Tag: constitutional rights

Jan. 6 Detainees Confined 23 Hours a Day, Attorneys Say

Dozens detained in federal prison awaiting trial following the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building are being subject to solitary confinement, lack of required medical care, and restricted access to defense counsel, according to two attorneys and the father of a defendant. Of the close to 500 arrests made so far in connection…


Federal Judge Strikes Down Ambiguous Tax Mandate Provision in Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Package

A federal judge issued a permanent injunction on Thursday to block the ambiguous tax mandate in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. U.S. District Judge Douglas R. Cole from the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled that the tax mandate in the America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)—which seems to tie…


Pennsylvania Democrats to Propose Bullet Tax and Encoded Rounds to Track Ammo Owners

A 5 cent per bullet tax will be proposed in Pennsylvania as part of legislation to be brought forth by two state House Democrats, Rep. Manny Guzman and Rep. Stephen Kinsey. The tax would fund a state police database of ammunition sold in Pennsylvania. The planned legislation would require ammunition manufacturers to encode ammunition provided…


NSA Denies Spying on Fox’s Tucker Carlson

The National Security Agency (NSA) in a statement Tuesday denied allegations made by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the agency is spying on him “in an attempt to take this show off the air.” “Tucker Carlson has never been an intelligence target of the Agency and the NSA has never had any plans to…


Ohio Legislature Passes Bill to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates at Schools, Universities

Ohio lawmakers approved a bill that would ban public schools and universities from requiring students and staff to receive any COVID-19 vaccine that hasn’t received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). House Bill 244, approved on Monday, would also prohibit the institutions from discriminating against an individual who has not received a…


Watchdog: Schools’ Critical Race Theory Initiatives May Violate Constitution, State Laws

A watchdog group recently obtained documents that show training based on the quasi-Marxist critical race theory in K-12 public schools appears to violate the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment and related state laws. Judicial Watch obtained 111 pages of records from Wellesley Public Schools in Massachusetts confirming that they use “affinity spaces,” which divide students and staff based on…


Giuliani’s Law License Suspension Is Unconstitutional, Dershowitz Says

Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz argued that the recent decision by a New York court to suspend former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s law license is flawed and unconstitutional. “The courts have long held that a lawyer is not entitled to the full protection of the First Amendment for statements made in court. That…


Giuliani’s Law License Suspension Is Unconstitutional: Alan Dershowitz

Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz argued that the recent decision to suspend former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s law license is flawed and unconstitutional. “The courts have long held that a lawyer is not entitled to the full protection of the First Amendment for statements made in court. That may be understandable because a lawyer has…


Louisiana Governor Vetos Gun Law, Retains Concealed Carry Permit Requirement

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edward vetoed a bill passed by the bipartisan state lawmakers that would have nixed the permit requirement for carrying a concealed handgun. The governor, a Democrat, said he’s a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an “enthusiastic outdoorsman and hunter,” but he can’t support permitless concealed carry. “I simply cannot…


Louisiana Governor Vetoes Gun Law, Retains Concealed Carry Permit Requirement

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have nixed the permit requirement for carrying a concealed handgun. The governor, a Democrat, said he’s a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an “enthusiastic outdoorsman and hunter,” but he can’t support permitless concealed carry. “I simply cannot support carrying a concealed carry…