Mary Jane Looks to Prop Up 10th Amendment
In California on August 20, U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel denied a request by the federal government in Santa Cruz v. Mukasey...
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Gun Rights on Trial
The Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller struck down a prohibition against handguns but also allowed for more regulation of...
Read moreGuantanamo Interrogations Based on Communist Chinese Methods
A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing held on June 17 made public several documents from the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,...
Read moreHomeland Security Is Helping States to Implement Real ID
In the face of a widespread rebellion among the states against the unfunded Real ID mandate, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Read moreOklahoma House Affirms Sovereignty Over State Powers
On March 13 the Oklahoma House passed House Joint Resolution 1089, sponsored by Rep. Charles Key and Sen. Randy Brogdon, “claiming sovereignty under...
Read moreSupreme Court Rules Against D.C. Gun-control Law
On June 26, by handing down a 5-4 decision in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed...
Read moreSupreme Court Decision on Guantanamo Detainees
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 12, struck down major portions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA),...
Read moreHage Family Vindicated by Court Victory
Nevada ranchers Wayne and Jean Hage did not live to see final victory in their epic property rights battle with the federal government,...
Read moreGovernment Is Not the Problem
That “the government is denying us our rights” and even that “the government is oppressing us” are complaints all too commonly heard among...
Read moreTop-level Torture
A hidden bomb will detonate in an hour, killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands. You have the bomber in your power. Do...
Read moreNo Compromise Against Gun Control: Aaron Zelman Interviewed
Interview of Aaron Zelman by John F. McManus Aaron Zelman is executive director of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, a pro-Second...
Read moreArizona Legislature on Verge of Nixing Real ID Program
On March 19 the Arizona state House passed a bill (HB2677) that would prohibit the state from putting Real ID into effect without...
Read moreWhat Congress Can Do for This American
One check to the Supreme Court's judicial activism is that Congress may limit the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction pursuant to the “Exceptions Clause”...
Read moreRemembering a Champion
Helen Chenoweth-Hage will always be remembered as a champion of private property rights, a steadfast patriot, and a model of Christian charity, courage,...
Read moreHuge Win for Property Owners
Unbeknownst even to most legal experts, Wayne Hage has scored a major victory (in Hage v. United States) for ranchers, farmers, and all...
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