Category: Legal Law

District Court Judge Kristen D. Simmons has dismissed the criminal charges against 15 Republicans charged with falsely attempting to certify…

Below is my column in The Hill on the controversial remarks of Sen. Tim Kaine (D. Va.) denouncing a nominee…

“We got the guillotine, you better run.” Those words could have easily been expressed at the turn of the nineteenth century as French…

Below is my column in Fox.com on the arrest of a well-known comedian in Great Britain. While the three social…

Mayor Brandon Johnson has long been as popular as Ebola in Chicago, a politician who has continued to spend wildly…

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may strip comedian Rosie O’Donnell of her U.S. citizenship. He has made the threat…

A federal grand jury has indicted Cal State University Channel Islands professor Jonathan Anthony Caravello for throwing a tear gas…

So an Alaskan bush pilot walks into the Supreme Court with a six-pack of beer. Sounds like the start of…

Former University of Arizona professor Daniel Grossenbach is suing the school over alleged retaliation over his views on gender policies…

It has been 157 years since the last ship taking convicts from the United Kingdom landed in Australia.  Now, in…

Below is my column in The Hill on the spate of lawsuits against OpenAI over injuries associated with ChatGPT. These…

A recent article in The Atlantic contained a notable account of the final meeting of the Spring 2024 semester for…

The Chicago Public School system has long been in a state of decline, with poor student scores and massive budget…

This week, Elizabeth Baxter, an intern with the department’s environmental division, became the second Justice Department employee to be fired…

Within minutes of the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic Church Mass on Wednesday, politicians and pundits were calling for new…

In 1985, Sol Wachtler, the chief justice of New York’s Supreme Court, famously said, “Any good prosecutor can get a…

We have previously discussed the lack of a credible defense for Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who has been charged…

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) appears to be doubling down on crazy in Minneapolis this week with calls to pack…

The article is likely to increase the anger of donors who have been reluctant to contribute after the wild spending…

In the advertising world, there is an old adage that there are times when you take a pitch and “run…

Below is my column in The Hill on the chilling jurisprudence of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson’s description of opinions as…

We previously discussed the arrest of former Washington State University teaching assistant Patrick Mahoney and WSU research assistant Gerald Hoff…

For years, we have discussed (e.g., here, here, here, here, here) the crackdown on free speech in Canada, which followed…

Below is my column in the New York Post on the appellate court decision to toss the entirety of the…

Below is my column in Fox.com on the New York opinion tossing out the grotesque half-billion-dollar fine imposed by Judge…

The House Oversight Committee is investigating the use of the autopen by Biden officials as allegations grow that President Joe…

High School senior Sabrina Steffans is taking on Grand Island High School in New York for her parking space. The…

Some of us have expressed frustration with the ridiculous delay in the appellate court review of the absurd civil judgment…

Below is my column in The Hill on the restoration of voting rights for D.C. residents without the need for…

In my book, “The Indispensable Right,” I write about the intolerance for viewpoint diversity in higher education and the atmosphere of…

Recently, I spoke in Utah and was able to take a day of hiking and fishing with my wife, Leslie,…

As the Trump Administration finally releases the underlying documents related to prior scandals and investigations, the public has learned a…

Sean Charles Dunn, 37, appears to have arranged for the ultimate take-out order. After spotting CBP agents outside of a…

As I approached the start of my first-year torts classes at George Washington University, we have a rather intriguing tort…

In Cool Hand Luke, Paul Newman’s character famously bluffs in a hand of poker and later explains, “Yeah, well sometimes…

FBI Director Kash Patel has released a bombshell report that a  Democratic whistleblower accused now California Sen. Adam Schiff of…

Washington, D.C. is a city that has long spun statistics to the point that they become more fable than fact.…

Below is my column in The Hill on open hypocrisy of many denouncing the Texas redistricting effort. While I have…

The hit piece was curious because The Guardian admitted that it could not confirm the allegation. Nevertheless, it breathlessly reported…

Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz appears to be living through a remake of the Seinfeld Soup Nazi episode. However, Dershowitz is facing a…

The Tenth Circuit handed down a notable opinion this week in Poe v. Drummond, upholding Oklahoma’s law prohibiting gender transition…

I have long opposed wealth taxes based on both constitutional and practical grounds. When Elizabeth Warren pushed her own wealth…

AB 2839 does not pass constitutional scrutiny because the law does not use the least restrictive means available for advancing…

In my forthcoming book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution, I explore how the American republic…

Democrats in Georgia have lost their effort to block two Republican commissioners from sitting on Fulton County’s Board of Elections…

Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez (D., Ill.) is locked into a fierce fight with the White House over controversial remarks at…

Democrats are struggling to convince the public that they are outraged that there is gerrymandering afoot in Texas. It is…

Illinois has long been a sanctuary state, but this is getting ridiculous. Yesterday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) pledged to protect dozens…

It is official. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting finally accepted death over balance. This week, the CPB announced that, with…

In my forthcoming book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution, I discuss the threat posed…

Below is my column in The Hill on the funeral for my mother, Angela Turley. We delayed the funeral to…

Below is my column in Fox.com on the release of the last declassified material on the origins of the Russian…

Democratic members are again claiming that they can demand access to any federal facilities without approval or even notice to…

When President James Buchanan declared that the United States Senate is the “world’s greatest deliberative body,” he clearly had not…

A review of Miller’s social media postings reveals intense hostility toward Donald Trump and his supporters, including calling the President a…

Below is my column in the Hill on the “wanderlust” of former CIA Director John Brennan and how it might…

Below is my column on Fox.com regarding the declassification of material related to the origins of the Russian collusion investigation.…

Screenshot/Youtube This month, the public has witnessed the mainstream media at its very worst in circling the wagons to deflect…

Christian received a three-day suspension for using the phrase while discussing word meanings during his English class at Central Davidson…

In the 1933 classic movie, The Invisible Man, the local constable responds to a question of the problem present in…

“When the legend becomes fact…print the legend.” Those words from an editor to a young reporter in “The Man Who…

1910 Movie “The Girl Reporter” Consider this story: An outgoing president and his top officials are told that there is…

As Hunter Biden continues to unleash profanity-laden attacks on Democrats, George Clooney, and others, it appears that former special counsel…

Below is my column in the Hill on the termination of funding for National Public Radio.  Now that we have…

In Washington, Democratic politicians are calling for a congressional investigation, while in New York, the Writers’ Guild is asking New…

Below is my column in The Hill on the rise of American armchair revolutionaries, particularly among young, affluent college graduates.…

This week has obviously been one of the toughest in my life.  The death of my mother, Angela Piazza Turley,…

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Russia continues its will to control the thoughts and inquiries of citizens. Most recently the…

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor On Tuesday the Justice Department filed a writ of Quo Warranto against three individuals having…

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor The news and social media aggregation platform Reddit now requires its United Kingdom based users…

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor The expanding adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is finding utility in nearly all areas…

Angela Turley Some readers have noticed the interruption in new postings on this blog and social media. Due to the…

Since his arrival at the struggling newspaper, Washington Post publisher and CEO Will Lewis has fought to reverse the plunge…

I wrote recently about the chilling jurisprudence of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has drawn the ire of colleagues in…

While universities have largely purged their faculty ranks of conservatives, there often seems to be no academic who is too…

Dr. Kevin O’Connor appeared before the House Oversight Committee, but he had little to say about the investigation into the…

The Trump administration notched another victory this week when U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington granted a motion to…

“We accept virtually all students of color.” Those words from Professor Roger Gilles, director of the Frederick Meijer Honors College,…

“What we really need to do is be willing to get shot.” Those words to a Democratic member are part…

Democratic strategist and former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel once stated that “You never want a serious crisis to…

Below is my column in The Hill on calls from the left for other countries to hit the United States…

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a relatively rare clarification of its earlier opinion, which lifted the injunction on the deportation…

This week, the New York Times experienced an uprising in its ranks and among its readers. The paper was denounced…

(Image: instagram/@cynthiaenixon) Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. Nixon…

The Smithsonian Institution is again under fire over alleged political or social commentary in the presentation of historical exhibits. I…

Happy Independence Day! Despite the planned protests, most Americans will join today in celebrating our common article of faith in…

There is a controversy at Eastern Maine Community College after a professor reportedly attacked a Christian conservative student for writing…

In Washington, D.C., District Court Judge Randolph Moss has issued a notable decision against the Trump Administration in Refugee and Immigrant…

Newly declassified FBI documents obtained by Fox raise troubling questions over the FBI allegedly spiking findings that contradicted the testimony…

Below is my column on Fox.com on the debate that Democratic New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a socialist,…

The Justice Department is being asked to look into criminal charges against CNN after publishing a report about an app…

I had to share this moving video of the final march of the 41st Sergeant of the Guard, Sgt. 1st…

Below is my column in The Hill on the ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor in favor of parents who want…

We have discussed how Germany is extending its criminalization of speech to the Internet.  Germany imposed a legal regime that would allow fining…

Below is my column in the New York Post on the controversial dissenting opinion of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in…

