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Opinion August 26

JONATHAN TURLEY: Trump's bold flag-burning crackdown sets up big fight down the road

The test of free speech principles is your willingness to defend speech you find offensive. For most of us, there are few acts more offensive than the burning of the American flag.

Homeland Security August 20

Trump's DHS compares term ‘undocumented immigrant’ to ‘they/them’ pronouns, defends ‘alien’

DHS defends use of 'alien' terminology for immigrants, citing federal law references in U.S. Code sections on immigration and deportation procedures.

Opinion August 18

Politicians want you to pay for ‘cashless bail.’ It’s dangerous and expensive

Private bail industry defends secured bail as a right that ensures court appearances without taxpayer costs. Reforms would also expand bureaucracy

Supreme Court August 14

Supreme Court has 'good chance' of hearing Kim Davis' case urging same-sex marriage be overturned: lawyer

Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis is petitioning the Supreme Court to overturn the Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

Washington DC August 13

Federal oversight in Washington – a special case as old as America itself

From mutinies to modernity, the District of Columbia's unique constitutional status lets Congress – and now President Trump – exert rare control over the capital’s streets and future.

Opinion August 12

I support Trump taking control of DC police — the Constitution is on his side

President Donald Trump's D.C. police takeover could signal the end of home rule as administration asserts federal control over the nation's capital city and its law enforcement.

The View July 23

'The View' host Sunny Hostin warns Colbert cancellation could lead to the 'dismantling of our Constitution'

“The View" co-host Sunny Hostin suggested on Tuesday that the decision to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" could lead to the end of democracy.

Opinion July 17

Protecting the Declaration of Independence in our 250th year

Government overreach challenges America's founding principles of equality and freedom, echoing concerns from the Declaration of Independence that inspired civil rights leaders.

Opinion July 11

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: How state law could force priests to choose between jail or excommunication

Washington state's legislation requiring priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession faces opposition from bishops and the Justice Department as a threat to religious liberty.

Supreme Court June 28

Final day of SCOTUS decisions brings wave of history-making rulings

The Supreme Court's last decision day of its term involved the justices reining in judicial power and serving up a victory for parents in the ongoing culture wars.

Supreme Court June 26

Revisiting Justice Scalia’s same-sex marriage dissent: prophetic or inflammatory?

Justice Antonin Scalia's decade-old warnings about judicial overreach in Obergefell echo in President Donald Trump's criticisms of judges who block his agenda through rulings.