Rand Spars With VP Pence
Article from The Washington Examiner by Katelyn Caralle. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that if Vice President Mike Pence were still a congressman he would oppose President Trump’s national emergency declaration….
Nashville Man Gets Jail Time for Renting Home
Article from WKRN.com by Jessica Jaglois. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Nashville man has been sentenced to jail twice for illegally operating a short-term rental property. Government records show Layton…
House Dems Set Sights on Second Amendment
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. This week the House of Representatives is expectedto pass two bills aimed at expanding and strengthening the background checks that people undergo when they buy…
Michigan Looking to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture
Article from Reason by C.J. Ciaramella. In 2017, Michigan police seized property from nearly 1,000 people who were never convicted of a crime. Some of them were never even arrested….
Pence Calls for Allies to Freeze Venezuela’s Oil Assets
Article from Fox News by Lucia I. Suarez Sang. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday urged a coalition of mostly Latin American countries to freeze the assets of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company in response…
Representative Amash Moves to Block Trump’s Emergency Declaration
Article from The Hill by Juliegrace Brufke. Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich) is joining Democrats in co-sponsoring a joint resolution to block President Trump‘s emergency declaration seeking additional funds to build physical barriers along…
Supreme Court Unanimously Agrees With Civil Asset Forfeiture Challenge
Article from Reason by Eric Boehm. States are bound by the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against excessive fines and fees when they seek to seize property or other assets from individuals…
FBI Investigating Houston PD Warrants
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. The fraudulent search warrant that authorized last month’s deadly Houston drug raid has prompted an FBI investigation and a review of more than 1,400 cases involving…