Tag: Matthew Kacsmaryk

The Most Conservative Jurists in America Have Lost The Supreme Court

S.B. 4 is an unusual measure by any standard. The statute allows Texas to more or less enforce its own immigration laws. Under S.B. 4, illegal entry into the United States is a state-level crime, empowering state law-enforcement agencies to make arrests for potential violations of it. The law also allows Texas to theoretically carry […]

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The Absurd Lawsuit That Could Bankrupt Planned Parenthood

Doe does not shy away from this; in fact, he claims a leading role. From 2013 to 2015, his suit states, Doe says he “conducted an extensive undercover investigation of Planned Parenthood,” including its “abortion services” and “fetal tissue donation and research program.” He characterizes this as “direct, independent, unique, and personal knowledge obtained during […]

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“Unconstitutionally Vague”: Federal Judge Smacks Down Texas’s Drag Ban

Trump’s threat to the news media was actually his second attempt to menace detractors this past weekend alone. On Friday, he slammed Mark Milley, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggesting that perhaps he also committed treason. “This guy turned out to be a Woke train wreck who, if the Fake News […]

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A Right-Wing Judge Aims to Undo Free Speech, One Drag Show at a Time

The judge pointed to two areas where the Supreme Court has shifted things towards a history-and-tradition test in recent years: the 2019 case American Legion v. American Humanist Association, which involved the Establishment Clause, and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which focused on the Second Amendment. The former involved a challenge […]

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