Senators demand hearing on Biden Disinformation Board plan to monitor and censor Americans social media posts

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today joined Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rand Paul (R-KY), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) to send a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, requesting a hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas … Continue reading Senators demand hearing on Biden Disinformation Board plan to monitor and censor Americans social media posts

NAGR Opposes Bipartisan Gun Control Scheme in US Senate

Ten Republican Senators announce their support for proposed gun control package which includes Red Flag gun confiscation Yesterday, ten Republican Senators working with a group of anti-gun Democrats announced their support for a gun control proposal in the United States Senate. While the text of the gun control package is yet to be published, details … Continue reading NAGR Opposes Bipartisan Gun Control Scheme in US Senate

East Cleveland’s Government Weaponized its Police to Punish a Political Opponent. He’s Fighting to Hold It Accountable.

Last summer, when 74-year-old East Cleveland resident William Fambrough supported a challenger to East Cleveland’s incumbent mayor, Brandon King, he used a sound truck to broadcast campaign messages. But his political support resulted in serious personal and professional consequences: East Cleveland Police enforced obscure municipal ordinances against William that it never enforces against anyone else … Continue reading East Cleveland’s Government Weaponized its Police to Punish a Political Opponent. He’s Fighting to Hold It Accountable.

Biden Disinformation Board planned to monitor and censor Americans’ social media posts

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) would have served as a central clearinghouse to respond to matters the government unilaterally determines to be mis-, dis- or mal-information (MDM), and planned to coordinate efforts to leverage ties with social media platforms to enable the removal of user content, according to records obtained … Continue reading Biden Disinformation Board planned to monitor and censor Americans’ social media posts

Cruz, Lee Lead Amicus Brief in 303 Creative Case for Religious Freedom

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is leading an amicus brief alongside Senator Mike Lee in support of free speech and religious liberty rights in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis - a follow-up to the highly publicized Masterpiece Cakeshop case. The lower court in Colorado decided that the government can force Ms. … Continue reading Cruz, Lee Lead Amicus Brief in 303 Creative Case for Religious Freedom

Oakland Activist Sues to Hold Postal Officers Accountable for Illegal Search and Seizure of his Mail

Today, an Oakland small business owner and activist partnered with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to sue U.S. Postal Service (USPS) officials for illegally stopping, seizing and searching a set of four ordinary boxes containing thousands of Covid-19 face masks bearing political messages in June 2020.  The masks belonged to René Quiñonez, who operates Oakland-based … Continue reading Oakland Activist Sues to Hold Postal Officers Accountable for Illegal Search and Seizure of his Mail

Senators fight back, introduce bill requiring any UN pandemic plan be voted on as a treaty

Senator John Hoeven joined Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) this week in introducing the “No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act” which would require any pandemic agreement resulting from the work of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) intergovernmental negotiating body be deemed a treaty, and therefore require the advice and consent of a supermajority … Continue reading Senators fight back, introduce bill requiring any UN pandemic plan be voted on as a treaty

Lawsuit filed to defend Americans’ privacy rights against invasive Census surveys and huge fines

Today, Maureen Murphy of Washington and John Huddleston of California filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Census Bureau, challenging the agency’s demand for inappropriate and intrusive information about them and their families. The American Community Survey (ACS) contains upward of 100 questions that, according to the Census Bureau, recipients are compelled to answer … Continue reading Lawsuit filed to defend Americans’ privacy rights against invasive Census surveys and huge fines

Judge Dismisses Government’s Bogus Defamation Lawsuit Against Citizen Critic

This afternoon, Judge Jon E. Fredrickson of the Racine County Circuit Court granted the Institute for Justice’s (IJ’s) request to dismiss a defamation suit brought by Mount Pleasant Village Attorney Chris Smith against local political activist Kelly Gallaher from the bench. During a controversy over a proposed change to the term lengths of members of the Mount … Continue reading Judge Dismisses Government’s Bogus Defamation Lawsuit Against Citizen Critic

Court rules for prominent conservative sued over Twitter joke

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a claim filed against Ben Domenech, co-founder of The Federalist, for a tweet he shared to his personal Twitter account. In June 2019, Mr. Domenech jokingly posted to his personal account: “FYI @fdrlst first one of you tries to unionize I swear I’ll send you back to the salt mine.” Mr. … Continue reading Court rules for prominent conservative sued over Twitter joke