Category: constitutional rights

Joint Federal Raid Leaves Area 51 Blogger Still Feeling ‘Traumatized’ Weeks After Event

A Nevada blogger reporting for years on the highly classified military base Area 51 said he’s still feeling “traumatized” after FBI and U.S. Air Force agents raided his homes with a search warrant early in November. “I was never given a reason for the raid—nor have I been charged with a crime,” said Joerg Arnu,…


Gun Rights Advocates Sue to Block Oregon’s New Gun Controls

With Oregon’s new gun law set to take effect in less than three weeks, the first legal challenge has been filed in federal court. Passed with just 50.7 percent of the vote, Ballot Measure 114 requires Oregonians to undergo a background check and take a class, which does not yet exist, to obtain a permit…


After Being Incarcerated for Over a Year, Jan. 6 Prisoner Will Finally Have His Day in Court

Jan. 6 prisoner Jeremy Brown has been incarcerated for over 13 months. On Dec. 5, he will finally have his first day in court. As previously reported by The Epoch Times, Brown—a 20-year retired U.S. Army Special Forces Combat Veteran—was arrested on Sept. 30, 2021, by approximately 30 to 40 heavily armed federal agents and…


North Carolina Business Owners Request Compensation for Pandemic Closures

North Carolina business owners who were closed during the declared pandemic are taking another swing at getting financial compensation for their financial losses. The North Carolina Bar and Tavern Association filed a brief on Monday asking the Court of Appeals to reconsider a lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper seeking “compensation for the government’s taking of…


Delaware, New Jersey Sued for Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers

A firearm trade group has taken Delaware and New Jersey to court, seeking to overturn recently enacted laws that allow governments and individuals to sue gun manufacturers for crimes committed with their products. The suits were filed separately on Wednesday in federal courts in Delaware and New Jersey. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a…


3rd Circuit Upholds Federal Ban on Non-Violent Felons Owning Guns

Non-violent felons may be barred from owning guns, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit held on Nov. 16 in the first major federal appellate court ruling applying the Supreme Court’s new standard for reviewing Second Amendment cases. The Supreme Court ruling gave rise to many new legal challenges to existing gun restrictions….


New York’s Restrictive New Gun Law Reinstated by Federal Appeals Court

New York state may resume enforcing its sweeping new gun control law after a federal appeals court temporarily lifted a stay on Nov. 15 that had blocked parts of the law that had been declared unconstitutional by a lower court the week before. The judicial decision came as courts in states with restrictive gun laws…


ESG Endangering America’s Farms and Your Food: State Treasurers

The latest threat to farming can be identified in three familiar letters. State treasurers at the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) told The Epoch Times on Nov. 14 that the United States’ agricultural base could be jeopardized by the top-down push for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) scoring. “It’s a real threat,” Nebraska State…


Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Trump-Era Bump Stock Ban

The Supreme Court has rejected another challenge to former President Donald Trump’s ban on so-called bump stocks that allow a semi-automatic weapon to fire as rapidly as a machine gun. The ruling came on Nov. 14 after the court recognized a constitutional right to bear firearms in public for self-defense in a June decision striking…


Teach the Constitution: Democrat Attorney Who Halted Hochul’s Quarantine Camp Regulation

In what she has called a David versus Goliath battle, New York real estate lawyer Bobbie Anne Cox sued Governor Kathleen Hochul for issuing directives mandating quarantine for people exposed to or infected with highly contagious diseases such as COVID-19. The directives, dubbed “quarantine camp regulations,” have been compared to laws that relocated Japanese during…