Federal law enforcement agencies “are surging resources” in protest areas. A young man was hospitalized Saturday and required facial reconstruction surgery after being shot in the head by an impact munition that federal agents fired into a crowd of peaceful protesters in Portland, Oregon. The agents were there to carry out a recent executive order, […]
Seven students are joining a National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) lawsuit challenging new guidelines related to Title IX, the federal law that prohibits education discrimination on the basis of sex. Some of their stories suggest that Democrats’ distorted descriptions of the changes could be doing real damage. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos formally issued […]
“If Congress wishes to withdraw its promises, it must say so.” Per treaties signed in the 1830s, nearly half of Oklahoma, including most of the city of Tulsa, belongs to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed on Thursday in a 5-4 decision. The ruling could have huge implications for criminal convictions in […]
Tuesday’s ruling on birth control from the U.S. Supreme Court was a win for freedom of religion and economic liberty. Here’s more background on Trump v. Pennsylvania, which was the latest round of legal fighting over the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraception mandate. That mandate required employers to offer their workers health insurance plans that […]
Facebook auditors find the company falling short on “civil rights.” A report commissioned by the company and made public Wednesday morning says Facebook has been “too reactive and piecemeal” in its “approach to civil rights.” The report, two years in the making, might come as good news to those worried about Facebook’s handling of hateful, […]
New study links virtue signaling to “Dark Triad” traits. Being accused of “virtue signaling” might sound nice to the uninitiated, but spend much time on social media and you know that it’s actually an accusation of insincerity. Virtue signalers are, essentially, phonies and showoffs—folks who adopt opinions and postures solely to garner praise and sympathy […]
Florida is advocating for a dangerous narrowing of due process in its quest to justify surveillance video recorded at Asian massage parlors. The state is arguing that it didn’t violate the Fourth Amendment in letting secretly-installed cameras run for weeks on end—making no attempt to limit recordings to particular activity or suspects—as part of prostitution […]
Research scientists want less emphasis on hand-washing, more on masks. A group of 239 scientists from 32 countries is asking the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise its position on the airborne spread of COVID-19. The change could “cause an enormous shudder through the infection control society,” said New South Wales University epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws, […]
A case against the creator of the “Shitty Media Men” list can move forward, per a federal judge’s ruling this week in a lawsuit brought by one of the men named on the list. The next step in the case will involve an interesting dilemma involving the controversial federal law known as Section 230. The […]
As Americans celebrate Independence Day this week, state authorities will be armed with all sorts of new ways to restrict our liberty and control us. This includes several states starting to crack down on any cellphone use while driving—and giving police a new pretense for pulling people over. One such place is Illinois, where it’s […]
