Americans For Prosperity this week congratulated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her nomination to the Supreme Court and urged the Senate to carefully evaluate her qualifications, including her judicial philosophy. Casey Mattox, Vice President for Legal and Judicial Strategy at Americans for Prosperity, issued the following statement: “As AFP has said in previous nominations, the … Continue reading AFP: Focus should be on Judge Jackson’s record and judicial philosophy
Category: Justice
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to identify and bring to justice criminals guilty of targeting Catholic churches and worshipers. “In August 2020, I wrote a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) expressing alarm over the violence in the United States aimed at Catholics and their institutions and property. In … Continue reading Senators demand Biden DOJ crack down on growing anti-Catholic violence
Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Tuesday regarding his vote on H.R. 55: Lynching is an unspeakably heinous crime. But This bill doesn't have anything to do with lynching, other than its name. It does not make lynching a federal offense. In fact it creates no new federal offenses. It simply raises the … Continue reading Chip Roy, Thomas Massie explain federal anti lynching bill
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced at a press conference that he intends to formally introduce the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) in April. The forthcoming legislation, which was released in draft form last July, repeals federal marijuana prohibition by removing cannabis from the US Controlled Substances Act. Speaking at the event, Sen. Schumer said: “In the coming weeks, … Continue reading Senate Majority Leader Provides Timeline for Introduction of Long-Awaited Marijuana Descheduling Legislation
Judicial Watch announced that it filed a lawsuit on behalf of former Virginia Magistrate Elizabeth Fuller against officials in the Office of the Executive Secretary of Magistrate Services for firing Fuller in violation of her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights (Elizabeth Fuller v. Karl R. Hade, et al. (No. 1:22-cv-00218)). On October 19, 2021, Fuller was … Continue reading Judicial Watch Sues Virginia Supreme Court Officials for Terminating Magistrate After She Made Public Comment about Wrongdoing Tied to Murder
More permissive marijuana policies are not associated with upticks in cannabis use among young people, according to data published in the journal PLoS One. Swedish researchers assessed trends in the use of marijuana by adolescents and younger adults in 11 European countries over a 23-year period (1994-2017). During that time, several nations liberalized their marijuana laws while others … Continue reading Analysis: Liberalization of European Cannabis Policies Not Linked to Increased Marijuana Use by Young People
A federal judge ruled that Fairfax County school officials violated the law by changing admissions requirements at the nation’s top public school to deliberately reduce the number of Asian-American students enrolled. Last March, a coalition of parents, students, alumni, and community members filed a lawsuit challenging admissions changes at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science … Continue reading Federal judge rules that admissions changes at nation’s top public school discriminate against Asian-American students
Most voters doubt that President Joe Biden will follow through on his campaign promises to reform federal marijuana laws, according to the results of a recently released Economist/YouGov poll. On the campaign trail, Biden insisted, “No one should be in jail because of marijuana.” He pledged, “As President, [I] will decriminalize cannabis use and automatically expunge prior … Continue reading Poll: Most Voters Lack Confidence that President Will Follow Through on Marijuana-Specific Campaign Pledges
Data provided by the University of Michigan’s annual Monitoring the Future survey shows an unprecedented year-over-year decline in young people’s self-reported use of marijuana and other controlled substances. Authors reported, “The percentage of students who reported using marijuana (in all forms, including smoking and vaping) within the past year decreased significantly for eighth, 10th, and 12th grade students.” … Continue reading Government-Funded Survey Shows Unprecedented Decline in Marijuana Use by Young People
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement ahead of the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “The EPA acted outside its congressionally-authorized, Clean Air Act authority by issuing significantly overreaching rules — namely the Clean Power Plan — to attempt to … Continue reading Leader Rodgers Statement Ahead of SCOTUS Hearing Oral Arguments in Case of EPA Overreach
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