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DOJ “Retreating” In Court From Defending Biden Admin Anti-White Discriminatory Racial Preferences

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 04, 2021 17 Comments

This does not signal that the Biden administration, which has fully embraced the Critical Race Theory approach to policy, has changed its mind. Rather, this is a tactical retreat....

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Georgia State to Celebrate Constitution Day With Events Promoting Liberal Activism

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 24, 2021 1 Comment

“importance of advocacy, activism and understanding of law and policy”...

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D.C. Circuit Rebukes Lower Court On Indefinite Detention Without Bail Of Jan. 6 Protester George Tanios

Posted by Ameer Benno on August 19, 2021 37 Comments

"“The record reflects that [George Pierre] Tanios has no past felony convictions, no ties to any extremist organization, and no post-January 6 criminal behavior that would otherwise show him to pose a danger to the community.”...

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Employees in One Missouri School District Sue Over ‘Equity Training,’ Claiming it’s Unconstitutional

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 19, 2021 10 Comments

Two people who work for a Missouri school district are suing it, claiming that the 'equity training' they had to undergo for work violated their First Amendment rights by forcing them to say things they didn't believe. Some people, including Megyn Kelly, have suggested that taking legal action is the way through a situation like this one.

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Yale Prof Wants Constitution Amended to Impose International Law on Americans

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 15, 2021 10 Comments

"argues that the United States should model its constitution after post-war Germany’s, insofar as its respect for international law over national sovereignty goes"...

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Appeals Judge Slams Critical Race Theory: “Prohibiting racial discrimination means we must be blind to race”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 02, 2021 44 Comments

"Equity" and other CRT approaches will eventually have a judicial reckoning. 5th Circuit Judge James C. Ho concurring opinion: "Citizens may fairly wonder how officials can condemn race-neutral policies as racist and defend explicitly race-conscious programs as inclusive."...

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Non-Violent Capitol Hill Trespasser Timothy Hale-Cusanelli’s Racist Views Do Not Justify Continued Detention Without Bail

Posted by Ameer Benno on July 11, 2021 84 Comments

Appeals Court upholds detention without bail. The fervor to take down those individuals who participated in the protest and riot on Jan. 6 has let loose a wrecking ball that is pulverizing core constitutional rights....

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The Disciplinary Railroading of Rudy Guiliani

Posted by Ameer Benno on July 06, 2021 56 Comments

The freewheeling and politically-ionized standards employed by the court to suspend Guiliani's law license on an emergency basis without hearing erode trust in our justice system....

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Yet Another Biden Program Favoring Non-Whites Halted By Federal Judge

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2021 30 Comments

"Plaintiff is a White farmer in Jennings, Florida who has qualifying farm loans but is ineligible for debt relief under Section 1005 solely because of his race." Judge agrees: "Race or ethnicity is the sole, inflexible factor that determines the availability of relief provided by...

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9th Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Challenging California Board Room Gender Quota Law

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2021 39 Comments

Finds that shareholder of corporation has standing to sue: "because [the shareholder] has plausibly alleged that SB 826 requires or encourages him to discriminate on the basis of sex, he has adequately alleged that he has standing to challenge SB 826’s constitutionality"...

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Emory Prof Claims Second Amendment Was Designed to Keep African Americans Powerless

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 13, 2021 15 Comments

“the right to bear arms has been consistently used as a weapon to keep African Americans powerless”...

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Appeals Court Enjoins Biden’s Coronvirus Relief Favoring Non-Whites and Women

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 27, 2021 13 Comments

"This case is about whether the government can allocate limited coronavirus relief funds based on the race and sex of the applicants. We hold that it cannot."...

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Joe Manchin Just Says “NO” To D.C. Statehood Legislation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 30, 2021 45 Comments

You'll never guess what Democrat activists are calling him. Starts with an "R" and ends in a "T"...

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Bipartisan Group Seeks to Add Constitutional Amendment to Keep Supreme Court at Nine Justices

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 25, 2021 22 Comments

Now that Democrats are actively pushing to pack the U.S. Supreme Court, there is growing opposition. One bipartisan group is even trying to add an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to permanently limit the number of judges on the court to nine.

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Biden Says He Won’t Infringe the Second Amendment, But Claims No Constitution Amendment is ‘Absolute’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 08, 2021 64 Comments

President Joe Biden held a press conference about gun control, but one part sent chills down my spine:

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LA Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy flips, votes Senate Trial constitutional

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 09, 2021 124 Comments

I only watched a small portion of the Night of the Living Dead-on-Arrival Senate trial of Donald Trump.

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Zombie Impeachment: Rand Paul Declares Trump Senate Trial “Dead On Arrival” After 45 Senators Vote It’s Unconstitutional

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2021 71 Comments

Senator Rand Paul brought a motion today declaring that the upcoming trial of former president Donald Trump was unconstitutional, because the Senate has no constitutional authority to try a former president.

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Mitt Romney on board with post-departure impeachment trial of Trump

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2021 105 Comments

A post-departure Senate impeachment trial of a former President is unconstitutional. Just read the plain text of the constitution, which talks of a trial of the president, not a former president. None of the opinion to the contrary explains the absense of the word "former" (or similar) in the text of the constituational impeachment provisions.

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