Category: constitutional rights

New Lawsuits Challenge Legality of Illinois ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban

A federal lawsuit filed this week is one of several new suits to assert a recently signed Illinois gun law is illegal. House Bill 5471, the Protect Illinois Communities Act, runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, the new 28-page suit charges. “‘The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees ‘the right of the…


Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on State Law Giving Patients the Right to Choose Their Own Medical Treatment

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday concerning a case that has brought into question the purview of a statute giving patients the right to choose their own medical treatment. “No health care may be given to you over your objection, and necessary health care may not be stopped or withheld if you object,”…


FBI Offers $25,000 Reward for Info on Pregnancy Center Attacks

The FBI said it is offering a $25,000 reward for information on a series of attacks on pregnancy centers dating back to last year’s Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade. In a statement, the bureau’s Portland office said it will provide the payment to sources and informants who can give “information leading to the identification,…


Trump Spokeswoman Comments on Whether He Will Return to Twitter, Facebook

Is former President Donald Trump planning to rejoin the land of tweets? Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington did not deny the move nor explicitly confirm the move in an exclusive interview with “Newsmakers” program late Wednesday, following reports that leading up to the U.S. presidential race 2024, Trump might be seeking to return to Twitter and Facebook. “We’ll…


Matt Gaetz Introduces Bill to Abolish ATF After It Declared Braced Pistols Illegal

The new “Abolish the ATF Act” bill introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would immediately disband the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (ATF) upon its enactment. “The continued existence of the ATF is increasingly unwarranted based on their repeated actions to convert law-abiding citizens into felons. They must be stopped. My bill today would abolish the…


Supreme Court Again Refuses to Halt New York Gun Restrictions

The Supreme Court turned away a firearms dealers’ emergency request on Jan. 18 to halt a months-old New York law that imposed new restrictions on gun purchases and dealers that the dealers say adversely affected sales and violated their rights. The ruling comes as challenges to gun laws across the nation have escalated since the…


Biden Says Americans Would ‘Need Some F-15s’ to Fight Government

President Joe Biden said on Monday that AR-15 rifles wouldn’t help Americans in an armed conflict with the federal government. Biden made the comments during the National Action Network’s (NAN) annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast in Washington, where he vowed to ban what he called “assault weapons,” referring to semiautomatic sporting rifles in the style of an…


Alameda County Sheriffs Threatened With Lawsuit for Slow, Invasive Concealed Carry Permitting

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department is facing criticism over its issuing of concealed carry weapon (CCW) permits, with the California Rifle & Pistol Association (CRPA) sending a pre-litigation letter. In addition to delays, complaints range from constitutional violations to invasive obstructions that cross not only California law but also a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, according…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Sebastian Gorka on Russia-Ukraine War Narratives, Political Prisoners in America, and the Politicization of the Intel Community

In this episode, we sit down with Sebastian Gorka, host of America First, former strategist for President Donald Trump, and author of “The War for America’s Soul,” to discuss narratives surrounding the Russia-Ukraine War, the fog of disinformation, the Twitter Files, and the politicization of America’s intelligence agencies. “Sending unaccountable pallets of cash to any…


PREMIERING NOW: Sebastian Gorka on Russia-Ukraine War Narratives, Political Prisoners in America, and the Politicization of the Intel Community

In this episode, we sit down with Sebastian Gorka, host of America First, former strategist for President Donald Trump, and author of “The War for America’s Soul,” to discuss narratives surrounding the Russia-Ukraine War, the fog of disinformation, the Twitter Files, and the politicization of America’s intelligence agencies. “Sending unaccountable pallets of cash to any…