Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett After a unanimous vote by the Judiciary Committee last week, last night the Senate confirmed Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to become the 115th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Throughout… Read More ›
Tonight at 9:00 PM Eastern, President Donald Trump and Joe Biden will debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The debate will not include Jo Jorgensen as her name was not included in the 5 polls the Commission… Read More ›
One way to monitor how active firearms sales are in America is by reviewing the number of background checks when a firearm is purchased by a federal firearms licensee ( a typical gun store ). Last month, those background checks… Read More ›
After last week’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which held that it is unconstitutional to exclude religious schools from private educational choice programs, the Institute for Justice (IJ), which litigated the Espinoza case on behalf of parents, released a 50-state guide to help policymakers in each state better understand the impact of Espinoza in their state. The guide analyzes each state’s constitution considering Espinoza and explains how… Read More ›
Boynton Beach, Fla – May 22, 2018 – The Libertarian Party of Palm Beach County (LP Palm Beach), the third largest political party in Palm Beach County, is presenting the only screening of the movie ‘Little Pink House‘ in the… Read More ›
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, May 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) as unconstitutional. The decision eliminates the federal prohibition on sports betting and will now allow a… Read More ›
The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits excessive fines by the federal government. But does the same prohibition apply when state and local authorities impose the fine? That is the question raised by a petition filed in the U.S. Supreme… Read More ›
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, October 26, 2017, Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee Governor Gary Johnson held a press conference and rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. The focus was on the unfairness of the Commission on Presidential Debates… Read More ›
Arlington, Va.— In a major and encouraging development for school choice nationwide, yesterday, June 27, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a 2015 judgment of the Colorado Supreme Court that had struck down Douglas County, Colorado’s Choice Scholarship Program for… Read More ›
Arlington, Va.—In an important decision handed down this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the state of Missouri violated the U.S. Constitution when it barred a church-run preschool from participating in the state’s playground resurfacing program. The ruling in… Read More ›
