Category: Government Updates
‘Waste Report’ Highlights Federal Government’s Bizarre Spending
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), like most Americans, doesn’t appreciate government waste. With a national debt in the neighborhood of $23 trillion, where do you start...
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Democratic Attorneys General Association Disowns Pro-Life Candidates
The Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) has announced that it will only support candidates running for state attorney general offices around the country if they...
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Justice Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Both Get Standing Ovations 2300 Miles Apart
Apparently America has still not quite recovered from Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings a year ago. Last week the justice spoke at the Federalist Society’s...
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President Touts Judicial Confirmations
President Trump held a White House briefing this week on the status of his judicial appointments since taking office. In addition to the press and...
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Federal Judge Erases Conscience Protection Rule for Healthcare Providers
United States District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer, a President Obama appointee, has struck down a conscience rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and...
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Election Results: What You Need to Know
In the aftermath of election night, it can be confusing to know what to take away. Here’s a summary of what you need to know...
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ABA Engages in Character Assassination of 9th Circuit Nominee Lawrence VanDyke
The American Bar Association has proven once again that it is biased against conservative judicial nominees. The liberal-leaning bar association, founded in 1878, voluntarily assesses...
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Blaine Adamson Scores Big Win for Religious Liberty and Free Speech at the Kentucky Supreme Court
Back in 2012, the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization (GLSO) called the promotional printing company, Hands On Originals, asking to purchase printed shirts promoting a...
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Judge Changes Mind, Reinstates Covington High School Teen’s Suit Against The Washington Post
A young Kentucky teen will get a second chance to prove that The Washington Post defamed him over an incident at the Lincoln Memorial in...
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Congresswoman Katie Hill Resigns While Under Ethics Investigations, Blames Rightwing Media
Katie Hill (D-CA) resigned Sunday October 27 without finishing her first term as a congresswoman due to an ethics investigation over her alleged affair with...
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Three Courts Rule on Abortion This Week
Courts in California, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania have all issued decisions this week in cases involving abortion. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the...
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Northern Ireland is Now Required to Legalize Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage after Government Stalemate
The relationship between Northern Ireland and England is complex. Technically part of the United Kingdom, this small northern corner of the island of Ireland has...
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Overriding Obergefell: Tennessee Group Launches Plan to Restore Marriage to the States
Written with Bruce Hausknecht; Judicial Analyst for The Daily Citizen. It’s been four years since the Supreme Court mandated that states grant marriage licenses to...
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A Win for Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselors in Pittsburgh
Pro-life sidewalk counselors in Pittsburgh scored a major victory in their challenge to a city ordinance barring them from talking to women entering abortion clinics....
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Term Limits for Justices; Will it Fix Anything?
Conservatives distrust the liberal justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. Liberals distrust the conservative justices. Conservatives see the court as wielding too much influence over...
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Separation of Powers at the Supreme Court – What the Justices’ Questions Revealed.
Yesterday we highlighted the point that the three sex discrimination cases being heard at the Supreme Court were not about “LGBT rights,” but about the...
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Sex Discrimination Cases at Supreme Court are All About Separation of Powers, Not Anyone’s “Rights”
Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases involving employees who sued their employers for allegedly discriminating against them on the basis of...
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Are Supreme Court Justices Just Politicians in Robes? Justice Gorsuch Responds.
As the new term of the Supreme Court begins on October 7, we can already look ahead to an eventful nine months that will involve...
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Supreme Court Takes Up Louisiana Abortion Law; What’s at Stake?
The Supreme Court has announced it will hear an appeal involving a Louisiana statute that requires abortionists to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital....
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Democrats Crank Up Impeachment Probe: What You Need to Know
This week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives would being a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Congressional Democrats...
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Redefining ‘Sex’ is Not the Work of Courts or Federal Agencies
When the United States Supreme Court returns from its summer recess in October, a major case with potential religious liberty undertones will be among the first items on...
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The Surgeon General Announces New Advisory on the Dangers of Marijuana for Pregnant Women and Adolescents
Today, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Surgeon General and a team of medical experts issued a strong warning to...
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Rep. Sean Duffy announces resignation, citing child’s heart condition
Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) announced his resignation from Congress yesterday, citing a need to focus on his growing family. Duffy recently received news that his...
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Federal Appeals Court Decision from Colorado May Impact Presidential Elections
A decision out of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week has everyone reaching for their copies of the U.S. Constitution to re-read...
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