Written by Thomas Hampson
Why do so many women, a majority of them, support Joe Biden? Is it because of his abortion stance?
There was a surge of support for him in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade decision. Is that the reason? Are women so committed to the “my body, my choice” mantra of the left that they can’t see beyond this issue?
I don’t understand.
It’s not like the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Amy Lappos, Ashley Biden, Bill Stevenson, Caitlyn Caruso, Dobb, J. Hill, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Lady Gaga, Lucy Flores, Roe v. Wade, Ronald Kessler, SCOTUS, Secret Service, Sofie Karasek, Tara Reade, The First Family Detail, Title IX, U.S. Supreme Court, University of Delaware, Vail Kohnert-Yount
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | June 17, 2024 6:37 AM | Comments Off on Why Do Most Women Support Joe Biden?
Written by David E. Smith
In our day of weaponized government and intolerance for honest speech, it isn’t difficult to imagine a scenario where politicians would willingly relegate our individual freedoms – guaranteed to us in the U.S. Constitution – to the voters in the states to decide what levels of liberty – and restrictions of those liberties – they would allow going forward.
For those of us in blue states, it isn’t a stretch to imagine how this would play out for the Second Amendment.… Continue Reading
Tags: Brad Wilcox, Calvin Lindstrom, civil rights, Democrat Party, Donald J. Trump, embryology, human DNA, Human rights, in vitro fertilization, IVF, JB Pritzker, Republican Party, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, Success Sequence, The Declaration of Independence, The Success Sequence, U.S. Supreme Court, unalienable rights, Wendy Wang
Federal Elections, Political, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | April 11, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Downgrading the Right to Life
Written by Kassie Dulin
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court released an order list taking action on several cases we’ve been watching.
Most notably, the Court declined to review Missouri Department of Corrections vs. Finney. Justice Samuel Alito issued a five-page statement about the Court’s denial. This includes a direct reference to First Liberty’s Supreme Court victory in Carson v. Makin.
In this case, multiple conservative Christians were excluded from a jury in an employment discrimination case brought by a lesbian plaintiff.… Continue Reading
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In Dobbs, the Court overturned its disastrous 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that created an abortion-on-demand regime throughout the United States. Now, the elected branches of government are free to make abortion policy without interference from federal courts.
Following the Court’s decision in Dobbs, legislatures in pro-life states across the nation have taken steps to curtail or dramatically reduce the availability of abortion.… Continue Reading
Written by David Harsanyi
I’ve been writing about Denver-area baker Jack Phillips for over a decade now. It’s clear to me he’s going to be badgered into the grave by authoritarians intent on punishing him for thought crimes. From the first time his name appeared in the news until this day, the media have misled the public about him, about the case and about the law.
The latest chapter in Phillips’ Kafkaesque saga involves a transgender lawyer named Autumn Scardina, who demanded Phillips create a pink cake with blue frosting to help celebrate a gender transition.… Continue Reading
Tags: A. Bruce Jones, Autumn Scardina, Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Colorado Supreme Court, David Harsanyi, First Amendment, Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop, religious liberty, Rights of Conscience, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court
LGBTQ Agenda, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | October 13, 2023 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Authoritarian Thugs Continue Their Persecution of Jack Phillips
Written by David Harsanyi
If recklessly lying to voters were a crime, most everyone in D.C. would be serving life in solitary confinement at Supermax. But in a liberal democracy, as frustrating as it often is, political misconduct is settled by voters and elections, not partisan prosecutors or rioters.
Feel free to campaign and vote against Donald Trump if you like. I’m certainly no fan. If Trump wins in 2024, Congress can impeach and remove him if they choose.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Schiff, Al Gore, Barbara Lee, Bennie Thompson, Black Lives Matter, Bob McDonnell, David Harsanyi, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Ed Markey, First Amendment, Hillary Clinton, Jack Smith, James Clyburn, January 6th Riots, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Mar-a-Lago, Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Raul Grijalva, Ron Klain, SCOTUS, Stacey Abrams, U.S. Supreme Court
Executive Branch, Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | August 7, 2023 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Indictments Are an Attack on Political Speech
Written by Jorge Gomez
The U.S. Supreme Court is under all-out attack. Recent headlines reveal a concerted effort to manufacture an “ethics” scandal about Justice Clarence Thomas, the Court’s leading conservative and one of the foremost defenders of religious liberty. Justice Neil Gorsuch has also been the target of this smear campaign.
Democrats in Congress, along with their allies in left-wing radical groups and the media, are bringing back calls for radical court “reform.” A constitutionally suspect “judicial ethics” bill was introduced and the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Coney Barrett, Bill Clinton, Brett Kavanaugh, Chuck Schumer, Clarence Thomas, court packing, Dick Durbin, Elizabeth Warren, First Liberty, Hank Johnson, Michael Mukasey, Mike Berry, Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Thomas Jipping, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | May 12, 2023 10:00 AM | Comments Off on Exposing the Radical Effort to Destabilize the Supreme Court
Written by Jorge Gomez
Big news: The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear our case involving former postal worker Gerald Groff, who was wrongly forced out of his job because of his religious beliefs.
Along with First Liberty, he is represented by Baker Botts LLP, the Church State Council and the Independence Law Center.
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is not required to grant a religious accommodation for an employee to observe the Sunday Sabbath.… Continue Reading
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Last week the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a number of rulings reaffirming an originalist interpretation of America’s Constitution and its federalist assumptions. Perhaps the most important of these was the decision to rescind Roe v. Wade and return the issue of abortion to the people and their respective states, where it belonged in the first place. This was a tremendous victory for millions of faithful Christians who have fought for decades to see this day.… Continue Reading
Written by Luke Mueller
The confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson have been a relatively peaceful affair. In comparison to the ruthless attacks on Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, there has been relative civility surrounding the D.C Court of Appeals judge. While it is likely that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be confirmed, it is good to take a dive into her actual rulings and responses to questioning, not just her resume.… Continue Reading
Tags: buffer-zone, Demand Justice, Dobbs v. Jackson, John Cornyn, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Luke Mueller, Marsha Blackburn, NARAL, National Abortion Rights Action League, Planned Parenthood, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch, LGBTQ Agenda, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | April 1, 2022 10:00 AM | Comments Off on A Judge Who Can’t Say What a Woman Is Should Not Sit On Our Highest Court