May 13, 2016 Conservatives outraged over Obama transgender directive to public schools The Obama administration's directive Friday that every public school provide transgender access -- or face the loss of federal funds -- drew swift and strong condemnation from conservatives, with one public official blasting it as presidential "blackmail."
May 3, 2016 Judge: Feds didn't violate rights of suspect in terror case who's challenging NSA surveillance A federal judge says warrantless surveillance programs used to gather evidence against a Denver-area man accused of helping a terrorist group didn't violate his constitutional rights.
May 2, 2016 Senate fight looms as law allowing NSA to collect Americans’ phone data set to expire A major supporter of the National Security Agency’s anti-terrorism surveillance program, which allows the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, is pushing for an extension of the program, setting up a battle with critics who argue that Congress must fix the current law or let it expire.
May 2, 2016 Feds to return $107G they seized from NC business owner, attorneys say Lyndon McLellan fought the law -- and apparently, he won.
May 2, 2016 Federal court: NSA phone record collection is excessive The National Security Agency's bulk phone record collection program was dealt a blow Thursday as a federal appeals court said the controversial program exceeds what Congress has allowed and urged lawmakers to step in.
April 28, 2016 Federal judge upholds controversial North Carolina voter ID law Lawsuits challenging changes to North Carolina's election law failed to show it hampered the ability of minority voters to exercise political power, a federal judge ruled Monday in dismissing the cases.
April 28, 2016 US to states: Make it easier for ex-prisoners to obtain IDs States should make it easier for convicted felons to obtain state-issued identification after they get out of prison, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday in announcing a set of measures aimed at helping smooth the return to society for the hundreds of thousands of inmates released each year.
April 12, 2016 The new intolerance: Attorneys general try to shut down free speech Judges, prosecutors, government officials, politicians and activists are increasingly using public shaming rituals and the force of the law to impose their views on people with whom they disagree.
January 22, 2016 March for Life: To be Pro-Life is to be Pro-Woman For all the strident talk of “choice,” young women today seem to have less power over their bodies and sexuality than our grandmothers did.