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Publicizing Petition-Signers 
When someone signs a petition for an initiative to appear on a ballot, he does not expect to be placing himself in harm’s way. But as aggressive retaliatory tactics of the homosexual agenda escalate, legitimate concerns about losing a job or worse have been raised by those who sign petitions in support of traditional marriage. 7-25-10
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Half-Million Dollars for Being Gaveled Down?
A parent in New Jersey did not like the way a basketball coach was allegedly berating his daughter, who played on the high school team. Supposedly the coach expressed disapproval with how fat she was. Her father repeatedly showed up at public meetings of the Board of Education to complain about the coach. Eventually, the father sued for millions of dollars, winning a jury verdict of about $1.5 million before the trial judge tossed it out. 7-10-10
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Win in Court but Lose to Thieves
Less than two weeks after a Supreme Court ruling opened the way to preserving the historic Mojave Desert Cross commemorating our veterans, enemies of the symbol dismembered and removed it from its rock foundation. The conservative Court victory for this landmark has been rendered Pyrrhic by an unlawful act of vandalism. 6-21-10
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Making a Mountain Out of a Molehill
The federal government and 33 states rarely agree on an issue, and when they do it is even rarer that the Supreme Court rules against them. Rarer still is for a Supreme Court verdict to be a unanimous affirmance of the decision below. 6-07-10
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Same Day, Same Court, Same Issue, Opposite Decisions
On the Fourth of February, 2010, the same court issued diametrically opposite decisions on the very same issue. See Layshock v. Hermitage School District, 593 F.3d 286 (3rd Cir. 2010) and J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District, 593 F.3d 249 (3rd Cir. 2010). 5-09-10
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'Return to Sender': Recall a U.S. Senator
A New Jersey appeals court ruled on March 16th that a Tea Party group has the right to attempt to throw a U.S. Senator out of office. In Committee to Recall Robert Menendez v. Nina Wells, Secretary of State et al., the court ordered the approval of a petition for the recall of U.S. Senator from New Jersey, Robert Menendez. The court postponed deciding the larger question of whether individual states have a constitutional right to recall a federal lawmaker. 5-09-10
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One Nation Under … Atheism?
Is public school use of the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance an unconstitutional Establishment of Religion? 4-18-10
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Gambling Ban Upheld; Obama Scuttles It
When an appellate court finally grants a conservative verdict, the Obama Administration then takes away the benefit. The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, a federal law that bans internet gambling activity in a state where such activity is already illegal. But the Obama Administration subsequently chose not to enforce the law, at least not for now. 4-04-10
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Michigan Supreme Court Adopts Rule to Oust Colleague
Recusal by a judge for a conflict of interest has always been up to the judge himself. In rare cases, an appellate court can remove a lower court judge from a case due to a conflict. But a Supreme Court has never allowed colleagues to remove a peer from a case. Never until now, that is. On the eve of Thanksgiving, the divisive Michigan Supreme Court adopted a startling, first-of-its-kind rule to allow removal of a peer from deciding a case. 3-20-10
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Off-Court Statements by Alito and Roberts
The workload of a Supreme Court Justice is rapidly diminishing, as the number of new cases heard annually dips to only about 75. With nine Justices to divide up the work, this amounts to merely one court opinion per Justice per month. Moreover, these cases typically concern mundane issues far from the public interest. 2-22-10
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Ninth Circuit Weakens Ability to Combat Terrorism
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has carved an exception to the general rule of prosecutorial immunity, in order to subject the former Attorney General under President George W. Bush, John Ashcroft, to personal liability for allowing the arrest and detention of a witness trying to leave the country. This unprecedented ruling illustrates the aphorism of “bad facts make bad law.” 2-14-10
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Court Strikes Down College Speech Code
A Washington State District Court has ruled that the speech codes of the Spokane Falls Community College are unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Sheeran v. Shea. Beth Sheeran, a Christian pro-life student at the college, ran into the unconstitutional codes when she tried to hold a pro-life event on campus. Her event consisted merely of handing out flyers and displaying posters, yet the College told her that her display would be “discriminatory” and ordered her to present the opposing point of view. When Sheeran requested to hold the event again, the school threatened her with expulsion. 1-22-10
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No More Wild West on the Internet?
Lying, smearing, impersonating, and taunting other people in the internet through the use of anonymous accounts has become an exciting sport for some. There is a massive audience for this: people who would never buy the National Enquirer can be found scurrying to the internet for the latest gossip, whether true or false. 1-07-10
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Bringing America Home
The GOP has been hijacked, according to Tom Pauken. “What passes for conservatism in the post-Reagan era of Republican politics is barely recognizable to many of us who were grassroots activists in the early days of the conservative movement,” he writes. 7-19-10
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Appetite for America
In Appetite for America, Stephen Fried introduces a new generation to Fred Harvey, originator of American fine dining, chain restaurants and newsstands, and the man who arguably did more to tame the Wild West than all the sheriffs combined. Fried’s account is an engaging combination of family saga, historical narrative, entrepreneurial study, and culinary inspiration (famous Harvey recipes are included in an appendix). 6-27-10
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Money, Greed, and God
Capitalism often takes a beating in the press and even in the pulpit. It is blamed for everything from corruption and greed to polluting the environment. In Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem, economist Jay W. Richards explains why eight prevailing myths about the evils of capitalism are unfounded. 6-13-10
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Grave Influence: 21 Radicals and Their Worldviews that Rule America from the Grave
How did once-great America reach the sad state she finds herself in? Brannon Howse leads readers on a whirlwind tour of 21 historical figures and the anti-capitalist, anti-Christian worldviews that motivated them to plan and promote the destruction of the most free and successful nation in history. Howse distills each radical’s philosophy down to the essence, and then traces the impact of their influence on contemporary leaders in every field. 6-09-10
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Intellectuals and Society
In his latest book, Thomas Sowell examines the general mindset and tendencies of contemporary intelligentsia, along with the often-detrimental results of their influence on public policy and society. He defines intellectuals as "people whose occupations deal primarily with ideas – writers, academics, and the like," and whose final products are not subject to the everyday accountability faced by engineers, brain surgeons and scientists. 5-06-10
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Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
In a swift sprint toward socialism, President Barack Obama and his administration continue to violate and obstruct the principles at the foundation of the American republic. It is crucial that we reclaim the beliefs set forth in our U.S. Constitution. Mark Levin, a nationally syndicated radio host, makes a call to conservative Americans to rise up and confront this tyranny. 4-11-10
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Going Rogue: An American Life
Sarah Palin could be deemed the epitome of the American Dream. A mother of five, the wife of a union worker, and a believer in America, Palin uses the story of her life and her journey to a career in politics to inspire readers to dream big, to stand for what is right, and not to allow life's obstacles to get in the way of their goals. 3-26-10
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America for Sale
Dr. Jerome Corsi's latest book is a superb explanation of our current economic recession. He shows that free trade is turning America into a two-tiered country like many foreign countries, with a few of the very rich and a lot of the very poor, while the middle class loses big-time." 3-07-10
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Rendezvous with Destiny
It certainly was not inevitable that Ronald Reagan would be elected President in 1980, not even after the disastrous and unpopular tenure of Jimmy Carter. Conservatives had suffered so many defeats that they didn't anticipate victory. As late as Election Day, newspaper headlines reported the Reagan-Carter race "too close to call." 2-07-10
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