In May, the council refused to renew the $666,000 contract with Flock for camera monitors around 70 Denver intersections to…

The warning was stark. At issue was a privileged class that has long dictated policy despite countervailing public opinion. At…

The presumptive selection (pending the results of New York’s ranked-voting system) of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani as the Democratic nominee…

The Vice Mayor of Cudahy, Cynthia Gonzalez, is reportedly being investigated by the FBI after she posted a video urging…

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced this morning that he would oppose the introduction of his war powers resolution on Iran…

Below is a slightly expanded version of my column in U.S. News & World Report on the investigations into President…

Yesterday, I wrote a column in the Hill discussing how Trump is unlikely to go to Congress in launching an…

A unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has struck down California’s “1-in-30” gun…

We have been following the case of Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley, who was blocked from the Twitter account…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom just lost a major ruling in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,…

C-Span Below is a slightly expanded column in USA Today on the recent release of a Vatican photo of Pope…

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its 6-3 ruling upholding a Tennessee ban on transgender medical treatments for adolescents. The ruling…

I had the pleasure of speaking to different groups in Kansas City this week about my book, “The Indispensable Right:…

Today I will have the pleasure of speaking at two events in Kansas City on my book, “The Indispensable Right:…

This week, New York Judge Mary Rosado issued an opinion in Council of City of N.Y. v. Adams. The court…

Below is my column in the Hill on resumption of the claims that “democracy is dying” as part of the…

It is arguably the most disheartening aspect of the “Age of Rage.” Almost immediately after the shooting of Minnesota politicians…

There was an extraordinary moment this week in Los Angeles where  City Councilmember Imelda Padilla asked LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell…

Bluesky has become a safe space for liberals seeking to avoid the triggering presence of opposing views since the Trump…

The Weinstein trial took an unexpected turn today after New York Judge Curtis Farber declared a partial mistrial. The order…

The Justice Department has filed an anti-discrimination case against the owners of the Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, California. Fathi…

Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear oral arguments on a threshold issue in…

Simon & Schuster has announced the upcoming release of my new book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of…

Below is my column in Fox.com on the deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles. Another round of court challenges…

“Trump made me do it.” Across the country, this is a virtual mantra being mouthed everywhere from businesses to higher…

Free speech in the United Kingdom has long been in free fall, with expanding criminalization and regulation of speech. Much…

We have previously discussed laws that seek to criminalize “materially deceptive” political content worldwide, including memes and parodies. A civil…

Below is my column at Fox.com on the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and what lies ahead in the case.…

Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down three major cases with unanimous decisions. One, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services,…

There is a curious narrative emerging from Democratic politicians and pundits in support of the millions of undocumented persons who…

We recently discussed how the United Kingdom has continued its erosion of free speech by pushing an effective blasphemy law.…

Filmmaker Michael Moore has decided that it is time to rewrite the Pledge of Allegiance in the name of tolerance…

As we continue to await the Supreme Court’s ruling on the national or universal injunction question, the Trump administration has…

Below is my column in The Hill on the new policy of Secretary Marco Rubio to deny entry of foreign…

“Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives” In Running to Stand Still, Bono sang that you should “cry without weeping. Talk…

This week, we discussed the efforts of San Francisco Board of Education Superintendent Maria Su and the school district to implement a new…

A San Diego State University professor is under fire this week after celebrating the death of a former Israeli soldier…

Various Democrats are promising to investigate and impeach President Donald Trump if they retake the House next year. At the…

Below is my column in the New York Post on the decision yesterday finding that the Trump tariffs are invalid.…

The Voice of San Francisco is reporting that San Francisco Board of Education Superintendent Maria Su has found a solution…

Below is my column on Fox.com on the escalating fight between Harvard and the Trump Administration. For Harvard, this could…

Dan Bongino, the FBI’s deputy director, has announced that the bureau is reexamining the long-controversial investigations into the leaking of…

This week, The New York Times reported that the town of Toms River, New Jersey, is moving to condemn the…

The InterMountain Education Service District is facing an interesting lawsuit brought by employee Rod Theis and his counsel, Alliance Defending…

Here is the column: This week, the Supreme Court continued to deliberate over what to do with the growing number…

One would hope that the mayor would respond with a simple statement defending free speech (including both the church and…

We have been following a rise in political violence and property destruction on the left this year. The latest such…

If you go to the Vancouver International Auto Show, you can see all the new models. However, if you want…

From Jake Tapper to Chuck Todd, the media in Washington has become a chorus of Claude Rains expressing how “shocked,…

St. Isidore of Seville may have overcome every obstacle in bringing knowledge and education to the world, but he could…

