Supreme Court Overturns Ruling Federal Agencies Relied On to Create Regulatory Gun Control
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Friday Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council (1984) is a case that federal agencies have relied on to enact gun control laws. The American Gun Owners Association celebrated the 6-3 decision. Chevron’s tribute was rejected! https://t.co/qePkOMOmpA — American Gun Owners Association (@GunOwners) June 28, 2024 Chief […]
Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to federal agency power in Chevron case
The Supreme Court took a tougher stance on executive branch power on Friday, overturning prominent precedents that had strengthened regulatory authority in a wide range of areas of American life, including consumer and environmental protection. In an ideologically-aligned 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned four decades of administrative law precedent that had given […]
Supreme Court scraps Chevron precedent, stripping federal regulators of power
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned decades of precedent established in the 1984 case Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, dramatically stripping power back from federal regulators. In a 6-3 decision, again split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron case, which had held that the judiciary should defer to government agencies when […]
Jonathan Turley: I believe Trump verdict will be ‘reversed’ in state or federal systems
GWU Law Professor Jonathan Turley discusses the jury’s decision to convict former President Trump on all 34 counts. Subscribe … source
Supreme Court Rules Federal Agency’s In-House Judges Violate Americans’ Right To Jury Trial
The Supreme Court held Thursday that when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking civil penalties against a defendant, the agency’s use of in-house judges violates the right to a jury trial guaranteed in the Constitution. When Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, it gave the agency the option to adjudicate enforcement actions […]
EXCLUSIVE: Joni Ernst Demands Watchdog Investigate Federal Bureaucrats Over Remote Work ‘Abuses’
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa renewed a request Thursday to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to review the agency’s remote work policies over potential abuses and “ongoing locality pay fraud.” Ernst cited an incident of a USAID employee drawing locality pay for the Washington, D.C., area despite living full-time in Florida, […]
Former Honduran President Sentenced To 45 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses
Honduras’ erstwhile President Juan Orlando Hernández received a 45-year federal prison sentence Wednesday for multi-ton drug trafficking and related firearm offenses, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Hernández, 55, abused his power to facilitate the importation of over 400 tons of cocaine—shipments guarded by his co-conspirators’ machine guns, AK-47s, AR-15s, and grenade launchers, among […]
JAMES CARTER: America’s Debilitating Federal Debt Spiral
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently issued yet another report on the rapidly deteriorating state of the federal government’s finances. As Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former CBO director, commented upon the report’s release: “The federal budget journey has arrived in Bleak with the fiscal course set for Hopeless. There needs to be a reset of the budgetary GPS, […]
Man Ran Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Network From Inside Federal Prison, Authorities Allege
Federal prosecutors in North Dakota on Wednesday charged a man with running a drug trafficking and money laundering network inside a federal prison. Jesus Amrahaby Celestin Ortega, a.k.a. “Flaco,” 26, has been charged since January 2022 with “allegedly engaging in drug-related and money laundering conspiracies, and a continuing criminal enterprise while serving time in federal […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Clyde Reintroduces Legislation To Stop Federal Government From Working With Big Tech On Censorship
Republican Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would prohibit the federal government from using Big Tech to infringe upon Americans’ First Amendment rights. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the legislation, which Clyde originally introduced in December of 2022. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Biden administration Wednesday morning […]