that affects many aspects of our society. In the United States, as of 2016, an estimated 10.4 million… Read More
