The Constitution - Liberty Nation News https://www.libertynation.com/law/the-constitution/ Free Thinking. Free Speech. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:28:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://www.libertynation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-LN-Favicon-HD-Thicken-32x32.png The Constitution - Liberty Nation News https://www.libertynation.com/law/the-constitution/ 32 32 Trump Charges Tossed: Biden DOJ Illegally Appointed Prosecutor https://www.libertynation.com/trump-charges-tossed-biden-doj-illegally-appointed-prosecutor/ https://www.libertynation.com/trump-charges-tossed-biden-doj-illegally-appointed-prosecutor/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:14:21 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=605065 By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

President Biden and Merrick Garland violated the US Constitution when they appointed Jack Smith as special counsel to prosecute Donald Trump. That’s what federal judge Aileen Cannon ruled on Monday, July 15, before dismissing the case against Trump on charges he mishandled documents found at Mar-a-Lago. Cannon, a Trump appointee to the bench, said her […]

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AOC’s Hopeless Gambit to Impeach Supremes https://www.libertynation.com/aocs-hopeless-gambit-to-impeach-supremes/ https://www.libertynation.com/aocs-hopeless-gambit-to-impeach-supremes/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:46:04 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=604866 By John Klar

New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (AOC) recent announcement of impeachment charges against the US Supreme Court’s two most conservative justices appears entirely political in both motive and timing. Democrat Senators have sought to tag-team with AOC by calling for a special counsel investigation of the same justices in an effort seemingly designed to give a […]

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Supreme Court Set for Trump Immunity Appeal https://www.libertynation.com/supreme-court-set-for-trump-immunity-appeal/ https://www.libertynation.com/supreme-court-set-for-trump-immunity-appeal/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:20:23 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=602237 By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

Donald Trump will face off against the Department of Justice at the United States Supreme Court on Thursday, April 25. Biden’s DOJ charged Trump because it said he “pursued unlawful means of discounting legitimate votes and subverting the election results.” Trump asked the courts to declare the charges invalid because he was acting in his […]

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Donald Trump Makes His Colorado Case to the Supreme Court https://www.libertynation.com/donald-trump-makes-his-colorado-case-to-the-supreme-court/ https://www.libertynation.com/donald-trump-makes-his-colorado-case-to-the-supreme-court/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2024 12:14:32 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=598426 By Mark Angelides

Former President Donald Trump has moved to resolve the question of whether he is legally permitted to appear on the GOP presidential primary ballot in the United States through his challenging of the Colorado decision. Late Wednesday, January 3, Trump’s legal team released an appeal that appears intended to head to the US Supreme Court […]

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Maine Sec. of State Removes Trump from Ballot – READ IN FULL https://www.libertynation.com/maine-sec-of-state-removes-trump-from-ballot-read-in-full/ https://www.libertynation.com/maine-sec-of-state-removes-trump-from-ballot-read-in-full/#respond Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:48:02 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=598227 By Liberty Nation Authors

Maine’s Democrat Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, late Thursday, December 28, ruled that former President Donald Trump was ineligible to appear on the Republican primary ballot. She cited Section 3 of the 14th Amendment declaring that those who engaged in “insurrection” should be disqualified from election. Her decision follows similar efforts by the Colorado Supreme […]

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Trillion-Dollar SCOTUS Hearing: Is a Wealth Tax Constitutional? https://www.libertynation.com/trillion-dollar-scotus-hearing-is-a-wealth-tax-constitutional/ https://www.libertynation.com/trillion-dollar-scotus-hearing-is-a-wealth-tax-constitutional/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:15:14 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=597351 By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

a suit to recover those taxes, and is expected to reveal how the Court will treat a wealth tax – recently touted on President Biden’s X account.

