Jeff Sessions' Case Against California's Sanctuary Cities Is a Constitutional Loser
The Constitution prevents the feds from commandeering state and local officials.
The Constitution prevents the feds from commandeering state and local officials.
When it comes to this powerful legal tool, everyone's a hypocrite.
Immigration, federalism, and the 10th Amendment
Our top federal law enforcement officer has no idea what real pain is really like-or what doctors do to manage it.
Since the accessories are legal, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is helping the president rewrite the law.
The attorney general does not seem to understand how the drive to minimize opioid use hurts innocent people.
The attorney general thinks people should suffer needlessly, just like John Kelly.
Billy Williams wants to work with state marijuana regulators to address his concerns about "overproduction and diversion."
Sessions: "We think a lot of this is starting with marijuana and other drugs, too."
Next week's budget showdown will include a fight over an amendment prohibiting the DOJ from preventing states from legalizing medical marijuana.
Eight out of 13 have indicated that Jeff Session's marijuana memo won't affect their prosecutorial decisions.
His heart is in the right place, but his conclusion is faulty.
Rep. Thomas Massie explains why he will vote "hell no" on renewal of FISA if Congress doesn't reform the 702 program.
That includes the president, who said marijuana legalization "should be up to the states."
Will bipartisan criticism of Jeff Sessions' marijuana memo inspire legislative action?
Pot prohibition gives vast discretion to U.S. attorneys, who have never prosecuted more than a tiny percentage of offenders.
The attorney general's memo gives U.S. attorneys the discretion they always had to target state-legal marijuana suppliers.
The awful precedents that helped empower Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Sources say he's rescinding a memo that restricted Justice Department's role under Obama administration.
Accountability starts at home.
Despite his fear and loathing of cannabis, Jeff Sessions has good reasons to tolerate legalization.
Will Doug Jones be a paladin for criminal justice reform, or a squish?
Expect more raids and more arrests.
The attorney general, who conceded that good people do smoke marijuana, gave no indication of an impending crackdown.
Emergency scheduling won't fix the fentanyl crisis, no matter what Jeff Sessions claims.
"Much of the addiction starts with marijuana."
FISA reauthorization would majorly expand use of warrantless digital surveillance data against Americans.
An increase in ambush deaths feeds a "war on cops" narrative, but the numbers remain small.
This country has a long history of protections for freedom of conscience.
Mostly, memo reiterates what religious freedom protections mean.
Acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg reportedly resigned in part over the Justice Department's obstruction of marijuana research.
The attorney general says the Justice Department will be more active in free speech cases on college campuses.
The data don't match the attorney general's attacks on sanctuary cities.
In a rebuke to Jeff Sessions, the House of Representatives approved several bipartisan amendments to block his asset forfeiture directive.
Feds announce they may share voluntarily provided information to speed up DACA deportations, making illegal-immigrant cooperation with authorities less likely
Rand Paul: "Americans must never sacrifice their liberty for an illusive and dangerous, or false, security."
It has not been the disaster portrayed by the prohibitionists whose numbers the attorney general likes to cite.
Jeff Sessions has been an opponent of clemency for nearly two decades. Will he make an exception for Sheriff Joe?
By asking states to regulate marijuana better, the attorney general concedes that prohibition is gone for good.
Sessions has dispensed with the myth that federal prison is just for big fish.
Why the attorney general might be reluctant to target state-licensed marijuana merchants
A DOJ panel's recommendations reportedly do not include any significant changes in marijuana enforcement.
Justice Department announces tripling of investigations.
Sessions wants Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to do something that can't be done.
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