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 have incriminating data in them and assist the...
Constitution
Utah Joins the Fight Against NDAA
Another state legislator is riding to the defense of the Tenth Amendment and the Constitution. On February 21, 2012, Utah State Senator Todd Weiler (R-Woods Cross, left) submitted S.C.R. 11, a...
Virginia’s NDAA Nullifying Bill Passed by State Senate
On January 16, Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall (left) introduced HB 1160, a bill designed to "prevent any agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the military of Virginia from assisting an...
N.Y. Threatens to Remove License of Anti-vaccine Attorney
Patricia Finn (left), a vaccine rights attorney in New York, is being targeted by the Ninth Judicial District, which is threatening to strip her license to practice law and file criminal...
Bill of Rights Defense Committee Director Warns Public of NDAA
On February 18 at a mosque in Berlin, Connecticut, citizens from all walks of life and all political persuasions came together to organize themselves in opposition to the National Defense Authorization...
Leaders From Across Political Spectrum Unite to Oppose NDAA
Early yesterday this reporter was privileged to participate in a press conference of representatives of several organizations and several individuals fighting the battle against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on...
Illinois Politicians Plot New Assaults on Gun Ownership
Gun owners in Illinois are bracing for a fight against the latest round of legislation aimed at inhibiting their right to keep and bear arms. With efforts to essentially ban the...
D.C. Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Gitmo Wrongful Death Suit
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 filed by the families of two former inmates...
Anti-Gun Control Bill Moving Through Pa. Legislature
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 message to anti-gun advocates. The measure, HB 1523,...
Despite Court Victory, NYC Churches Still Banned From Schools
A day after a U.S district court ruled that scores of churches could temporarily continue meeting in New York City schools, an appeals court ruled that the restraining order against the...
Judge in Gitmo Tribunal Refuses to Subpoena Yemeni President
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 counsel to issue a subpoena to Yemeni President...
Virginia House Passes NDAA-Nullifying Bill; Other States Join Fight
The sovereign states are courageously asserting their constitutionally protected right to self-determination by standing up to the federal government and refusing to execute the most noxious provisions of the recently enacted...
Attorneys General Threaten Lawsuit Against Obama’s Contraception Mandate
Attorneys General from a dozen states are considering a federal lawsuit against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate requiring employers to provide insurance that includes free contraception — including sterilization and drugs...
The Clock is Ticking on Obama’s Eligibility
Attorney Van Irion of the Liberty Legal Foundation (LLF) filed an appeal to a Georgia superior court to review and overturn the decision by Georgia’s Secretary of State Brian Kemp (left)...
NYC Churches Get Reprieve in Forced Eviction from Schools
Attorneys for churches meeting in New York City public school buildings have won a court order barring the city from evicting the congregations for at least 10 days. The Alliance Defense...