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Gun Control and Prohibition: A Cautionary Tale https://www.libertynation.com/gun-control-and-prohibition-a-cautionary-tale/ https://www.libertynation.com/gun-control-and-prohibition-a-cautionary-tale/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:30:21 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=592195 By James Fite

William Pitt “The Younger,” Britain’s youngest ever prime minister, said in a 1783 speech before the House of Commons: “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom: it is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” That so-called “commonsense” gun control is necessary to end the “gun violence epidemic” is […]

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Gavin Newsom Hopes to Amend the Second Amendment https://www.libertynation.com/gavin-newsom-hopes-to-amend-the-second-amendment/ https://www.libertynation.com/gavin-newsom-hopes-to-amend-the-second-amendment/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:28:41 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=592107 By James Fite

The Second Amendment to the US Constitution – when interpreted properly by the courts – proves quite the stumbling block to strict gun control laws. But California Governor Gavin Newsom hopes to change that. The Golden State gun grabber says his proposed 28th Amendment will “enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law.” Raising […]

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SCOTUS Chevron Case: Challenging the Regulatory State? https://www.libertynation.com/scotus-chevron-case-clear-and-present-danger-to-regulatory-state/ https://www.libertynation.com/scotus-chevron-case-clear-and-present-danger-to-regulatory-state/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 10:46:49 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=591049 By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

On May 1, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a new case in its next term starting in October. This particular case has the real potential to force a hard shift in the constant struggle of citizens versus bureaucrats in favor of the individual. The Court voted to take Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo as a […]

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SCOTUS Rules for Funding Religious Schools – READ IN FULL https://www.libertynation.com/scotus-rules-for-funding-religious-schools-read-in-full/ https://www.libertynation.com/scotus-rules-for-funding-religious-schools-read-in-full/#respond Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:36:40 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=580645 By Liberty Nation Authors

The Supreme Court has ruled that Maine violated the First Amendment with its plan to keep public dollars from religious schools in the case Carson v. Makin. The Court held that Maine could not discriminate against religious schools. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the Court, joined by Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. Meanwhile, […]

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Unprecedented SCOTUS Leak Reveals Alito’s Roe Replacement https://www.libertynation.com/unprecedented-scotus-leak-reveals-alitos-roe-replacement/ https://www.libertynation.com/unprecedented-scotus-leak-reveals-alitos-roe-replacement/#respond Tue, 03 May 2022 10:47:44 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=578972 By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

There have been leaks from the Supreme Court before. None, however, have been of a draft opinion revealing a case’s outcome. The leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to Politico will have a profound impact on the work of the Supreme Court, as the opinion and ruling will […]

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings: Partisan Circus or Return of Unity? https://www.libertynation.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-hearings-partisan-circus-or-return-of-unity/ https://www.libertynation.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-hearings-partisan-circus-or-return-of-unity/#respond Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:29:30 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=577587 By James Fite

The confirmation hearings have begun, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s pick to replace Stephen Breyer, may well be on her way to becoming the 116th justice of the Supreme Court. But with a 50-50 ideological split in the upper chamber, her ascension isn’t quite guaranteed. During opening remarks, Republicans evoked imagery of the […]

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SCOTUS Decides if Dem AG Can Ignore Voting Laws https://www.libertynation.com/scotus-decides-if-dem-ag-can-ignore-voting-laws/ https://www.libertynation.com/scotus-decides-if-dem-ag-can-ignore-voting-laws/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:00:26 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=577545 By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

North Carolinians have elected a Republican legislature and a Democrat attorney general and governor. Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about who will control voting laws in North Carolina, and perhaps the nation. The case is Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, and while it ostensibly concerns one voter ID […]

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Supreme Court Halts Vaccine Mandate – For Now https://www.libertynation.com/supreme-court-halts-vaccine-mandate-for-now/ https://www.libertynation.com/supreme-court-halts-vaccine-mandate-for-now/#respond Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:30:02 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=575332 By Liberty Nation Authors

In a massive blow to the Biden administration, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision late yesterday afternoon (Thursday, Jan. 13) that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 employees will not go into effect as planned. Meanwhile, by 5-4 vote, the High Court will allow […]

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Happy Bill of Rights Day! Tell a Kid About Our Rights Today https://www.libertynation.com/happy-bill-of-rights-day-tell-a-kid-about-our-rights-today/ https://www.libertynation.com/happy-bill-of-rights-day-tell-a-kid-about-our-rights-today/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:47:27 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=574332 By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

President Joe Biden has made a proclamation issuing forth Bill of Rights Day for today, December 15, 2021. He decreed: “NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim […]

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Final Report on SCOTUS Reform Released – READ IN FULL https://www.libertynation.com/final-report-on-scotus-reform-released-read-in-full/ https://www.libertynation.com/final-report-on-scotus-reform-released-read-in-full/#respond Tue, 07 Dec 2021 14:01:45 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=574024 By Liberty Nation Authors

