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 […]

Donald Trump was a big winner at the Supreme Court on Monday, while the Biden administration suffered a crushing defeat. Despite the initial Beltway reactions, however, it does not mean that the former president was given immunity from prosecution. In dealing with the first-ever prosecution of a former president, the Court, by a 6-3 vote, […]

A January 6 convict convinced the Supreme Court that the Biden DOJ improperly charged him via a novel use of a financial crimes law. The 6-3 decision in Fischer v. US affects over 350 defendants charged similarly, including, perhaps, Donald J. Trump. Why did Biden’s DOJ use it against so many Jan 6 defendants? It […]

The Supreme Court has a dozen or so cases left to decide from this term, and court watchers expect them all to be published this week – including a ruling on whether Donald Trump may have immunity from prosecution, which could strike down some of his federal criminal charges. Among the cases we’re waiting on […]

The Supreme Court took a small bite out of its case backlog on Thursday, June 20, with four new rulings. None of the cases decided were Donald Trump’s immunity bid or any other considered one of the term’s blockbusters. What was decided was a jumble with some atypical dance partners, and not much to predict […]

The first of two federal criminal trials involving Hunter Biden began on Monday, June 3. He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and more than $750,000 in fines. Yes, Donald Trump is not the only one fighting multiple indictments across the country. Later in September, Hunter will face criminal tax fraud and […]

Donald Trump is presently being judged by a jury of 12 people, accused of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Not since 1974, before President Richard Nixon was pardoned by his successor, President Gerald Ford, has a past commander-in-chief been in such criminal jeopardy. Judge Juan Merchan charged the jury with the case yesterday […]

Libertarians are at the center of the US presidential race this Memorial Day weekend as they gather for their national convention to nominate a presidential candidate. The headline news that thrust them into the spotlight was the decision to feature several non-Libertarian Party contenders to address the assembled. Party Chair Angela McArdle agreed to host […]

A tumultuous court session on Monday, May 20, saw one witness for the prosecution against former President Donald Trump admit to massive theft and a witness for the defense berated by the presiding judge. With one week to go in this historic trial and a motion to dismiss the case entirely under review by the […]

The latest episode of the Trump “hush-money” trial, on Monday, May 13, starred Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer – who has said he hates his former boss and wants him behind bars. The convicted perjurer was called by Democrat DA Alvin Bragg’s prosecutors to advance the notion that Trump committed felonies related to the Stormy […]

Donald Trump will not have to stand trial on federal charges over classified documents before the November elections. United States District Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order Tuesday afternoon, May 7, resetting the court calendar in the case. Cannon, a Trump appointee, had initially set trial commencement for May 20. The judge wrote that she […]

The Supreme Court is hearing Donald Trump’s appeal over claims of presidential immunity from prosecution today, April 25. The former president, however, has another iron in the fire that might trump the Biden/Democrat lawfare effort against him. It’s a bid to disqualify Jack Smith’s appeal on the theory that the special counsel has no legal […]

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 […]

Donald Trump’s immunity claims against the Biden DOJ prosecution of him in federal court will be heard at the United States Supreme Court on Thursday, April 24. It may only be our former president’s second most important courtroom argument this week. On Monday, April 22, the presentation of opening arguments and evidence begins in the […]

On Tuesday, April 16, many January 6 defendants had a shot of relief from the Supreme Court in the case Fischer v. United States. Novel applications of the law that punish a political adversary must always be suspect. It appears to have become more commonplace, however, not only for the former president but also for his […]

There was a time, not long ago, when “presidential trials” would have referred to significant challenges the leaders faced in office. Now that Democrat prosecutors at the federal, state, and local levels have turned their attention to Donald Trump, the meaning is literal. Monday, April 15, is the first time in US history that a […]

Attorney General Merrick Garland held a press conference late this week announcing the Biden administration’s latest gun control efforts. The event promised that the administration’s new policy would close the widely-touted gun show loophole. The administration will alter US law through a rule change to the federal register by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, […]

Former President Donald Trump suffered two defeats on motions in separate criminal proceedings on Thursday, April 4. Fulton County Georgia Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee denied Trump and his co-defendants relief from the RICO charges brought by Fani Willis on First Amendment claims. Meanwhile, Federal District Court Judge Aileen Cannon denied Trump’s motion to dismiss […]

Court was back in session in Georgia for the Fani Willis criminal prosecution of Donald Trump on felony charges Thursday, March 28. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott F. McAfee heard from the parties on defense motions by Trump and a co-defendant to dismiss the indictment on First Amendment grounds. This hearing was focused on […]

The Supreme Court gave cold comfort to arguments in favor of a nationwide ban on dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone (aka RU-486) on Tuesday, March 26th. The Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine is a faith-based group for pro-life healthcare providers. They won a remarkable victory in a Texas federal district court in 2022, challenging the FDA’s […]

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has heard a trio of gun cases over two days, and it demonstrated a shocking failure to function and stunning ignorance about basic firearms facts. This circuit’s treatment of challenges to Second Amendment infringement has been so prejudicial to the rights of Marylanders that gun rights groups have petitioned […]

Sweden joined NATO – is the world safer? A passionate debate on that, plus questioning the TikTok ban, and more Joe Biden watching black people eat fried chicken! For more episodes, click here.

In this Uprising Clip, Scott and Tim review the ban on TikTok, considering whether Congress is authorized to do it and whether a ban would do more than virtue-signal. For more episodes, click here.

In September 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals entered an injunction against President Biden and many of his top staff, agencies, and appointees. It forbade them from coercing or encouraging social media companies “to remove, delete, suppress, or reduce,[…] posted social-media content containing protected free speech.” However, it was an imposition that Biden couldn’t […]