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
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Can any government employee—such as a highway engineer who was never granted any police authority whatsoever—pull you over and detain you? Yes, at least if one federal appeals court gets its way. On July 18, 2017, Jonathan Large, a highway engineer for Mahnomen County, Minnesota, pretended to be a traffic cop by pulling over two trucks traveling peacefully on … Continue reading Insane: Government Official with NO Police Authority Pulled Over and Detained Drivers, Yet Granted Qualified Immunity
oday, a Commonwealth Court three-judge panel ruled that Allegheny County District Attorney, Stephen Zappala, violated Pennsylvania’s Rules of Criminal Procedure by refusing to accept a private criminal complaint from four Pittsburgh residents related to the illegal gun control ordinances passed in April of 2019 by the Pittsburgh City Council and Mayor Bill Peduto. The ordinances themselves were … Continue reading GOA-backed Case Forces Allegheny County DA to Consider Charging Pittsburgh Mayor and City Council
In one of the most liberal cities in the country, San Francisco, voters by a 2 to 1 margin voted to recall controversial District Attorney Chesa Boudin last night. Boudin was one of the most liberal prosecutors in the country, eliminating cash bail and instituting progressive criminal justice “reforms” that resulted in a massive spike in violent … Continue reading San Francisco DA Recall a Warning Sign for Soft-on-Crime Top Senate Dem Recruit
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to the Solicitor General of the United States Elizabeth B. Prelogar expressing serious concerns over the position taken by the Solicitor General in an amicus brief in Monsanto Company v. Hardeman arguing that state laws should pre-empt the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and … Continue reading Oversight sounds alarm after Biden demands Supreme Court not review Monsanto ruling that threatens US food supply
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) – the lead Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS), and Related Agencies – along with 15 colleagues today called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate and work to prevent violence against pro-life organizations. After a draft opinion in the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. … Continue reading Senators Demand Answers From Biden DOJ As Pro-Life Groups Targeted With Violence
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), ranking member of the House Committee on Agriculture are calling on the Biden administration to withdraw its current brief before the Supreme Court in a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) … Continue reading Congressional ag leaders call on Biden to pull brief in Roundup case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear the case of two Montana property owners who sued the federal government after the U.S. Forest Service unilaterally and illegally changed the terms of a decades-old public access agreement affecting their private land. Wil Wilkins and Jane Stanton are neighbors, living on adjoining properties next to the … Continue reading Supreme Court to review case challenging US Forest Service abuse of Montana property owners
Today, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation President Mark Mix formally asked the Department of Labor, the Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney of Michigan, and the Office of Labor-Management Standards to investigate serious allegations of financial wrongdoing by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) affiliate Healthcare Michigan (HCMI). Foundation staff attorneys are providing … Continue reading Worker Advocate Demands Department of Labor and Department of Justice Investigate Michigan SEIU Local’s “Serious Financial Malpractice”
Eight civilian employees of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) are suing the Union of Organized Civilian Employees and their employer for illegally retaliating against them for the exercise of their constitutional rights. Their suit says bureau and union officials are depriving them of a monthly health benefit because they are not union members. National … Continue reading Puerto Rico Police Bureau Employees Hit Union and Bureau with Federal Lawsuit for Illegally Denying Healthcare Benefits
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