For the left, the relevant question when it comes to criminal law is not whether punishment works to deter criminals or protect the public; it is whose power is increased and whose is diminished by the criminal justice system.
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NYT Legal Loss Underscores SCOTUS’s Need To Fix Defamation Doctrine
The legal reasoning behind New York Times v. Sullivan is as thin and weak as the paper it’s printed on.
Exclusive: USDA Bureaucrats Bemoan Move To Red States, In-Person Work To Run Food Welfare Programs
‘Washington bureaucrats are eager to work from home, as long as home isn’t a red state where the people they serve live,’ said FGA’s Amelia Kuntzman.
USPS Voter Data Rule Puts Pressure On Courts To Lift Injunctions Before Election Day
It is unclear how the appeal process will turn out, but the rule gives states 30 days prior to the Nov. 3 election to notify USPS if they plan to comply.
Lindsay Clancy’s Pro-Abortion Fans Care More About Her Circumstances Than Her Children
The Clancy case raises a larger moral question: What happens when circumstances become the rationale for defending the unthinkable?
The Lindsay Clancy Case Should Make Pro-Lifers Rethink Absolving Mothers Of Murder
The growing calls for compassion and not punishment for Lindsay Clancy should force conservatives to confront their own history of excusing women who kill their children prenatally.
Cartels Are Exploiting Mexico’s Cattle Trade As Americans Pay More For Beef
Traffickers use falsified paperwork and black-market identification tags to launder smuggled animals into legitimate Mexican commerce.
Declassified Docs Show Deep State Letting Chinese Espionage Slide If It Helps Democrats
Declassified documents reveal a broader reluctance among institutions to address Chinese influence operations targeting Democratic officials.
Treasury Dept. Closes More Loopholes That Gave Illegal Aliens Your Tax Dollars
We are witnessing a well-coordinated, multi-pronged strategy targeting the incentives that draw illegal aliens to the United States.
SCOTUS Overturns Injunction On Trump’s Mail-In Voting Order
‘The Order itself does not harm the States, so the District Court lacked jurisdiction to bar the Government from trying to implement it.’