Biden Says the Deficit Is Falling. Actually, It's Rising.
Under Biden, Trump, and Obama, government federal spending almost doubled.
Under Biden, Trump, and Obama, government federal spending almost doubled.
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An analysis of such crimes suggests the president’s policy prescriptions are unlikely to have a meaningful impact.
Its operative provisions just require social media platforms to create a mechanism for taking complaints about such "hateful" speech; but the title is "hateful conduct prohibited," and it's clear the legislature is trying to get social media platforms to restrict such speech more.
"When those charges are brought, these people are guilty," Lightfoot said.
Under the reasoning of the Georgetown University Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action (IDEAA) report in the Ilya Shapiro matter, a wide range of public speech criticizing religions, political parties, veterans, etc. could be "prohibit[ed] harassment."
but because here the employer's (and union's) actions were basically just an incident of public criticism, they didn't qualify as hostile environment harassment (and the employee wasn't fired or demoted).
"Further analysis shows that you’ve made it impossible for me to fulfill the duties of my appointed post," writes Shapiro.
The law school reinstated him on a technicality, but made it clear that they weren't going to uphold the university's free speech policy.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is becoming the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
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Presidents once treated congressional authorization as a requirement for the U.S. to enter conflicts. What went wrong?
The president implies that anyone who resists his agenda is complicit in the murder of innocents.
In most states, if a court issues a gag order and you don't appeal it, you can go to jail for violating it even if you later argue that it violates your First Amendment rights.
The case may get refiled, but it’s not looking promising.
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The IRS isn’t just a powerful federal agency, it’s a weapon against the public.
Many parents are on the child abuse and neglect registry, and they don't even know it.
The change represents a substantial reversal of civil forfeiture reforms aimed at protecting innocent property owners.
"I look forward to teaching and engaging in a host of activities relating to constitutional education," said Shapiro.
Questions about the scope of federal power will remain.
A federal statute imposes liability for conspiracies "to prevent by force, intimidation, or threat, any citizen who is lawfully entitled to vote, from giving his support or advocacy in a legal manner" for the election of federal candidates, or for "injur[ing] any citizen in person or property on account of such support or advocacy."
David Cole writes, Ira Glasser and Wendy Kaminer respond. [UPDATE: Added Cole's reply.]
Press accounts had said he “had been banned from the mall because he repeatedly badgered teen-age girls” and that he had told a 14-year-old girl at the mall “she looked pretty.” "But viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Moore, the court finds that telling viewers that Moore was banned from the mall for soliciting sex from a 14-year-old Santa’s Helper is more stinging than telling viewers that Moore complimented a 14-year-old girl on her appearance or telling them more generally that Moore was banned from the mall for soliciting young girls.”
Politicians respond to often unfounded fears with aggressive laws that interfere with individual and family choices.
"I can't think of any other situation where we would change the words of an alleged rape victim."
The Secret City author explains how panic about homosexuality led to discrimination, bad policy, and, eventually, freedom.
Because there is no reliable way to identify future mass shooters, it is inevitable that many innocent people will lose their Second Amendment rights.
Heard won $2 million on one of her counterclaims.
National Legal Director David Cole insists that the critics are wrong, but he fails to contend with much of the substance of their critiques.
Faculty/Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response (FASTER)
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While that impulse is understandable, it can lead to policies that do more harm than good.
The ruling is not a final decision on the merits. But it likely signals that at least five Supreme Court justices believe the law is unconstitutional.