A pro-life activist and his group can’t be sued for defamation for calling pro-abortion groups “criminal organizations,” the Supreme Court of Texas ruled. The court ruled (pdf) on Feb. 24 that pro-life activist Mark Lee Dickson need not face defamation claims in lower courts because he was expressing a constitutionally protected opinion. The case is…
Pro-Abortion Group’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Pro-Life Leader Rejected by Texas Supreme Court
February 26, 2023
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‘Environmental Catastrophe’: Ohio Residents Launch Class Action Against Railroad Firm Over Derailment
February 26, 2023
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Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have filed a class action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Corp., alleging that the railroad company’s “negligent actions” in the wake of a Feb. 3 derailment and chemical spill had created an “environmental catastrophe.” Noting that Norfolk Southern took two hours to file a report on the crash, Youngstown, Ohio, attorney…
Former Black Panther Discovers One of Her White Ancestors Arrived on the Mayflower
February 25, 2023
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A radical social justice Marxist and former member of the Black Panthers discovered that one of her ancestors arrived in the New World from England on the 1620 Mayflower expedition. On Tuesday’s PBS episode of “Finding your Roots,” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. interviewed Angela Davis, whom he said came to the show to have the mystery…
Judge Rejected Congressman’s Bid to Shield Emails From DOJ
A federal judge rejected a U.S. congressman’s bid to shield thousands of records from U.S. authorities investigating potential crimes linked to the 2020 election, according to filings unsealed on Feb. 24. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell said that the U.S. Department of Justice can access 2,055 records from the personal cellphone of Rep….
In a Rare Move That Split Conservatives, Supreme Court Gives Death Row Inmate a Win
February 24, 2023
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision that divided the court’s conservatives that a death row inmate in Arizona is entitled to contest his sentence in federal court after a state court’s procedural rule prevented him from doing so. Appeals from prisoners under a death sentence rarely succeed at the high court but…
Judge Orders Depositions of FBI Director, Trump in Federal Case
A U.S. judge on Feb. 23 sided with former FBI officials who have been seeking to depose the FBI’s director and former President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson said that former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were authorized to depose FBI Director Christopher Wray and Trump separately for up…
Court Blocks West Virginia’s ‘Save Women’s Sports’ Law
February 24, 2023
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A West Virginia law that bars transgender people from competing on sports teams different from their biological sex has been blocked. This means that transgender athletes in West Virginia can, for now, compete in teams of the gender with which they identify. The 2-1 decision (pdf) was made by an appeals court on Feb. 22….
Federal Agents to Shoot Feral Cattle From Helicopter After Judge Dismisses Ranchers’ Complaint
Federal forest rangers are expected to start gunning down feral cattle from helicopters after a judge approved their operation to “lethally remove” a 150-member herd from a national park in southwestern New Mexico. The four-day aerial hunt is scheduled to begin on Feb. 23 and conclude on Feb. 26, according to the U.S. Forest Service…
‘A Horrible Idea’: Critics on Both Left and Right Slam Special Grand Jury Foreperson’s Media Tour
February 24, 2023
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Critics on both the left and the right are slamming a special grand jury foreperson’s media tour in which she discussed an investigation into former-President Donald Trump’s alleged criminal interference in the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. “This was a horrible idea and I guarantee you prosecutors are wincing,” Elie Honig, CNN’s senior legal…
LIVE 6 PM ET: House Judiciary Committee Holds Press Conference on Border Crisis After Hearing in Yuma, Arizona
February 23, 2023
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The U.S. House Judiciary Committee holds a press conference at 6:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 23 after a field hearing at Yuma, Arizona, on the impact the illegal immigrants brought to the border community in the the “Biden Border Crisis.” …
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