The final draft of the report determining what reforms could be made to the Supreme Court of the United States has been submitted to President Joe Biden for his consideration. First proposed during Biden’s campaign for the presidency, the report was commissioned to detail possible changes to the high court and the constitutionality of such […]

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Conservative Safe Spaces – C5 – MemberZone Exclusive https://www.libertynation.com/conservative-safe-spaces-c5-memberzone-exclusive/ https://www.libertynation.com/conservative-safe-spaces-c5-memberzone-exclusive/#respond Sun, 21 Nov 2021 14:44:12 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=573453&preview=true&preview_id=573453 By Liberty Nation Authors

The C5 panel explores the idea that more state and local jurisdictions might create safe havens from government overreach. For more episodes, click here.

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Senate Dems Give Alien Amnesty by Reconciliation Another Go https://www.libertynation.com/senate-dems-give-alien-amnesty-by-reconciliation-another-go/ https://www.libertynation.com/senate-dems-give-alien-amnesty-by-reconciliation-another-go/#respond Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:47:39 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=572114 By James Fite

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) revealed during an Axios interview that the Democrats are trying for a third time to get Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to allow them to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants in the multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation bill – a sort of “plan C,” he called it. Both prior attempts ran afoul of the Byrd […]

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Mississippi Petition to SCOTUS: Overturn Roe v. Wade https://www.libertynation.com/mississippi-petition-to-scotus-overturn-roe-v-wade/ https://www.libertynation.com/mississippi-petition-to-scotus-overturn-roe-v-wade/#respond Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:30:35 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=569115 By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

In May, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would take up an appeal to a ruling striking down a Mississippi abortion ban. Through its Attorney General Lynn Fitch, the state of Mississippi is now going a step further, asking the court to toss out Roe v. Wade altogether. Fitch’s brief to the Court, filed this […]

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Biden’s First Fourth: A Look at What’s to Come https://www.libertynation.com/bidens-first-fourth-a-look-at-whats-to-come/ https://www.libertynation.com/bidens-first-fourth-a-look-at-whats-to-come/#respond Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:31:45 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=568481 By James Fite

On another Independence Day, not so long ago, Liberty Nation’s Tim Donner asked the question: “Will America learn from its own history – and the current state of affairs among our cultural ancestors – and ultimately choose liberty? Or will we return to simply voting ourselves money?” Just two years later – after a devastating […]

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It’s Court-Packing Season Yet Again https://www.libertynation.com/its-court-packing-season-yet-again/ https://www.libertynation.com/its-court-packing-season-yet-again/#respond Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:30:33 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=568380 By Mark Angelides

Closing out the Supreme Court season, two big decisions that split 6-3 along ideological lines have reignited calls from the left to pack the bench with more justices. With one case on voting rights and the other on free speech, Democrats see these rulings as firmly against their own beliefs. One decision said that the state […]

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Political Upheaval of the Pandemic – LN Radio Videocast https://www.libertynation.com/political-upheaval-of-the-pandemic-ln-radio-videocast/ https://www.libertynation.com/political-upheaval-of-the-pandemic-ln-radio-videocast/#respond Sat, 05 Jun 2021 16:48:50 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=567503&preview=true&preview_id=567503 By Tim Donner

How significant a factor was the pandemic in the downfall of Donald Trump? Join Liberty Nation’s best and brightest panel as they analyze the political upheaval during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SCOTUS Delivering for Conservatives? – LN Radio Videocast https://www.libertynation.com/scotus-delivering-for-conservatives-ln-radio-videocast/ https://www.libertynation.com/scotus-delivering-for-conservatives-ln-radio-videocast/#respond Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:30:34 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=567309 By Liberty Nation Authors

With the recent caseload taken on by the Supreme Court, have the new justices been delivering for Conservatives?

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Did Floyd Jurors Violate Chauvin’s 5th Amend Rights? https://www.libertynation.com/did-floyd-jurors-violate-chauvins-5th-amend-rights/ https://www.libertynation.com/did-floyd-jurors-violate-chauvins-5th-amend-rights/#respond Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:30:30 +0000 https://www.libertynation.com/?p=566232 By Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.

Wednesday morning, ABC’s Good Morning America featured a revelatory interview. Brandon Mitchell, juror 52 in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, was interviewed by Robin Roberts. What he had to say was that jurors did not respect Derek Chauvin’s right not to testify. The abridgment of […]

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