Report Shows States Getting Slightly Better at Preventing Public Corruption
The Coalition for Integrity has released its report on how states are guarding against public corruption – its so-called “S.W.A.M.P. Index.” The major conclusions: No state achieved a perfect score,…
Supreme Court Nominations are About Politics and Power, not Principle
The Senate Judiciary Committee has begun hearings on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Some Senate Democrats contend the entire process is illegitimate or as Joe…
Virginia Takes Steps to Demilitarize Police
Virginia’s General Assembly has taken a step toward demilitarizing local police departments. The House and Senate have passed competing measures that would prevent local law enforcement from obtaining and deploying…
Bipartisan Congressional Effort Seeks to Remove ‘Internet Kill Switch’
A bipartisan group of House and Senate members is pushing legislation to prevent a president from using a so-called “Internet kill switch” to take control of online communications during an…
Republicans take the ‘A’ grades, Democrats the ‘Fs’ in fiscal report card
The Cato Institute has released its “Fiscal Report Card on America’s Governors” for 2020 and four of the nation’s top state executives have earned “A” grades for cutting tax and…
Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down Whitmer’s Emergency Powers
In a 4-3 decision, Michigan’s Supreme Court said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) lacked the power to unilaterally extend a state of emergency declaration, and also held that a 1945 law…
How a Senate Virus Outbreak Could Complicate Barrett Confirmation
Even as Republicans press ahead with plans to begin hearings on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.AS. Supreme Court, there are still potential hazards in the way of…
Republicans Intend to Hold Barrett Confirmation Hearings as Scheduled
Despite two GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee testing positive for the coronavirus, Sen. Mitch McConnell still intends to begin hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on…
The Supreme Court has Always Been Political
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. With the partisan lines firmly established for and against Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, the old concerns the…
Barrett Seen as an ‘Originalist’ on Gun Rights
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s rulings in gun rights case during her time as an appellate court judge will undoubtedly come under…