“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” At…
The Boot of the State—Mark Chenoweth on Suing Federal Agencies and Ensuring the Separation of Powers
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“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” At…
Hillary Clinton Memes Test Limits of First Amendment in Online Speech Trial
A trial with the potential to greatly alter modern online speech laws kicked off on Monday, with prosecutors accusing celebrity meme-maker Douglass Mackey of using memes in an attempt to steal votes from Hillary Clinton’s base during the 2016 election. Defendant Mackey, more widely known online as Ricky Vaughn—a reference to a fictional baseball pitcher…
Washington School District to Pay $1.8 Million in Legal Fees for Public Prayer Lawsuit
High school football coach Joe Kennedy has reached a $1.8 million settlement with the Washington school district that placed him on administrative leave in 2015 for praying on the field. The Bremerton School District Board of Directors voted unanimously on March 16 in favor of the settlement to cover Kennedy’s legal expenses. His attorneys took his…
Judge Blocks 1999 California Law Requiring Specific Safety Features for Handguns
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against key parts of California’s Unsafe Handgun Act that would require new semiautomatic handguns to be fitted with certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney on March 20 ruled in favor of the…
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“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” Mark…
Biden DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Fast-Track Case That Could Reinstate Federal Gun Ban
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that struck down a federal law preventing people under domestic violence-related restraining orders from having guns. The Biden administration asked in its new petition (pdf) for the high court to hear the case on a “highly expedited schedule”…
Senate Republicans Introduce Bill Codifying Right to Bear Arms Outside the Home
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Senate Republicans are set to introduce on a bill on Thursday that would codify the right to bear arms for self-defense outside the home. The bill would incorporate elements from the Supreme Court’s 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v….
US Attorneys General Condemn Credit Card Firms After Pause on Gun Sale Code
After Visa and Mastercard paused work on a merchant payment code (MCC) to detect gun sales in the United States, a coalition of Democrat attorneys general condemned the move on Thursday. Both Visa and Mastercard, the two largest credit card firms in the United States, confirmed to The Epoch Times last week they would halt work…
‘An All-Out Assault on the Second Amendment’: Gun Rights Groups Respond to Biden’s New Executive Order
Second Amendment advocates responded quickly to President Joe Biden’s newest executive order designed to advance his gun control agenda and his repeated call for a ban on so-called “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines. “Crimes are committed by criminals. Until President Biden and his allies decide to go after violent criminals, violence will continue to spiral…
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