The Heritage Foundation released its Election Integrity Scorecard, a new interactive tool that analyzes the election laws of all 50 states and the District of Columbia and grades each state on how well it protects the security and integrity of the election process. The Election Integrity Scorecard gives states a clear picture of where their laws … Continue reading Heritage Foundation Launches Election Integrity Scorecard Ranking States on Election Laws
Category: Justice
Rarely a day goes by that Americans don’t hear news of police wrongfully arresting someone. In many ways, Americans have grown numb to the fact that police and other government officials routinely violate our Fourth Amendment rights. But today, an Arkansas family working with the Institute for Justice (IJ), a nonprofit public interest law firm, has … Continue reading A police officer arrested two innocent children at gunpoint. Now they are asking the Supreme Court to hold the officer accountable.
The U.S. Coast Guard refuses to hoist the white flag and register Captain Matthew Hight to pilot ships on the Great Lakes, despite losing a federal lawsuit that forced it to administer a required test—which Hight passed. Now Captain Hight, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), has filed a second federal lawsuit demanding that … Continue reading UU Coast Guard Sued for Denying Captain Registration to Pilot Ships on Great Lakes
Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are calling on Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to convene a full committee hearing on the rise in violent crime across the country. Their request comes the day after senators were prohibited from participating virtually in a Chicago-based field hearing that focused on crime … Continue reading Republicans seek hearing on spike in violent crime, Senators denied request to virtually join Chicago field hearing
West Virginia’s Paycheck Protection law states that employees must provide written consent to allow union officers to take money from workers’ paychecks and put it toward political donations. Union officials want to overturn this law and they are attempting to takeaway this right from workers. The Supreme Court stopped this and overturned a lower court’s … Continue reading Supreme Court Ruling: West Virginia’s Paycheck Protection Law to Remain in Effect
“The Biden Justice Department’s abuse of James O’Keefe and Project Veritas stinks to high heaven and these new documents raise new concerns that O’Keefe is being improperly targeted.”
Azael Sepulveda has always been a car guy. In 2013, he turned that passion into a career and opened Oz Mechanics, a small auto shop in Pasadena. He’s built a successful business over the past nine years and recently decided to buy a storefront instead of leasing. But now, the city of Pasadena is threatening … Continue reading Texas Mechanic Challenges City’s Mandatory Parking Minimum
The owner of Buena Vista-based Arkansas Valley Adventures (AVA) filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s mandate that ordered all federal contractors to pay a $15-per-hour minimum wage, plus overtime, starting January 30, 2022. Not only will this rule hurt the livelihoods of both guides and business owners, but the administration lacks constitutional authority to … Continue reading Adventure guides sue Biden administration over unconstitutional wage mandate
Eighteen hospital employees at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle together received thousands of dollars of union dues refunds, ending a legal case that challenged union officials’ failure to tell nonmember workers they were under no obligation to pay dues during a contract hiatus. Roger White, whose federal charges led to the refunds, was represented for … Continue reading Seattle Hospital Workers Win Refunds of Union Dues Seized While They Had No Legal Obligation to Pay
The U.S. House Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to examine the need for civil asset forfeiture reform. In her opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) emphasized civil asset forfeiture creates a “seize-first, ask questions later” incentive for authorities and too often subverts an individual’s right of … Continue reading Mace: Congress should seriously debate and consider civil asset forfeiture reforms
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