Judge Mocks Obama’s NSA Lawyer
I just denied your motion to dismiss,” U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon told Department of Justice attorney Marcia Berman.
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Gen. Boykin to Congress: Religious Liberty Must Be Affirmed, Cherished in Military
In a statement put into the record at a Jan. 29, 2014 hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, retired Lt. Gen. William “Gerry” Boykin, said religious liberty is a “core value of our nation,” and that religious beliefs “sustain” troops who face harm or death in the course of performing their duties.
HealthCare.gov Can’t Handle Appeals of Enrollment Errors
Tens of thousands of people who discovered that HealthCare.gov made mistakes as they were signing up for a health plan are confronting a new roadblock: The government cannot yet fix the errors.
Starnes: You Can’t Celebrate America, School Says
Students and parents at a Colorado high school are outraged after administrators turned down their request for a spirit week day honoring America because it might offend non-Americans.
NC High School Football Coach Ordered To Cease Baptisms, Leading Prayers
Head football coach of Mooresville High School, Hal Capps, has been ordered to stop baptizing players and leading them in prayer following criticism from a national organization promoting constitutional separation of church and state.
Number of Christians Killed Through Persecution Increased by 75 Percent in 2013
Persecution of Christians continues to worsen, fueled in part by the “Arab Spring,” which not only unleashed a wave of Islamist radicalism across the Arab world but also left Christians holding the blame for many of the uprisings that removed Arab leaders from power.
Chuck Grassley Demands Legal Arguments Behind Obama’s ‘Pen and Phone’ Strategy
A top Senate Republican wants access to the legal opinions that justify President Obama’s plans to step up his use of executive orders.
Conservative Legal Activist, Who Succeeded at Trial Court, Asks Supreme Court to Hear NSA Case
The conservative legal activist who won the first court ruling questioning the legality of the National Security Agency’s massive phone-call tracking database is asking the Supreme Court to short circuit the normal appeals process and take up the case directly.
Child Soldier: Shocking Video Surfaces of Purported 4-Year-Old Jihadist in Syria
Al Qaeda fighters in Syria may have sunk to a new low with a video that appears to show a four-year-old boy squeezing off rounds from an AK-47 as jihadists exhort him on with cries of “Alahu Akhbar.”
Farm Bill Moves Forward in Senate with Final Passage Expected Tuesday
The Senate moved forward Monday on long-awaited legislation to authorize farm spending, voting to end debate on the measure so that the chamber can vote on final passage Tuesday.