The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case involving whether cities in Western states can ban homeless people from sleeping in public areas. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appealspreviously ruled against anti-camping ordinances inGrants Pass, Oregon, saying it’s unconstitutional because it violates the Eighth Amendment of …
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In Tuesday’s “Morning Glory” column, I laid out a small part of the abuses perpetrated on farmers, ranchers and landowners by the application of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) to private property by the 9,000 bureaucrats of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS.) The National Oceanic and …
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California has always touted itself as a beacon of democracy. In 2008 and 2010, voters enacted constitutional amendments establishing an independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, which is the gold standard for redistricting and should serve as the national model. Here in California, unlike other states, our citizens pick their representatives – …
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized on Thursday what she said were the “recent tendencies” of the Supreme Court to side with the Trump administration, providing her remarks in a bitter dissent in a case related to National Institutes of Health grants. Jackson, a Biden appointee, rebuked her colleagues for “lawmaking” …
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A controversial pro-Palestinian gathering in Detroit is drawing scrutiny for featuring speakers with extremist views—including two former Israeli prisoners released in a Hamas deal—alongside Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a prominent anti-Israel congresswoman. The second annual “People’s Conference for Palestine” conference, which is being organized by a dozen different pro-Palestinian groups, …
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Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., called for the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to be used against President Donald Trump Friday, suggesting he was unfit during a discussion about his removal of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. “It is time to call for Article [Amendment] 25 of …
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President Donald Trump has attacked the Senate for blocking his preferred nominees from being confirmed to key positions, but lawmakers and people familiar with the process say the Senate is not necessarily to blame. Trump has faulted the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition, an unwritten rule requiring nominees for judge, U.S. …
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Police revealed the cause of death for former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber on Monday, months after she died in her sleep at home in March. The medical examiner’s office in Alexandria, Virginia says the former official died from a “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy,” according to the Virginian-Pilot. Police had …
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A woman arrested last month for allegedly making death threats against President Donald Trump has been released by a federal judge who has clashed with the Trump administration several times this year, including by attempting to block the deportations of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. Chief Judge James …
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A Georgia state court ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to conduct a new search for records related to her criminal case against President Donald Trump after finding that her search methods were inadequate. The recent order from a Fulton County Superior Court judge stems from a months-long pursuit …
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