Gun controllers suffered a major defeat in a US Court of Appeals in mid-December when a three-judge panel struck down a federal law that barred persons with a history of mental illness from gun ownership. The 3-0 decision could impact ...
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Police Nationwide Considering Body Video Cameras
Wearable video cameras, or body cams, might soon become standard equipment for police on the beat – a possibility that has led to both praise and concern from civil liberties groups. Some local governments are encouraging the use of “on-officer ...
Read More »New Emails Show Lerner, IRS Did Intentionally Target Conservatives, Tea Party Groups
Former IRS official Lois Lerner is in hot water once again, this time for emails which show partisanship may have played a role in how the agency treated Tea Party and conservative groups. During her testimony in front of Congress ...
Read More »1937 Law Allows Government To Take 47 Percent Of Raisin Crop From Farmers
Raisin growers are fighting back against the USDA. Struggling small farmers have banded together and told the federal government they will no longer turn over 47 percent of their raisin crop to the USDA each year. A little known and ...
Read More »Social Studies Teacher Disciplined For Teaching Fifth Amendment
The Batavia, Illinois school board has decided to punish teacher John Dryden with a letter of remedy simply because he stood up for the Fifth Amendment rights of his students. This letter details probationary actions he must complete or else ...
Read More »Federal Judge Blocks “Indefinite Detention” Provision of the National Defense Authorization Act
New York, NY – U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan has temporarily blocked enforcement of a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act concerning the detention of terrorism suspects that passed through Congress last year. The Obama appointee ruled ...
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