Jun 10, 2013 – Racial preferences — i.e., discrimination — are usually touted as a way to help minorities. Often overlooked, however, is the harm they cause these same individuals. Any day now, we will be getting a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas on the constitutionality...

Jan 23, 2012 – Politico is reporting that Sen. Rand Paul was detained today by the TSA at the airport in Nashville, Tennessee, after refusing a full body pat-down. He missed his flight and then was rebooked on another flight according to TSA officials. They denied that Paul had been detained but said he...

Feb 9, 2012 – Considering all the Leftist angst over Justice Thomas’ “failure” to recuse himself from the Obamacare litigation because his wife (gasp) publicly criticized the legislation, it’s odd none of the liberals celebrating the Ninth Circuit’s decision on California’s Proposition 8 has mentioned the actual and real ethical issues that case presented...

Mar 28, 2012 – Solicitor General Donald Verrilli’s performance before the court has been widely panned as “weak and ineffectual.”  Even liberal commentator Jeffrey Toobin called Verrilli’s arguments “a train wreck for the Obama administration.” But to judge the full measure of just how badly the government did in the last three days,...

Mar 27, 2012 – It was a packed house at the Supreme Court today as lawyers Paul Clement and Michael Carvin tried to persuade the justices that the individual mandate — the centerpiece of ObamaCare — is unconstitutional.  Outside, the loud protests — from both sides of the question — continued.  But inside the...

Mar 26, 2012 – It triggered a law school flashback.  Once again, I was in my least favorite class, federal tax law, listening to a discussion so arcane and bureaucratic that it was hard to stay awake. I speak, of course, of today’s 90 minutes of argument before the Supreme Court.  At issue:...

Mar 26, 2012 – On Monday, ObamaCare will get its first of several days before the Supreme Court. All nine justices (no recusals) will hear six hours of argument spread over three days. Here’s what to expect: Monday, March 26, 10:00 a.m. — The Court will hear 90 minutes of argument on whether...

Mar 22, 2012 – The county has experienced more than its share of election scandal.  Its auditor was convicted for voter fraud in 2005. Its sheriff and county clerk recently pleaded guilty to voter fraud in the May 2010 Democratic primary. Christian Adams has reported on the Lincoln County Commission’s vote to clean...

Mar 21, 2012 – What happened in Sanford, Fla., between Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman?  No one knows exactly what went down… yet. All we know for sure is that this is an utter tragedy for the family of Trayvon Martin.  They have our heartfelt sympathy for their terrible loss.  Hopefully, state law...

Feb 11, 2014 – I have to echo Christian Adams’s tribute to our friend Ray Hartwell, who we tragically lost last week. Ray was a very successful lawyer at a big Washington, D.C. law firm, and a man who always wanted to do more to help this great nation that he loved. We got to...

Dec 4, 2012 – Along with former Department of Justice lawyer and PJ Media Legal Editor J. Christian Adams, I have written a lot over the past several years about the misbehavior, unprofessionalism, and unethical conduct of lawyers at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. We have also written of the...

Dec 14, 2012 – Seven Secretaries of State have released a statement criticizing First Lady Michelle Obama for her false claim that Republicans engaged in voter suppression in the November election: “Unfortunately the First Lady’s comments continue the baseless attacks that have been made upon those leaders who are simply taking reasonable steps...

Jul 21, 2010 – The ongoing investigation of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is no longer primarily about the dismissal of the voter-intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party. It’s about a much more important matter — namely, the sworn testimony that an Obama political appointee instructed...

Aug 8, 2010 – The death of a Catholic nun and the serious injury of two elderly nuns in Virginia is more than just a tragedy. It’s the inevitable outcome of the Obama administration’s immigration policy — offering selective amnesty for many illegal aliens while spending tax money on pampering...

Jul 30, 2010 – As the scandal over the dismissal of the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) voter intimidation case percolates in the media, letters have been flying through the corridors of power. On July 22, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) sent a letter to President Obama demanding that he...

Oct 6, 2011 – UPDATE (10:00 a.m.): So who was the lax supervisor that didn’t fire him or make him pay back the money? Why, it was Steven Rosenbaum — the same lawyer who (along with Loretta King) told Christian Adams and Chris Coates to dismiss the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation...

Sep 28, 2011 – The Washington Times had an article on Saturday that must have annoyed The New York Times. It reported that the Department of Defense Inspector General has cleared Bush administration Defense Department officials of allegations (made by the NYT and congressional Democrats) that they broke federal law by briefing retired military...

Sep 28, 2011 – The National Federation of Independent Business filed a cert. petition with the U.S. Supreme Court this morning – the 11th Circuit’s Obamacare case is now before the court for possible review – see here for more..

Oct 27, 2011 – The “Occupy Wall Street” protestors have put their platform online with an apparent list of demands. One of those demands — an immediate ban on all private campaign contributions to political candidates — shows a woeful ignorance and virtual contempt for basic rights protected by the Bill of Rights....

Nov 11, 2011 – One of the few advantages of working in Washington is the occasional chance to do something special. Last Saturday night offered just such an opportunity. And, so, my wife and I attended the annual dinner of the American Veterans Center (AVC). The banquet room was filled with veterans who had...

Nov 8, 2011 – Looks like the vote fraud deniers and those opposed to common sense voter ID are headed for a big loss in the state election being held in Mississippi today. Initiative 27 would amend the Mississippi constitution to require a person to submit government-issued photo identification in order to vote. On...

Nov 23, 2011 – Yesterday I posted at National Review a story about the racially discriminatory plebiscite election in Guam that excludes all whites from participation. Christian Adams also covered the same event at his Rule of Law blog at PJ Media. I reported that the Obama Justice Department declined to stop this patently...

Nov 17, 2011 – My fellow PJ Media contributor Christian Adams was recently at Tulane University’s School of Law in New Orleans. He was debating a Tulane law professor about the failure of the Obama Justice Department to enforce the National Voter Registration Act’s requirement that states maintain the accuracy of their voter registration...

Dec 9, 2011 – At his hearing yesterday before the House Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Eric Holder was asked whether the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division engaged in “political hiring in violation of the law.”  The questioner was Rep. Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat. Holder answered by claiming that he was not hiring “people...

Dec 21, 2011 – A career employee in the Voting Section of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has confessed to committing perjury, sources say.  The employee, Stephanie Celandine Gyamfi, reportedly told investigators from the Inspector General’s Office that she perjured herself during an inquiry into Justice Department leaks during the previous administration. Despite the admission,...