Tag: constitutional rights

Land Owners Battle Aggressive Tactics of Major Midwest Carbon Capture Pipeline

The land easement acquisition woman who knocked on Wayne Hanson’s door had a box of doughnuts. She arrived without an appointment, walked past the front desk of the nursing home complex, and stopped at Hanson’s independent-living senior apartment. Hanson, 96, let her in and they had a conversation about his Webster County, Iowa farm and…


Connecticut Families Challenge ‘Arbitrary’ Religious Exemption Ban for School Vaccines

A lawsuit filed in Connecticut Superior Court is challenging the state’s removal of the religious exemption from mandatory school vaccinations, which families say is not only absurd but also unconstitutional. The lawsuit involves two families, with each of them having one child currently in school under previously granted vaccine exemptions and a younger child unable…


EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Televised Investigative Hearing ‘Farce,’ Jan. 6 Prisoner Issues Warning to Americans

Ahead of the first of six televised House committee hearings related to the protests that took place at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, a Jan. 6 prisoner has issued a warning to the American people regarding the “farce” they are about to witness. On the evening of June 8, The…


Mobile Art Dealer Sues Town Over Requiring Donation of All Profit to Charity

A mobile art gallery owner is suing a North Carolina town over a local ordinance that forces itinerant vendors like her to give 100 percent of profits to charity in exchange for the right to sell during the high tourism season. Ami Hill is the proprietor of mobile art gallery #Bus252 and of the Muse Markets,…


‘They Use Them to Shoot Prairie Dogs’: No. 2 Senate Republican Defends AR-15s

The No. 2 Republican in the Senate defended people who want to own an AR-15-style rifle, claiming that the voters he represents use the guns to shoot varmints and prairie dogs. Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) noted the gun, which has faced criticism after several high-profile mass shootings in recent weeks, is among the most…


Matthew McConaughey Makes Emotional Plea for Gun Laws at White House

WASHINGTON—Actor and Uvalde, Texas, native Matthew McConaughey met with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, and urged more congressional action on shootings in an emotional speech, sharing stories of those who were killed in last month’s elementary school shooting. Nineteen children and two teachers were shot to death at Robb Elementary School in McConaughey’s hometown on…


SEC Climate Proposal Violates First Amendment to Constitution: Law Professor

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) proposed rules to mandate climate-related disclosures from companies abridge freedom of speech and would “create controversy by imposing a political viewpoint,” a law professor asserted in a June 1 letter to the agency. “It’s almost as though the three commissioners who pushed this rule forward don’t take seriously their…


Supreme Court Declines to Hear Senate Candidate’s Appeal for Law License

The Supreme Court decided on June 6 not to hear the appeal of a U.S. Senate candidate whose law license was restricted after he wielded a gun outside his St. Louis home in 2020 to deter a group of trespassing left-wing protesters in the midst of nationwide race riots. Attorney Mark McCloskey is currently running…


Medical Schools Violating Federal Law With Scholarships Offered to Select Races: Complaints

Five medical schools are violating federal law by offering scholarships to certain races while excluding others, according to new complaints lodged with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The University of Florida College of Medicine, for instance, has a scholarship that is only available to students “who belong to groups that are recognized as historically…


Gun Rights Groups Sue Over Washington State’s High-Capacity Magazine Ban

Several gun rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Washington state’s new ban on sales of so-called high-capacity ammunition magazines for rifles and handguns, which the law prohibiting their distribution defines as ones that hold more than 10 rounds. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and others filed their complaint on June 3 (pdf), claiming the ban…