President Joe Biden recently signed into law a bipartisan gun bill that fortifies background checks on gun buyers under 21, provides billions for mental health services, and closes a loophole to prevent convicted domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm for five years. It is the nation’s first major gun deal in 30 years, and while…

Jury selection began in a trial to determine how much right-wing commentator Alex Jones owes after the families of the Sandy Hook shooting successfully sued him for defamation. The lawsuits do not ask jurors to award a specific dollar amount against Jones, hence the need for a trial. The 2012 shooting left 20 students and…

A professor from the University of Washington is suing his institution, claiming the school violated his First Amendment rights and then retaliated against him. Professor Stuart Reges is a faculty member at the university’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, and his case revolves around a school policy to acknowledge that the…

For at least the last five years, the Department of Homeland Security tracked the movements of millions of people using cellphone data. DHS tracked citizens and non-citizens, both inside and outside the country. According to a report released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union, DHS spent millions of dollars to buy the data from…

The Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) is a working group within the Department of Homeland Security with a stated function to “disseminate guidance to DHS agencies on combating misinformation, malinformation, and disinformation that threatens the security of the homeland.” However, only three weeks after its creation, the task force — led by the controversial Nina Jankowicz —…

One would think that winning a case for law clients in the highest court in the land would grant the attorneys a few pats on the back at work. Instead, the two attorneys behind June’s Second Amendment victory at the Supreme Court were shown the door. Kirkland and Ellis, the world’s highest-grossing law firm, told…

A recent ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee went after Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on immigration and border enforcement. Included in the ad was a statement that the senator “voted … for benefits to illegals.” PolitiFact declared the ad’s claim to be “false,” but the fact-checking outlet’s ruling ignored both recent history and…

Abortion rights activists in Louisiana received a win in court just days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. A judge in New Orleans temporarily blocked enforcement of the state’s newly enacted abortion ban. The ban was one of 13 trigger laws that were set to take effect if Roe was overturned. There is…

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former high school football coach who lost his job after saying post-game prayers both on his own and with players. The court determined the prayer was protected free speech. In the case of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the justices ruled 6-3. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in…

America’s first major gun bill in 30 years could be on President Joe Biden’s desk by this weekend. The House of Representatives approved the Safer Communities Act, sending the gun reform bill to the White House. The 234-to-193 vote fell mostly along party lines: All Democrats voted in favor, along with 14 Republicans. The bill…