Two civil rights groups are launching a campaign to block former President Donald Trump from becoming president once more, citing alleged violations of the 14th Amendment related to the Jan. 6 incident. The groups “Free Speech for People” and “MI Familia Vota” will hold multiple rallies and banner drops for a week beginning Sunday outside…
‘Pulling Out Every Stop’: Activists Looking to Disqualify Trump Under 14th Amendment
US Supreme Court Turns Away Case on Charter School’s Mandatory Skirts for Girls
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 declined to hear the defense by a North Carolina public charter school that was blocked from requiring female students to wear skirts in school. The justices turned away an appeal from the Charter Day School in Leland, North Carolina, and left in place a decision by a lower…
Manchin Says Biden ‘Hypocritical’ on Debt-Limit Demands
Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said his fellow Democrat, President Joe Biden, has staked out a “hypocritical” position in recent debates over how to raise the U.S. debt limit. Biden has repeatedly called for a so-called “clean bill” to raise the debt limit without any additional conditions on matters such as spending reforms. In an interview…
McCarthy Criticizes Biden’s Possible Use of 14th Amendment to Override Debt Limit
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday criticized President Joe Biden’s veiled threat to invoke the 14th Amendment as a way to override the debt ceiling and avert a possible default, with the two politicians fresh off a meeting with no breakthrough on the debt limit standoff. Biden on Tuesday confirmed that he’s looking at…
DeSantis-Drawn Districts Map Begets Big GOP Boost in Congress
Florida’s newly drawn congressional map, which has not yet been signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, has already resulted at least one lawsuit but is likely to be in place for the state’s August primaries and November general elections. The Florida Senate on Wednesday, and House on Thursday, approved DeSantis’ proposed state congressional district map after…
Dem Challenger Tries to Disqualify Indiana’s Banks for Vote Against Certifying 2020 Election
A Democratic challenger is trying to use an obscure constitutional provision to disqualify Indiana GOP Rep. Jim Banks in this year’s congressional election, arguing that his vote in Congress against certifying the 2020 presidential election results constituted supporting an insurrection. In a Facebook post before the votes, Banks had said he was simply doing his…
Democrat Challenger Tries to Disqualify Indiana’s Banks for Vote Against Certifying 2020 Election
A Democratic challenger is trying to use an obscure constitutional provision to disqualify Indiana GOP Rep. Jim Banks in this year’s congressional election, arguing that his vote in Congress against certifying the 2020 presidential election results constituted supporting an insurrection. In a Facebook post before the votes, Banks had said he was simply doing his…
NC Board Cannot Disqualify Rep. Cawthorn From 2022 Election on 14th Amendment: Lawyer
North Carolina officials have no authority to block the reelection bid of U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) on Fourteenth Amendment grounds over his actions in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol building, his lawyer told The Epoch Times in an interview. Cawthorn’s mere advocacy of a pro-Trump position during…
NC Board Can’t Disqualify Rep. Cawthorn From 2022 Election on 14th Amendment: Attorney
North Carolina officials have no authority to block the reelection bid of U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) on 14th Amendment grounds over his actions in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol building, his attorney told The Epoch Times. Cawthorn’s mere advocacy of a pro-Trump position during the aftermath of…
Court Sides With Unvaccinated Michigan Athletes in Mandate Case
Sixteen unvaccinated athletes won another round in their legal battle to play sports, despite Western Michigan University’s mandate that all of its inter-collegiate athletes get the COVID-19 vaccination shot. In a unanimous published decision issued Oct. 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio, held that the university violated the…
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