Category: unconstitutional

Pennsylvania Businesses Give Mixed Reaction to Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

Pennsylvania businesses have mixed opinions about President Joe Biden’s mandate that employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or submit to a weekly COVID-19 test. Sam Denisob, vice president of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, was in meetings much of Friday discussing the mandate. “We are carefully reviewing the details of…


26 State Attorneys General Oppose New York Gun Rule As ‘Unconstitutional’

The attorneys general for Arizona and Missouri are leading a coalition of 26 states that oppose a New York gun law as unconstitutional. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Tuesday filed an amicus brief (pdf) with the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association vs….


Judge Halts Debt Relief Program for Farmers of Color, Says It’s Likely Unconstitutional

A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday issued a temporary restraining order pausing payments in a federal farmer loan forgiveness program that grants benefits on the basis of race, arguing there’s a “strong likelihood” a court will rule that the program is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William Griesbach issued the temporary restraining order (pdf) after a…


Deep Dive (Jan. 27): 45 Senators Rule Impeachment Trial Unconstitutional

Forty-five senators voted the impeachment trial against former President Trump is unconstitutional. Senator Rand Paul forced the Senate to vote on whether or not it’s constitutional for the Senate to hold a trial of a private citizen, since Trump is no longer in office. He called it a “partisan vendetta against a man no longer…