Group Waging War on Meter Maids Tests Free Speech Limits
Forgetful residents of the New Hampshire city of Keene have found an ally with a group of activists who call themselves Free Keene. These self-styled “Robin Hooders” run ahead of meter officers, and...
View ArticleCan Government Unions Demand Your Money? The Supreme Court Will Decide Next...
After multiple tries, the U.S. Supreme Court will have the opportunity next term to overturn an outdated ruling from a 1977 case, Abood v. Detroit Board of Education. Previously, the Court ruled...
View ArticleWhy Obamacare Could be Heading to the Supreme Court (Again)
This past week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, over the vigorous dissent of four judges on that court, denied rehearing en banc (legalese for an entire court...
View ArticleWhy a Federal Agency Stopped Northwestern Football Players From Unionizing
Last week, in a unanimous decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) declined to assert jurisdiction in the Northwestern University college football player unionization case. Back in March, a...
View ArticleHow Should Sexual Assault Be Managed on Campus? Two Bills’ Different Approaches
There is no doubt that American colleges should be safe for all students. A recent University of Virginia case is any example, however, of the difficulty college communities often face dealing with...
View ArticleCan Ashley Madison ‘Victims’ Sue? Here Are Their Legal Options
On July 15, an online hacking group calling themselves “The Impact Team” gained unauthorized access to a website known as Ashley Madison, and on Aug. 18, the group made publicly available the customer...
View ArticleEducation Department’s Sex Assault ‘Agreement’ With UVA Shows Need for Campus...
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a press release crowing about its “agreement” with the University of Virginia, “ensur[ing] that the university’s handling of sexual violence and sexual...
View ArticleWhy the ‘Happy Birthday’ Song’s Copyright Has Finally Been Ruled Invalid
On Sept. 22, 2015, U.S. District Court Judge George H. King ruled that the copyright to the lyrics of the popular song “Happy Birthday to You” is no longer valid. The successful motion for summary...
View ArticleShould the Government Ask Job Applicants if They Are Felons? The Pros and Cons
This week, the White House announced a pending executive order instructing the Office of Personnel Management to “delay inquiries into criminal history until later in the hiring process.” This delay,...
View ArticleWill the Illinois Supreme Court Set Chicago’s Pension Apocalypse in Stone?
Nov. 17—that’s the date set for the Illinois State Supreme Court to hear oral arguments regarding a 2014 deal to overhaul the city of Chicago’s pension plans. It’s a golden opportunity for the court to...
View ArticleUniversity of Missouri and Yale Show What Mob Rule Looks Like in Higher...
America’s universities are supposed to be places where students can get an education. The vast majority of students want that. Some, however, do not. They want a “safe space” where their strange ideas...
View ArticleThe War on Speech Continues: Mizzou Tells Students to Report ‘Hateful’ and...
The University of Missouri at Columbia (Mizzou), the state’s flagship public university, has a problem on its hands: Some students and professors are seeking to shut down reporting at the campus, in...
View Article‘Clock Kid’ Demand for $15 Million Goes Too Far
On Sept. 14, Ahmed Mohamed took what he calls a homemade clock to MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. Apparently believing that Mohamed sought to scare students and teachers with a “look-alike”...
View ArticleAre Violent College Protests a ‘Wonderful, Beautiful Thing’? One Ivy League...
In recent weeks, tensions have been high across college campuses. Different activist groups have spoken out against perceived injustices facing their campus communities. As seen in the recent examples...
View ArticleFired for Refusing to Call a Biological Girl a Boy, This Teacher Is Claiming...
This fall a, teacher was fired in Texas for not referring to a 6-year-old girl as a boy. Madeline Kirksey was, until recently, a manager at Children’s Lighthouse Learning Center on Clay Road in Katy,...
View ArticleShould Religious Schools Be Allowed to Enforce Their Religious Mission?
Wheaton College is a private college in the suburbs of Chicago with the following mission statement: Wheaton College serves Jesus Christ and advances His Kingdom through excellence in liberal arts and...
View ArticleWhy the Government Shouldn’t Subsidize Student Loans
Good government should always take account of human nature: one aspect of human nature is that you are more careful about conserving resources when you are dealing with your own property. Any child...
View ArticleWhy Justice Scalia Disagrees With Thomas Aquinas
Does a Catholic federal judge “participate” in abortion? No, according to Justice Antonin Scalia, who recently gave a short lecture on “Saint Thomas Aquinas and Law” at the Dominican House of Studies...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood Abuses the Law to Stop Dissent
Last year, a number of academics penned a letter to the Obama administration demanding a criminal RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) investigation into those who disagree with...
View ArticlePay No Attention to What Planned Parenthood Is Doing Behind the Curtain
In an astonishing bit of legerdemain, a local grand jury in Harris County, Texas, has refused to indict Planned Parenthood for violating a Texas statute that prohibits the attempted sale of human...
View ArticleShould Courts Be Able to Make Legislative Judgments on Abortion?
Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, in a case very similar to another one pending before the Supreme Court, issued an opinion blocking the enforcement of a common-sense abortion...
View ArticleThis College President Rejected The Loony Demands of His Students
In the wake of incidents smacking of mob rule at the University of Missouri and Yale, some college administrators are waking up. Students attend college to be educated, not to play “social justice...
View ArticleWhat Would Happen If New York City Went Forward With Letting Illegal...
The New York Post is reporting that some members of the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus will be pushing for the New York City Council to pass a law allowing illegal aliens to vote in NYC elections...
View ArticleWhy Gun Manufacturers Shouldn’t Be Held Liable for Sandy Hook Tragedy
Could you imagine being a business owner; selling a legal, functional product; and being sued every time an individual who buys your product uses it to commit a crime? Should a rope manufacturer be...
View ArticleNew Pro-Amnesty Lawsuit Undermines Obama’s Case for His Amnesty Executive Order
Next month, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral argument in United States v. Texas, which is the legal challenge by Texas and numerous other states to the Obama administration’s...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan Students Call for Police to Censor Classmates’...
The University of Michigan is one of our nation’s premier institutions of higher learning. Young people from all over the country move to Ann Arbor every year to obtain an education and to have their...
View ArticleThe Absurd Demands of Harvard Students Who Feel Guilty About Their ‘Privilege’
Where direct regulation does not change hearts and minds, America’s universities have long used indoctrination. At Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, for example, student orientation now includes...
View ArticleOutrageous Tactics Used by DePaul University to Shut Down Conservative Speech
Back in March 2014, Stanford University’s Graduate Student Council revoked funding and demanded exorbitant security fees (over $5,000!) from the Student Anscombe Society related to its event on...
View ArticleGawker Files for Bankruptcy: Do Super Rich Have Too Much Influence on Our...
Last week, Gawker Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, shortly after it lost a major $140 million lawsuit to Terry Bollea, who is better known by his wrestling persona, Hulk Hogan. This type of...
View ArticleProposed Regulations Could Lead to More Forgiveness of College Loans, Hurting...
A new regulation issued by the Obama administration could impose yet another cost on higher education, with no real benefits. The proposed rule, published last month in the Federal Register, is very...
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