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The Three Approaches To Saving Net Neutrality
On January 16, 2018, a lawsuit was filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by attorney generals of twenty-one states and the District of Columbia. The petition will seek to prevent the enforcement of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) “Restoring Internet Freedom” order that overturned…
The House of Representatives Vote on Extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Proposed Privacy Protections For Americans
On January 11, 2018, the House of Representatives voted on two bills regarding warrantless surveillance programs in the United States. S.139, popularly known as the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 was approved by the House by a vote of 256 – 164. That bill reauthorizes FISA for an additional six years and does…
President Trump’s “Election Fraud” Commission [UPDATED]
On January 3, 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order terminating the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. President Trump had created the commission last year to investigate whether there were instances of voter fraud and of non – citizens voting in U.S. elections. The Commission was viewed…
The Use of Search Warrants And Cellphone Location Tracking Information
Carpenter v. United States is a case before the current term of the United States Supreme Court that is examining the issue of whether a warrantless search of cell phone records, including the location of and movement of the cell phone user, is a violation of a person’s Fourth Amendment right against an unreasonable search. Timothy…
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Plan To Overturn 2015 Net Neutrality Rules [UPDATED]
On April 26, 2017, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced a vote scheduled for May 2017 to decide whether to overturn FCC rules adopted on February 26, 2015, more commonly known as Net Neutrality regulations. The regulations established that broadband providers may…
United States Attorney General Jeff Session’s Law Enforcement Memorandum [UPDATED]
On March 31, 2017, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum to Department of Justice attorneys promoting support for federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement authorities. The Attorney General pledged the resources of the Department of Justice in order to “promote a peaceful and lawful…
The Problem of Reverse Discrimination Cases Against Whites and Affirmative Action Cases [UPDATED]
It has now been confirmed that a DOJ investigation is looking into these policies at Harvard University. Confirmation of this investigation is unique because it is an investigation being done not for the white community but on behalf of a minority class — Asian-Americans. This is surprising considering the Trump Administration and…
President Trump’s Policy On Transgender in the U.S. Military [UPDATE]
On Monday, October 30, 2017, United States District Court Judge Colleen Kollar – Kotelly issued a preliminary ruling that blocked provisions of a policy that did not allow the enlistment and retention of transgender peoples from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. President Donald J. Trump had announced the controversial policy in a…
Religious Freedom and Representative Kennedy’s Proposed “Do No Harm” Amendment
Last year on May 18, 2016, Representative Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA) introduced an amendment to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993. That statute provides that “Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion.” The proposed amendment was referred to a congressional committee…