Category: constitutional rights

Retiree Living on Boat Near San Francisco Sues Agency Trying to Evict Him to Protect Sea Grass

A retired man living on a boat near San Francisco is suing a local agency that is trying to evict him from his home to protect a species of sea grass that lines the bay where he lives. Dozens of people, including Daniel Knight, a 65-year-old retired truck driver, live on boats anchored in Richardson…


Democratic Senators Form ‘Gun Violence Prevention Caucus’ After String of Mass Shootings

A group of eight Democratic senators on Feb. 2 announced the formation of a Gun Violence Prevention Caucus that will see lawmakers work together to promote “commonsense solutions” to end soaring shootings across America. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.),…


Appeals Court Finds Federal Gun Ban on Domestic Violence Offenders Unconstitutional

A federal court on Thursday ruled that it is unconstitutional to ban Americans accused of domestic violence from possessing firearms, even if they’re subjected to restraining orders. Applying the logic the U.S. Supreme Court put forward last summer in deciding a landmark Second Amendment case, a panel of three judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit…


Illinois Court Rules Against State, Says New Gun Ban Violates Constitution

The state of Illinois has lost a gun regulation appeal in a case filed by gun owners and advocates against a law seeking to ban the possession and sale of some semiautomatic firearms. A county court first issued a temporary restraining order against the law, which the state appealed. On Jan. 10, Illinois Governor J.B….


Gosar Resolution to End COVID-19 National Emergency Passes House

The House of Representatives has passed Rep. Paul Gosar’s (R-Ariz.) House Joint Resolution 7, which would end the coronavirus national emergency proclaimed almost three years ago at the start of the pandemic. “Time’s up,” Gosar said in a Feb. 1 interview with The Epoch Times. “Most of America has moved on. “It’s that the government…


San Francisco Approves First Concealed Carry Permit Application Following Favorable Supreme Court Ruling

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office recently approved a concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit application, which allows individuals to carry concealed weapons, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the right is protected under the U.S. Constitution. “We can confirm we did approve our first CCW permit Friday,” said Tara Moriarty, a spokesperson for the…


EU Official’s Remarks About Hate Speech Laws Coming to America ‘Very Chilling,’ Free Speech Advocate Says

News Analysis Recent remarks by Věra Jourová, the European Commission’s Vice President for Values and Transparency, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, addressing online speech, the status of Twitter, and what Jourová sees as the likely advent of laws proscribing “hate speech” in the United States, show either an ignorance of or contempt…


Unvaccinated Kidney and Heart Patients Denied Transplants Get Day in Court with Michigan Hospital

A Michigan judge will soon decide if 73-year-old Ross Barranco can be denied a donated kidney because he won’t take the COVID-19 vaccine. “I just don’t see the logic of it,” stated Barranco in an interview with The Epoch Times. “Everybody knows an organ transplant procedure requires the nearly complete suppression of a recipient’s immune…


Men Must Be Strong Again and Push Back Against Cancel Culture: Steve Deace

Cancel culture thrives in American society because men are too weak to push back against it, stand up for their rights, and defend their families, said Steve Deace, conservative commentator and host of “The Steve Deace Show” on BlazeTV. Deace said the West was built by strong men who wouldn’t put up with nonsense. “There…


Gun Rights in the Crosshairs as Gov. Whitmer Pushes Red Flag Laws in Michigan

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined her three-pronged approach to gun reform in what was her fifth State of the State address on Wednesday, saying “The time for only thoughts and prayers are over.” Addressing the full Legislature in the House chamber, Whitmer called for enacting universal background checks, safe gun storage laws, and extreme…