Legislative leaders lose in effort to intervene on educational funding law

The federal government's refusal Thursday to allow marijuana for medical treatment caused both sides of the New Hampshire debate over pot use to dig in and prepare for continued warfare at the State... An antique store is already moving into a former nail salon on Broadway near Manning Street, and a home improvement store could also possibly be ... (more)

California Attorney: Dallas Judges Shred Constitution, Steal Millions

Wooden justice gavel and block with brass. In a series of events most would normally dismiss as outlandish, one American citizen was launched from civil court into a legal limbo where for years he was deprived by a federal judge of counsel, property, speech and travel.

US Muslim woman mistaken for terrorist sues Chicago officers

A young Muslim woman on Thursday sued Chicago police who mistakenly identified her briefly as a potential "lone wolf" terrorist as she was leaving a city subway station last year on the Fourth of July wearing a headscarf, face veil and carrying a backpack. Itemid Al-Matar says officers violated her civil rights by pulling off her religious garb as they arrested her on subway station stairs, then strip-searched her later at a police station, according to the federal lawsuit filed in Chicago on her behalf.

Courts overturn sentences for two California death row inmates and uphold another

The doorway to death row in the North Segregation Unit at San Quentin State Prison is notable for a rounded metal jail door and a sign that clearly marks its purpose. The doorway to death row in the North Segregation Unit at San Quentin State Prison is notable for a rounded metal jail door and a sign that clearly marks its purpose.

Honest Hillary and a Corrupted FBI

Time to revisit FBI Director James Comey's statement that no reasonable prosecutor would bring charges against Hillary Clinton. Not only was it a lie that allowed Hillary to abscond, we have been predictably rewarded with more lying , more evidence that indeed Hillary's private server was hacked by foreign intelligence services, and now face the very likely prospect that our next president will not only be a lawless, pathological liar, but open to the worst kind of blackmail.

CBS’ “The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey” Premieres On September 18

The three-part docu-series will premiere in the 8:30-10:30PM ET/PT slot on Sunday, September 18. Part two will air from 9-11PM on September 19, while the two-hour conclusion will run from 8:30-10:30PM on September 25. The special unites original investigators to re-examine the JonBenet Ramsey case, which remains one of America's most infamous unsolved murders.

Black Lives Matter: From a lie to a murder spree

Katherine Kersten of the Center of the American Experiment describes how, in Minneapolis, a lie by Black Lives Matter produced a spike in the murder rate: [S]tarting in November 2015, Black Lives Matter and other activists wreaked havoc for weeks protesting the death of Jamar Clark. Clark was a 24-year-old with at least 20 previous arrests.

Four-Year Campaign Results In Historic-Win For Tax Whistleblowers

On August 3, 2016 the U.S. Tax Court ruled that tax whistleblowers were entitled to a reward based on monies collected in criminal fines and penalties . This landmark decision reversed the position of the Department of Treasury that severely limited the "collected proceeds" upon which a whistleblower reward could be based.The decision ruled that two anonymous whistleblowers, identified only as Whistleblower 21276-13W and Whistleblower 21277-13W were entitled to a reward of $17,791,607.00, based in part on $54 million obtained in criminal fines and civil forfeitures for which the IRS had illegally claimed were outside the whistleblower reward program.

Murphy challenges Rubio to support gun control measures

U.S. Rep. and Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy wants tougher gun laws that he says might prevent episodes like the one that saw 49 people killed during the Pulse nightclub tragedy in June. Murphy is challenging Republican Sen. Marco Rubio for his seat - and challenged him Thursday to support tougher gun control legislation.

Volunteer for House District 40 candidate allegedly secretly recorded opponent

A volunteer for a Democrat running for a Clackamas County seat in the Oregon Legislature faces criminal charges for allegedly recording the Republican candidate talking politics with him in a private campaign office. Ethan Tatum showed up to Republican Evon Tekorius' Oregon City office on July 16 and asked to take part in her "Super Saturday" campaign event, said campaign manager Ben Carpenter.

‘He couldn’t drive a car but he could pilot a hot-air balloon’:…

The hot air balloon hit power lines and caught fire before crashing to the ground in Lockhart, Texas, on Saturday morning Pilot Alfred 'Skip' Nichols, 49, had been charged with drunk driving four times, was banned from driving a car and had been to prison twice He was convicted of a drug crime in 2000 and spent about a year and a half in prison before being paroled He was returned to prison in April 2010 after his parole was revoked because of his drunken driving conviction that year Consumers were warned three times about his previous balloon firm based in St Louis and complaints had been made against his new company - Heart of Texas Victims include a woman and her mom celebrating Mother's Day and a newlywed couple, who shared photos from the balloon before the crash The hot air balloon owner who crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard had been arrested for drunken driving four ... (more)

Alameda County defends restrictions on gun-shop locations

Signed: SB880 by Sen. Isadore Hall III, D-Compton, which expands the definition of "assault weapon" to include specified guns capable of accepting any type of detachable magazine. less Signed: SB880 by Sen. Isadore Hall III, D-Compton, which expands the definition of "assault weapon" to include specified guns capable of accepting any type of ... more Signed: SB1446, which makes it illegal to possess magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

Owen Courreges: Will the U.S. Supreme Court end New Orleans’ ban on stun guns?

Sell, manufacture, purchase, possess or carry any blackjack, sandclub, metal knuckles, switchblade knife or spring knife, iron buckle, zip gun or stungun; Use any device or attachment of any kind designed, used or intended for use in silencing the noise of any firearm, rifle or shotgun. The first thing you notice about this ordinance is that it is terribly written.

What’s fueling the Republican fury

In accepting the Republican Party's nomination for president, Donald Trump's speech purposefully played to multiple layers of racial anxiety that perfectly captured the mood of the Republican National Convention. Over the course of the week, speaker after speaker framed the upcoming presidential contest as nothing less than a civilizational clash between God-fearing, law-abiding, and Constitution-loving white Americans and radical black protesters, illegal Latino criminals and Muslim terrorists.

Virginia’s top court rules against move to restore criminals’ voting rights

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled against Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe's order restoring voting rights to more than 200,000 felons who completed their sentences, court documents show. In a 4-3 ruling, the court said Governor McAuliffe overstepped his clemency powers under the state constitution by issuing a sweeping order in April restoring rights to all ex-offenders who are no longer incarcerated or on probation or parole.