Commentary These days, poisonous collusion between powerful private sector interests and the state turns one’s thoughts to insecure cell phone data and social media censorship in the service of the Democratic Party. But devil’s bargains between Chamber of Commerce members and elected officials have been going on for a long time, maybe back to the…
Big Business, Big Government, Big Brother
December 11, 2022
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal of California Man Convicted in Fraudulent Immigration Scheme
December 9, 2022
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The Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 9 to hear the appeal of a California man convicted of facilitating illegal immigration by promising would-be immigrants they could remain in the United States permanently if they enrolled in a non-existent “adult adoption” program. The man’s lawyers say the conviction should be overturned because he was engaged in…
Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Order Blocking Enforcement of New Gun Law
December 9, 2022
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A new Oregon law that requires a permit for the purchase of firearms and bans large-capacity magazines, will remain on hold after the state’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s temporary restraining order halting its enforcement. Ballot Measure 114, which was passed by Oregon voters on Nov. 8, was initially scheduled to take effect on…
ACLU of Pennsylvania Urges County to Hire More Public Defenders
December 7, 2022
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When charged with a crime in the United States, the Sixth Amendment guarantees that defendants who cannot afford an attorney will get a free public defender. But in Luzerne County Pennsylvania, the office of public defender is so understaffed that it has been turning away hundreds of indigent people who were seeking representation for lower-level…
‘Independent State Legislature Theory’ to Get Its Day in US Supreme Court
December 5, 2022
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To some, it’s an arcane discussion among constitutional scholars that reads like cement. To others, it’s a brazen grab for “runaway legislative power” by state lawmakers who say the U.S. Constitution grants them exclusive elections authority, making them immune from their own state constitutions and courts. At its heart, Moore v. Harper is about the…
Supreme Court Sympathetic to Christian Web Designer Who Opposes Colorado Law Forcing Her to Honor Same-Sex Weddings
December 5, 2022
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The Supreme Court seemed receptive Dec. 5 to the arguments of a Christian website designer who says Colorado’s law requiring her to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings infringes on her constitutional rights. Although the Supreme Court has become increasingly protective of religious freedoms in recent years, those on the left say the court’s embrace…
Massachusetts School Officials Should Undergo First Amendment Training: National Law Organization
School officials in a Massachusetts town could have to attend First Amendment training to avoid legal action from a national organization that has won several landmark cases across the country on alleged constitutional violations. Deborah Catalano, senior counsel for Liberty Counsel told The Epoch Times her organization is demanding several Newburyport officials, including the superintendent,…
‘New Twitter’ Will Push Mainstream Media to Be More Truthful, Says Elon Musk
December 4, 2022
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Elon Musk says the “new” version of Twitter under his leadership will put competitor pressure on mainstream media to become more truthful and “stop toeing the line.” The comment was made during a live Q&A session on late Dec. 3 discussing the release of the “Twitter Files,” which exposed the social media giant’s role under…
‘New Twitter’ Will Push Mainstream Media to Be More Truthful, Musk Says
December 4, 2022
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Twitter CEO Elon Musk says the “new” version of the social media platform under his leadership will put pressure on mainstream media to become more truthful and “stop toeing the line.” The comment was made during a live Q&A session on Dec. 3 while discussing the release of the “Twitter Files,” which exposed the company’s…
Elon Musk Says Some Twitter Bans Violated First Amendment
December 3, 2022
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Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk said that internal company correspondence points to possible First Amendment violations, with his remarks coming hot on the heels of the release of a trove of documents that lift the lid on some of the social media platform’s censorship machinations around the 2020 presidential election. “Twitter acting by itself to…
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