Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowowitz released a report today on FBI practices in making Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications to the FISA court. If the entire country were not focused (understandably) on the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, this would dominating the news.
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Trump Vindicated Again: Appeals Court Rules House Can’t Enforce Subpoena To Don McGahn
Article of Impeachment II against Donald Trump was “obstruction of Congress.” One of the bases for the Article was the Trump administration’s position that it did not have to comply with House Committee subpoenas to senior administration officials.
Trump administration sides with Asian American students in discrimination suit against Harvard
Harvard University discriminates against students of Asian ethnicity in admissions. That much is beyond doubt.
Harvard is far from alone. Study after study have shown that Asian students need to outperform other students, particularly other non-white minorities, on standardized tests and grades in order to obtain admission.
Another One Bites The Dust: Appeals Court Throws Out Democrat Congressional Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit “threw out a lawsuit by more than 200 Democratic members of Congress that alleged President Trump was improperly profiting from his presidency.”
The Federalist Society is Under Attack (Again)
As has been widely reported, a recently-released draft advisory opinion of the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United States—a 15-member group of judges responsible for fashioning and interpreting ethical rules applicable to...
Supreme Court “Faithless Electors” case has potential to destabilize 2020 election result
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases presenting the issue of whether Electoral College electors can be bound by state law to vote consistent with the state popular vote winner. The concept of electors voting as the voters in their states voted is central to the viability of the...
9th Circuit rejects “Kids’ Climate Change” lawsuit against U.S. government
The last time we checked in on the so-called Kids’ Climate Change lawsuit, in November 2018, we noted that the trial was on hold, Trial of Kids Climate Change Lawsuit indefinitely postponed:
While everyone was focused on impeachment, 5th Circuit cut the legs out from under Obamacare
A year ago almost to the day, we reported that a Texas federal judge (1) held that the Obamacare individual mandate was unconstitutional after Congress repealed the mandate tax (which was the justification for the Supreme Court upholding the mandate in 2012), and (2) the mandate was not severable from the...
Elizabeth Warren: “I plan to be the last American president to be elected by the Electoral College”
Perhaps attempting to distract from her tanking poll numbers and Medicare for All disaster, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is again calling for an end to the Electoral College. She floated this non-starter back in March.
It’s always been a “coup” attempt, so let’s stop shying away from that C-word
On December 12, 2016, a month after the presidential election and a month before Trump’s Inauguration, I called the attempt to nullify the 2016 election a “coup” attempt. I don’t know if I was the first to use that C-word, but I was earlier than most.
In win for Trump, federal court halts California tax return requirement for presidential candidates
California passed a law requiring that presidential candidates disclose their tax returns in order to appear on the ballot. This is just the latest tactic various Democrat-controlled states are considering to force Trump to release his tax returns.
UCLA Prof Doesn’t See the First or Second Amendments as Absolute
This is a window into the mind of the left at large. They want to remake America in their image. You’ll also notice that for this professor, all of our problems can be traced directly to Trump.
Campus Reform reports:
UCLA prof: ‘I...
U. South Carolina Doesn’t Have Course on U.S. Constitution but Offers ‘Tailgating 101’
A relatively new law requires the school to teach America’s founding documents, but they claim it would be too costly.
Campus Reform reports:
USC declines Constitution course, keeps ‘Tailgating 101’
The University of South Carolina doesn’t offer a course centered on founding U.S. documents, such as...
Ocasio-Cortez: The Electoral College a ‘Scam,’ Prefers White Voters Over Those of Color
It’s weird how the Democrats complain about the Electoral College when their person does not win.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) not only described the Electoral College as a scam but screamed RACISM.
D.C. Circuit delays congressional Emoluments Clause case in setback to Trump opponents
Two months ago, Harvard Law Professor and fiercely anti-Trump pundit Laurence Tribe bragged that “it’s the president’s corrupt financial entanglements with foreign governments that I’ve always believed would bring him down in...
Trump Twitter Court Decision Not A Sweeping “Don’t Block Me Bro” Rule
Earlier this week, the Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit ruled against Donald Trump in a lawsuit asserting that his blocking some people from viewing his Twitter account was unconstitutional.
Trump wins emoluments case in 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
President Trump prevailed Wednesday morning in a lawsuit claiming that profits from his businesses violate the Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution.
The case was brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and Washington D.C., who said that Trump properties, notably the Trump International Hotel in D.C., were siphoning business away from state-owned...
