Jonathan Turley Takes It to WoodshedYou see, unlike Talarico's claims suggest, we have read the Second Amendment. … Republicans seized control of the House for the first time in 40 years.…
I became even more concerned, however, when a second police officer more or less reinforced what the first officer had said, … though it seemed he didn't have the same ire in his demeanor as the first officer did. … You vilify some of them, like the Second Amendment, but for the others, you just operate as if they don't exist.…
First, the practical aspects: These make a national wealth tax a dumb idea without the violations of the Constitution. Why? … These prohibit any national wealth tax without a constitutional amendment. Bam. Done. Argument over. … The 16th Amendment, in fact, was necessary for the income tax, and it states that, explicitly:The Congress shall have power to lay…
The Supreme Court may have ruled that birthright citizenship is protected by the Constitution (due to the 14th Amendment), but to many … I am deeply honored that at 5:01 a.m., Trump Force One will be the first plane to land at the newly renamed Palm Beach International…
dudes who show up carrying signs, American flags, Confederate battle flags, and signs promoting white supremacy.Since this group first … And their proclaimed views may be reprehensible, even so, the 1st Amendment protects their rights to proclaim them.…
I own a modernized version, a Ruger Vaquero, in .45 Colt, and it's my second-favorite sidearm.Read More: Second Amendment Wins … Big: A Conversation With the NRADOJ Opens New Front in Second Amendment Fight Against CaliforniaSecond, rifles. … Here, the work is a little easier for the first pick, which has to be the Armalite AR-15.…
It's a good time to be a Second Amendment advocate. We've had some significant wins in the Supreme Court and lower courts lately. … And the NRA, we might note, remains the 800-pound, pro-Second Amendment gorilla in this fight. … When anti-gun politicians start yapping about the "gun lobby," it's always the NRA they mention first.…
transgender athletes from girls’ teams somehow violated the statute that paved the way for the existence of girls’ teams in the first … The Javits Amendment explicitly authorized separate teams for each sex in light of physical differences, and the 1975 regulations permitted … He is also a partner at Sweigart Murdock, LLP, in San Francisco, where his litigation practice focuses on FirstAmendment and defamation…
First, some background: For nearly three decades, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) generally treated aliens who had entered … The administration argued that because these individuals were never "admitted" to the country, they possess no 5th Amendment…
FEC), a 6-3 decision that said prior spending limits placed on political committees violated the FirstAmendment, and a major Title … FEC political spending ruling “A BIG WIN… [for] The FirstAmendment!” … Amendment.…
Of all the schemes dreamed up by the anti-Second Amendment left, the various "assault weapons" bans are among the dumbest. … But the current Supreme Court has been fairly friendly to the Second Amendment; a little cautious optimism may be in order here.Read … Lopez, which struck down Hawaii's ridiculous vampire law on Second and Fourteenth Amendment grounds.…
Barbara, the Court affirmed a lower court injunction blocking Executive Order 14160, which Trump signed on his first day back in office … The ruling invalidates the Executive Order signed by President Trump that used the 14th Amendment to deny automatic citizenship to … Ferguson and Dred Scott – in which, he argued, the 14th Amendment was correctly applied to give citizenship to freed slaves and their…
Barbara, the Court affirmed a lower court injunction blocking Executive Order 14160, which Trump signed on his first day back in office … the same outcome.Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, wrote the principal dissent, arguing the Fourteenth Amendment…
In an article that I read right HERE at the local paper, Finley opines in an Op-Ed with the title The FirstAmendment is not … violence, and I have to admit I was a bit shocked.The Democratic candidate for Michigan's open Senate seat is selling the idea that the First … Amendment covers violence and vandalism, if done in the name of a political cause.I'm a free speech absolutist.…
On Tuesday, the landmark 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the first bipartisan bill on housing to pass in more than a decade, cleared … The bill also includes a first-of-its-kind limit on private equity by prohibiting large investors from buying single-family homes.A … Scott claims he was not able to bring that amendment to the floor before the bill passed.Scott highlighted an amendment he offered…
This should make Second Amendment supporters a little more cheerful. … At present, there appear to be no proposed bills that would establish this, so the president is likely referring to the first option … But much as we would like any gun-grabbing politician being directed to the 2nd Amendment and being told, "No, you won't," this is…
was a reasonable response and argued that the lower plaza remained available for demonstrations.The court may be right about the First … Amendment issues, but the security concerns did not disappear because the judge said so. … As Kasubhai put it from the bench, “I’m not going to let the FirstAmendment cool its jets while contracts are being negotiated.”…
Air Force One, have been followed with hyperbolic coverage.Trump's "attacks” on the media have been said to be violations of the First … Amendment and described as threats to our democracy, because the press is a venerated body that is above such harsh treatment.…
. – an all-too-common occurrence in a nation that doesn't have 2nd Amendment protections – turned out to be a political flashpoint … As Brandon noted in his first story, Henry was walking back to his college accomodations after a night out with friends when he unfortunately…
occupies the White House.The official endorsement on Truth Social by President Donald Trump:It is my Great Honor to endorse America First … Keep our Border SECURE, Strengthen our Brave Military/Veterans, Safeguard our Elections, Defend our always under siege Second Amendment…
The warning signs were not.Trump Draws Red Line on Hezbollah As US-Iran Talks Clear First HurdleThe path from “encouraging progress … Act.Vote scheduled: At 5:30pm, on Monday, June 22nd, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote the motion to concur in the House amendment … to the Senate amendment to H.R.6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act, with Scott SC substitute amendment #5823.— Senate Cloakroom…
in an Old Navy dress registers to them as a five-alarm political threat.Trending Across Townhall MediaBearing Arms — How Second Amendment … — “Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP”House Foreign Affairs, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee — Implementing an America First…
The agency can ignore it indefinitely.The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the FirstAmendment Coalition, ACLU California Action … Executive director of the FirstAmendment Coalition, David Snyder, slammed the bill:"It would be easily weaponized by agencies … California would be the first state to explicitly put that power into law.…
