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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—September 29

1958—In a joint opinion of all nine justices in Cooper v. Aaron, the Supreme Court for the first time asserts the myth of judicial supremacy. The…

Not All ‘Classical’ Schools Are Created Equal

The most consequential differences are often the least obvious.

James Talarico’s Unconvincing Christian Progressivism

Supposedly, through happy coincidence, Jesus agrees with the Senate candidate about important planks of...

Government Shouldn’t Be Forcing Christian Ministries to Hire Non-Christians

A legal argument in Washington State is a threat to religious nonprofits nationwide.

The Bottom Begins to Drop Out

All of the familiar beats that signal a GOP reckoning are being heard.

Silicon Valley exec ignites firestorm after accusing JD Vance of bringing DEI back

Silicon Valley exec Ankit Gupta’s X post describing JD Vance’s push to hire and train Americans as a return of 'DEI' drew sharp rebukes from Trump officials and conservative voices.

West Virginia looks to AI data center boom to help eliminate state income tax

Gov. Patrick Morrisey's seven-point plan would dedicate 50% of hyperscale data center revenue to reducing and eliminating West Virginia's income tax.

Newsom hit with lawsuit threat as whistleblower begs Trump for help with ‘monumental’ fraud scandal

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio says he plans to file a lawsuit against Gavin Newsom's new California law that he claims criminalizes citizen journalism.

Iceland votes on resuming EU membership talks as Trump’s push for neighboring Greenland looms over debate

President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland added a new security dimension to Iceland's EU referendum, with 275,000 eligible voters weighing in.

Mississippi mayor argues aginst lowering flag for Dolly Parton after her death

Olive Branch, Mississippi, Mayor Ken Adams argues against lowering the flag to half-staff for Dolly Parton, saying the honor should be reserved.

Dems face uphill battle in challenge to Georgia Congressional map under new SCOTUS rules

Biden branded Georgia's election law "Jim Crow," and now the state's redistricting maps face a tougher legal test after the Supreme Court's Callais ruling.

ICE detains transgender ex-member of Israeli spy unit

A transgender person who served in a highly classified Israeli military division was detained by U.S. federal immigration agents, one day after a judge ordered New Hampshire to justify the apprehension.

Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign

Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Trump's "Lake America" decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."

AOC renews DSA membership after 7-year lapse

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, recognized by many as the most prominent figure in the Democrats' socialist movement, has renewed her Democratic Socialists of America affiliation after it ran out seven years ago.

Abdul El-Sayed peppered with questions on Hasan Piker link, fracture with Jewish Dems at Michigan convention

Abdul El-Sayed dodged four reporter questions about Hasan Piker at Michigan's Democratic convention, dismissing the streamer as irrelevant to his race.

Seneca Nation leader calls Trump’s Lake America renaming ‘unpresidential,’ demands reversal

Seneca Nation's leader calls Trump's Lake Ontario to Lake America renaming "unpresidential," saying it violates the 1794 Canandaigua treaty.

Milo Yiannopoulos deported to U.K., a day after being detained by ICE at Louisiana airport

Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to the U.K., a day after he was taken into custody by ICE at a New Orleans-area airport.

ICE signs contract to buy electric shock gloves

Immigration and Customs Enforcement awarded a $16.7M no-bid contract to purchase electric shock gloves to help de-escalate confrontations.

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules

Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration's quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views.

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