The Supreme Court will hear two historic cases this week on marriage: Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor. And they could fundamentally transform American society. This would be an easy case with clear adherence to two constitutional principles.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments in another major case involving race and the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The voters of Michigan passed an amendment to their Constitution forbidding the state or any of its
Dr. George Will is a respected social scientist and acclaimed writer, but he’s not a lawyer. And he shows it by suggesting the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to
Breitbart News previously reported on the Senate rejecting Caitlin Halligan’s nomination to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Now Halligan has withdrawn her nomination, and President Barack Obama is outraged that senators
It irritates me as a lawyer when I hear another lawyer pontificate on an area of law they seem to know nothing about. You might get the same feeling in your area of work. It just happened on Happening Now
The NRA is taking New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to court as Cuomo prepares to run for president in 2016. The National Rifle Association is supporting a lawsuit filed by its state affiliate, the New York State Rifle and Pistol
Arizona is once again embroiled in a fight against the federal government at the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court heard arguments on Mar. 18 in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. In earlier years people had
There were high expectations for Sen. Ted Cruz’s keynote address at CPAC 2013, and he delivered. As a young, passionate Hispanic who happens to be one of the most brilliant and accomplished constitutional experts and Supreme Court lawyers in the U.S.
A new potential contender for the presidential race for 2016 took the stage at CPAC. His name is Ben Carson, a brain surgeon and American success story, carrying a message that wows the GOP base while intriguing swing voters, showcasing
On Mar. 8, reporter Carl Cameron on Special Report on Fox News Channel was surveying potential GOP 2016 presidential candidates. Then he raised Ted Cruz–one of the most brilliant constitutional lawyers ever to serve in the Senate–the new 41-year old Hispanic senator
Supporters of national security and the Constitution are rightly outraged about learning that Sulaiman Abu Ghaith–the al Qaeda spokesman who is also Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law–appeared today in federal court in New York City. And it raises the next stage
Congrats to Sen. Rand Paul for highlighting an important issue by using his prerogative as a U.S. senator to launch a good, old-fashioned filibuster on John Brennan’s nomination for CIA director. As I’ve written previously, it seemed earlier that he
The U.S. Senate rejected a motion to proceed to a final vote on the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Of the nine justices on the
Attorney General Eric Holder has officially informed Sen. Rand Paul that under extraordinary circumstances President Barack Obama has the power to kill U.S. citizens with drone strikes on American soil. Believe it or not, Holder is right, and Paul is
A historic Supreme Court decision is imminent, one that could fundamentally reshape the balance of power between federal and state governments as it has existed from almost half a century. The justice are very likely going to strike down one
While Justice Elena Kagan is clearly a liberal Supreme Court justice, she reminded us last week that many justices are hard to typecast, siding with conservatives against a couple of her liberal colleagues in Chaidez v. U.S. Part of the
On Feb. 19, the Supreme Court reinstated a case involving an international fight over a child between an American serviceman and his ex-wife. Jeffrey Lee Chafin was in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army. He married a British citizen,
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in what could be the next Citizens United, considering whether a central part of the nation’s foundational federal campaign-finance law violates the First Amendment. In 1971, Congress passed the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).
Missouri Democrats are trying to join New York, California, and Illinois as states that oppose gun rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. National talk-radio host Lars Larson–who is not a lawyer–understands the relevant provisions of the Constitution better than many
The Ten Commandments won in federal court this week in Dixie County, FL, which adopted a policy that allows any of its citizens to erect a display atop the county courthouse’s steps. A local Christian man paid to put a
According to reports, on Feb. 7th, 29-year old Jennifer Morbelli died due to complications from a late-term abortion performed by Dr. LeRoy Carhart, an abortion doctor celebrated by the left and embraced by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. At a press conference
How many stories have you seen on the broadcast networks or cable networks–any of the networks–about the first-ever domestic terrorism conviction in our nation’s capital? Is same-sex marriage such a politically correct issue that no one wants to inform the
Today in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Floyd Lee Corkins pleaded guilty to committing an act of domestic terrorism, the first such conviction under the D.C. law. He also pleaded guilty to another D.C. felony, as well as a
“What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?”–Mark 8:36 The U.S. government is claiming the power to kill American citizens without judicial review. This is a story about hypocrisy. And it’s the tale
The board of directors of the Boy Scouts of America has put off their planned vote today on whether to change the group’s policy regarding openly-gay Scout leaders. The change would have delegated the issue to local councils across the
Obamacare’s HHS Mandate lost yet again in a federal appeals court last Thursday, and then lost in a second case on Friday. These cases continue on the long road to the Supreme Court, and President Obama’s new “accommodation” of religious
Discussing gun control, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday told a Utah sheriff that if Barack Obama issues an executive order, that order is the law and the sheriff must obey. However, jurisprudence on this topic reveals exactly the opposite. As
President Barack Obama met with big-city police chiefs today calling for gun control. In response, former Cincinnati Mayor Ken Blackwell explained to Breitbart News why violating the Second Amendment doesn’t make anyone safer, and how Second Amendment supporters can protect
President Barack Obama just suffered a humiliating defeat in federal court. A top federal appeals court has removed three presidential appointees from power, and invalidated all actions they’ve taken over the past twelve months. One year ago, Obama filled three
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution provides a right to have an abortion in one of its most controversial decisions in history. More than 50 million unborn children
On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in Bond v. United States, a case raising serious issues of federal power under the U.S. Constitution. This case is about a woman who discovered her husband was having an affair,
President Barack Obama is being blatantly disingenuous when he says he believes in the Second Amendment. He opposed it as recently as three years ago, and seems to be hoping that Americans don’t know how to use something called “Google”
President Barack Obama on Wednesday revealed his national gun control proposal, one loaded with divisive rhetoric and exploiting children onstage to push his agenda, which ignores the most effective ways to stop gun violence. Obama had a full-dress press event,
On Jan. 15, the Supreme Court decided a somewhat quirky case about a floating house. Federal law vests exclusive jurisdiction in the federal courts over maritime cases. As Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the Court, maritime cases concern, “watercraft or
President Barack Obama will lay out his gun control agenda sometime around noon tomorrow. Reports are that up to nineteen executive orders regarding new firearm restrictions will be unveiled, as well as legislative proposals for new gun controls. I will
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is mobilizing for a massive four-front conflict with President Barack Obama over the Constitution and gun rights after a made-for-TV meeting today at the White House between Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli won a decisive initial victory against President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court, stopping a massive federal power grab. The case now goes up on appeal. The EPA invoked its power under the
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled two potentially-historic cases concerning same-sex marriage for oral arguments on Tues., Mar. 26, and Wed., Mar. 27. The cases are Hollingsworth v. Perry and U.S. v. Windsor. Hollingsworth is the case regarding California’s Prop
The biggest liberal newspaper in the country has printed a column from a top progressive scholar calling on the American people to ignore the Constitution with its “evil provisions,” revealing the far-left agenda for what it is and making sense
Just last week Breitbart News reported on the threat to religious liberty from the HHS Mandate: starting today, Hobby Lobby is subject to penalties of $1.3 million per day for its owners refusing to violate their Christian beliefs after a