Pardon me boy: President Joe Biden has issued a blanket pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, for all offenses Hunter has committed or may have committed from January 1, 2014, through yesterday. Said pardon is “full and unconditional,” and pertains to any alleged criminal wrongdoing. Hunter Biden is off the hook for tax fraud and […]
From Wednesday’s decision by Judge Robert Numbers (E.D.N.C.) in Dew v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co.: Plaintiffs, current and former residents of southeastern North Carolina, claim that Defendants contaminated the Cape Fear River with toxic chemicals. After conducting discovery, Defendants asked the court to grant summary judgment in their favor. A part of summary […]
I pass along this proposal from an attorney who recently clerked on the Ninth Circuit. I think this proposal has some merit, and could potentially garner sixty votes in the Senate: The American people have spoken clearly: immigration must be controlled. President Trump won not only the electoral and popular vote, but also Congressional majorities […]
From Tuesday’s decision by Judge Harvey Bartle (E.D. Pa.) in Atlas Data Privacy Corp. v. We Inform, LLC (D.N.J.): Daniel’s Law [a New Jersey civil and criminal statute] provides that judges, prosecutors and other law enforcement officers as well as their immediate family members (“covered persons”) may request in writing that any person, business, or […]
12/2/1907: Ex Parte Young argued. The Fuller Court (1907) Â The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 2, 1907 appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited […]
All numbers based on the Tax Foundation’s calculator, assuming standard deduction and excluding Social Security income. (Illustration: iStock) When the new session of Congress opens on January 3, the clock will already be ticking toward the most important set of fiscal decisions lawmakers will make this decade. Decisions made through the end of 2025 will determine […]
Officials in Cook County, Illinois, sold Robin McElroy’s house for unpaid property taxes. On top of that, they said she owed three years of rent to the person who bought the house. But McElroy has paid her taxes every year since she bought the house in 2012 and has the paperwork to back it up. […]
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Today, President Biden issued a pardon to his son, Hunter Biden. In many regards, President Biden’s pardon of his son resembles President Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The headline from the New York Times says it all: “In Pardoning His Son, Biden Echoes Some of Trump’s Complaints.” First, President Biden issued this pardon after […]
The AP (Jamey Keaten) reports: Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday released findings from a two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland, where an avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen — tucked into a confessional — took questions by visitors on faith, morality and modern-day woes, and offered responses based on […]