The Supreme Court revived a lawsuit filed by Virginia property owners challenging the seizure of their land to make way for a natural gas pipeline. The court’s decision, which came April 24 in an unsigned order with no recorded dissents, is the latest development in a long-running legal battle between Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC and…
Supreme Court Sides With Landowners Whose Land Was Sought for Pipeline
April 26, 2023
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‘Tennessee Three’ Meet With Biden at White House, Discuss Gun Laws
April 25, 2023
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Three Tennessee House Democrats met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Monday, where they discussed gun control laws. Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) told reporters they discussed with Biden a slew of gun control laws. “We talked about red flag laws, we talked…
Tennessee Governor Calls Special Session After Legislature Doesn’t Pass Order of Protection Law
As Tennessee’s legislature wrapped up year one of the 113th General Assembly on Friday, they did so without taking up gun legislation called to be enacted by state Democrats and Republican Gov. Bill Lee. There wasn’t a lack of time, as many more days were allotted to finish the state’s business. The House clerk told…
Colorado Lawmakers Shelve ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Bill
April 21, 2023
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Lawmakers in the Colorado House of Representatives voted early on Thursday morning to shelf a bill that prohibits people from buying and selling “assault weapons” in the state. The bill, HB23-1230, was brought by Denver Democratic Rep. Elisabeth Epps. The bill defined assault weapons as semi-automatic rifles that can be made to accept a detachable…
Tennesse House Republicans Clash With Gov. Lee on Gun Confiscation Orders
April 20, 2023
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Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives are signaling defiance of their fellow Republican, Gov. Bill Lee, after he proposed legislation to allow law enforcement officers to temporarily seize firearms from persons if a court agrees that they pose a threat of harm to themselves or others. Tennessee policymakers have considered a number of new…
Judge Rules Religious Exemptions Must Be Allowed in Mississippi for Children’s Vaccine Requirements in Public Schools
April 19, 2023
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A federal judge has ruled Mississippi must now provide religious exemptions to the state’s strict childhood vaccine requirements to be enrolled in public schools. U.S. District Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden granted a preliminary injunction on Monday following an evidentiary hearing and handed down a full order on Tuesday. Several families filed the lawsuit last fall arguing that…
Supreme Court Sympathetic to Christian Mail Carrier Who Quit Over Sunday Deliveries
The Supreme Court seemed receptive April 18 to the arguments of an evangelical Christian mail carrier who quit the U.S. Postal Service after it refused to accommodate his wish not to work on the Sunday Sabbath. Over the opposition of the Biden administration, the court agreed in January to take up the civil rights lawsuit…
Republicans Accuse ATF of Overreach During Budget Hearing
April 18, 2023
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Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), said his agency trusts local law enforcement to help it conduct firearms traces legally. “We support police and trust police departments to submit traces when they relate to criminal investigations,” he said. Dettelbach testified before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce,…
EXCLUSIVE: Texas Coordinates With ATF to Share Income of Residents for Warrantless Monitoring
Texas secretly gives its citizens’ incomes to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Documents show this has led to at least one person being monitored by the feds without a warrant through the federal gun background check system. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) told The Epoch Times that it has written contracts with ATF for “sharing…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case About Alleged Car-Seizure Abuse
April 17, 2023
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The Supreme Court has agreed to look at class-action lawsuits filed by two women whose automobiles were seized by local governments even though they committed no crimes. The women said they were deprived of due process by two municipalities in Alabama that failed to properly justify their actions. The women filed suit in federal court….
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