Constitution - The New American

Appeals Court Refuses to Rule on Laptop Encryption Case

When Ramona Fricosu’s attorney, Phil DuBois, promised to appeal a lower court’s ruling that she be forced to open encrypted files that may...

Bob Adelmann February 29, 2012

Utah Joins the Fight Against NDAA

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 28, 2012

Another state legislator is riding to the defense of the Tenth Amendment and the Constitution. On February 21, 2012, Utah State Senator Todd...

Virginia’s NDAA Nullifying Bill Passed by State Senate

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 28, 2012

On January 16, Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall (left) introduced HB 1160, a bill designed to "prevent any agency, political subdivision, employee, or member...

N.Y. Threatens to Remove License of Anti-vaccine Attorney

Raven Clabough February 28, 2012

Patricia Finn (left), a vaccine rights attorney in New York, is being targeted by the Ninth Judicial District, which is threatening to strip...

Bill of Rights Defense Committee Director Warns Public of NDAA

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 25, 2012

On February 18 at a mosque in Berlin, Connecticut, citizens from all walks of life and all political persuasions came together to organize...

Leaders From Across Political Spectrum Unite to Oppose NDAA

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 24, 2012

Early yesterday this reporter was privileged to participate in a press conference of representatives of several organizations and several individuals fighting the battle...

Illinois Politicians Plot New Assaults on Gun Ownership

James Heiser February 24, 2012

Gun owners in Illinois are bracing for a fight against the latest round of legislation aimed at inhibiting their right to keep and...

D.C. Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Gitmo Wrongful Death Suit

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 23, 2012

On Tuesday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of two wrongful death lawsuits...

Anti-Gun Control Bill Moving Through Pa. Legislature

Raven Clabough February 22, 2012

Pro-gun lawmakers in Pennsylvania are taking action and pushing an anti-gun-control bill through the General Assembly that is sure to send a strong...

Despite Court Victory, NYC Churches Still Banned From Schools

Dave Bohon February 22, 2012

A day after a U.S district court ruled that scores of churches could temporarily continue meeting in New York City schools, an appeals...

Judge in Gitmo Tribunal Refuses to Subpoena Yemeni President

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 20, 2012

On Thursday, the presiding judge in the military tribunal of Guantánamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (left) denied the request made by al-Nashiri’s...

Virginia House Passes NDAA-Nullifying Bill; Other States Join Fight

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 20, 2012

The sovereign states are courageously asserting their constitutionally protected right to self-determination by standing up to the federal government and refusing to execute...

Attorneys General Threaten Lawsuit Against Obama’s Contraception Mandate

Dave Bohon February 17, 2012

Attorneys General from a dozen states are considering a federal lawsuit against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate requiring employers to provide insurance that...