Five years ago, I wrote about a federal judge who, in my view, had discarded any resemblance of judicial restraint…

James Comey continues to hear disturbing messages from shells on the beach. Comey is facing a public outcry over his…

Across the country, a new defense is being heard in state and federal courtrooms. From Democratic members of Congress to…

In the wake of the leaked audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur, the media is…

It has long been a practice for New York sharpies to scam chumps by offering to sell them the Brooklyn…

Below is my column in The Hill on the controversy this month over extrajudicial comments made by Justices Sonia Sotomayor…

Erin Scott/White House via Flickr/Public Domain “For posterity’s sake.” Those words from President Joe Biden sum up the crushing impact…

[**]The New York Times continues to work tirelessly to maintain the narrative that the United States is now a fascist…

Today, the United States Supreme Court will hear three consolidated cases in Trump v. CASA on the growing use of…

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is about to show the perils of circling a firing squad. In its announcement that…

We previously discussed how schools were making students remove sweatshirts reading “Let’s Go Brandon.” I have argued that the shirts…

Prof. Raban offered the following account: The events unfolded in 2024, after an Oregon Law Review editor recommended the publication…

Here is the column:   “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Those ominous words from Shakespeare’s…

I had the pleasure this weekend of returning to both my hometown and my alma mater, The University of Chicago,…

Justice Sonia Sotomayor has previously been criticized for making public comments that some viewed as overly political or partisan, including…

Many of us have been waiting for the arguments on May 15th before the Supreme Court in the birthright citizenship…

I have the pleasure of speaking at my alma mater, The University of Chicago, on Saturday about my book, The…

Roughly a year ago, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel made a splash in the press after she brought charges against…

Last night, I had the honor of serving as the keynote speaker at the awards ceremony for the Center for…

The Pulitzer Prize has triggered a firestorm of criticism over its selection of Mosab Abu Toha as this year’s recipient…

Today, I will be testifying on the over-criminalization of federal law before the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance…

We previously discussed the legislation passed by Washington State democrats that requires priests to violate the sanctity of the confessional…

Recently, we discussed how National Public Radio CEO Katherine Maher made the conclusive case before Congress why funding for NPR…

Below is my column on the move to end the funding of National Public Radio (NPR).  I will be speaking…

The 46th News & Documentary Emmy Awards nominations are out, and it seems that everyone is talking about just one…

It was once said that possession is nine-tenths of the law, an acknowledgement that the possessor of property generally has…

We have been discussing the increasing political violence on the left. That includes a student who published a column recently…

For years, the mainstream media has been criticized for open political bias, including repeating false narratives and claims. There is…

Below is my column in the New York Post on the first 100 days of the Trump Administration in court.…

Democratic politicians who line up to support Judge Dugan often omit the details of the arrest. It may be worth…

Below is my column in the Hill on the slew of additional injunctions imposed by district courts last week. Some…

Many of us resolved not to attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner after WHCA president and Politico…

For some on the far left, “The Rachel Maddow Show” is a godsend. Otherwise, you would have to go to…

HullBobby,You are correct. They have nothing to offer. No solutions. So, in usual far left wing MO, the tear down.…

“This is not normal.” Those words from Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are undeniably true after the arrest of Wisconsin Judge…

Brown University is under fire after putting a student journalist under investigation for an exposé on alleged administrative waste. The…

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., is the latest Democratic politician to use rage rhetoric to rally voters despite an alarming…

Yesterday, I tweeted out after hearing a segment on National Public Radio on the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. NPR…

Below is my column on Fox.com on the alliance of some on the American left with Europeans in combatting the…

Nina Jankowicz, the former head of Biden’s infamous Disinformation Governance Board, was “back with a vengeance.” After the outcry over…

With all of the coverage yesterday of the heated arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, one order of the Court was…

We previously discussed the case of Dr. Allan Josephson, who was effectively terminated after he criticized transgender ideology and went…

Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a major parental rights case in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a challenge…

Harvard faculty members are finally upset about free speech and viewpoint intolerance. Hundreds of professors signed a letter of outrage…

Natasha Cohen, 46, is a New York therapist who appears to be stuck in the denial stage of Kübler-Ross. After…

There is controversy at George Mason University after Nicholas Decker, an economics PhD student published an essay asking “When Must…

It has been a busy 24 hours in the courts. Early this morning, the Supreme Court blocked (for now) the…

We have been following the rise of political violence on the left, particularly on our campuses. Some of this violence…

As many on this blog know, I have been one of the most vocal critics of Harvard and its history…

For years, I have written about the Global Engagement Center (GEC) in columns and my book, The Indispensable Right. It…