Constitution - The New American

FISA Court Colludes with NSA to Allow Unconstitutional Surveillance

Documents published by The Guardian (U.K.) reveal that the FISA court is giving the NSA the go-ahead in its surveillance of domestic communications....

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 27, 2013

High Court Rulings Strike Blows to DOMA, California’s Prop. 8

Dave Bohon June 26, 2013

The Supreme Court used a pair of anticipated rulings June 26 to strike a blow to traditional marriage in the United States. The...

Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Texas Affirmative Action Case

Warren Mass June 26, 2013

In a 7-1 decision made on June 24, the Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of the affirmative action policy at...

Justice Thomas Likens Affirmative Action to Segregation Laws

Jack Kenny June 25, 2013

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas likened the rationale for an affirmative action admissions policy to segregationist arguments of previous decades. ...

Scalia: Judges Should Not Be “Mullahs of the West.”

Jack Kenny June 25, 2013

Judges are not fit arbiters of moral issues, Justice Scalia said in a speech titled, "Mullahs of the West: Judges as Moral Arbiters."...

Supreme Court to Rule on Obama Recess Appointments

Warren Mass June 24, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on June 24 to hear a case involving the validity of three recess appointments President Obama made to...

Governor Rick Perry Signs a Pair of Bills Upholding Fourth Amendment

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 23, 2013

Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a bill into law June 14 that curtails the power of law enforcement and government to use drones...

Supreme Court Bombshell: No Right to Remain Silent

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 23, 2013

The Supreme Court handed down a decision on June 17 that has been ignored by most media outlets, despite its devastating effect on...

FBI’s Mueller Admits Use of Drones in Domestic Surveillance

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 20, 2013

During testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Robert Mueller admitted that the bureau has been using drones in domestic surveillance. ...

Google Fights for Right to Report on Surveillance Data Requests

Raven Clabough June 19, 2013

Google is challenging the federal government over gag orders on data requests, asserting that it has a constitutional right to speak about information...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter ID Law

Raven Clabough June 17, 2013

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voters is illegal. According to the court’s decision,...

Big Government Is Watching the Watchdogs

Jack Kenny June 17, 2013

Though most media have almost disregarded out of hand the government’s daily violations of the Fourth Amendment, they don’t like it when journalists...

Fox News Focuses on Snowden, Ignores Gov’t Assault on Bill of Rights

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 14, 2013

Fox News and other mainstream media outlets are smearing NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, rather than reporting on the federal government's assault on fundamental...