A Washington state couple will soon ask the Supreme Court to disallow what they consider to be an unconstitutional wealth tax that was levied on capital gains they never received. In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new law, a reform of the federal tax code, also included a provision known…
National Archives Apologizes, Offers Personal Tour to March for Life Visitors
February 15, 2023
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March for Life participants who were ordered to cover or remove their pro-life attire during a Jan. 20 visit to the National Archives will receive a personal tour as part of a preliminary agreement the two parties reached in litigation. News of the agreement comes after the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) issued a…
National Archives Reaches Agreement With Two Pro-Life Activists Denied Entry to Museum
February 15, 2023
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The National Archives and two pro-life activists have reached a deal in a legal case brought after the activists were denied entry to the National Archives Museum. Security officers denied entry to multiple people, including law student Wendilee Lassiter, into the museum on Jan. 20 because of pro-life messages on their clothes. The parties said…
Chicago Dad Placed on Watchlist After Opposing Pornography in Schools
February 14, 2023
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A Chicago father has learned that he has been placed on a flight watchlist after opposing pornographic materials in his kids’ schools. Over the summer of 2021, Terry Newsome—who described himself in comments to the Epoch Times as a “lifelong Democrat” until recently—was one of several parents in the 99th school district of Downer’s Grove,…
Supreme Court Considering Whether Offended Atheists May Sue Florida City Over Prayers
February 14, 2023
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The Supreme Court will soon consider whether a city’s sponsorship of a prayer vigil that offended atheists who witnessed it violates the First Amendment. The case comes as the Supreme Court has become increasingly protective of constitutionally based religious freedoms in recent years. The justices are scheduled to consider the petition in City of Ocala,…
‘Revoke, Rine, or Suspend’: ATF Documents Reveal ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy to Suspend Gun Store Licenses
February 14, 2023
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Internal documents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) detailing the agency’s Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) inspection guidance from January 2022 show how its “zero tolerance” guidelines are being used to revoke gun sale licenses across America. The inspection guidance, first obtained by Fox News, is based on the Biden administration’s “zero…
Banks Calls on Buttigieg to ‘Correct’ Merchant Marine Academy’s Coverup of Jesus Painting
February 13, 2023
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Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) is calling on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to act after a historic painting of Jesus on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) campus was covered up. The 1944 painting, entitled “Christ on the Water,” depicts Jesus standing on the ocean with his arms outstretched as merchant mariners drift in a lifeboat…
Maryland Bill Would Require Embedded Tracker on Most Guns
February 13, 2023
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A bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly would prohibit sellers from transferring 10 or more firearms in a single transaction unless each of the firearms includes an embedded tracking device that can’t be removed without rendering the firearm permanently inoperable. Maryland House Bill 704, introduced by Democrat Del. Pam Queen, would establish a requirement…
State AGs Seek Answers From FBI, DOJ Over Targeting of Traditionalist Catholics
February 10, 2023
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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and 19 other Republican state attorneys general expressed “outrage and alarm” Friday following the Feb. 8 leak of an internal FBI memo that characterized Catholics as “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists.” Seeking answers, Miyares pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland for information on how the…
Christian School Tells Supreme Court It Can’t Be Sued by Former Teacher Who Accused It of Racism
A Christian school in Colorado told the Supreme Court it can’t be sued for firing a woke teacher who accused the school, parents, and students of racism because it is a religious institution that is beyond the reach of the First Amendment. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law…
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