BERLIN – Germany has agreed to change its constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of 100 billion euros ($107.35 billion) proposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the German finance ministry announced on Sunday. Germany’s centre-right opposition and ruling coalition with centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) said they … Read more
NEWARK, NJ – Leave it to the liberal media to throw down against America’s Second Amendment to the Constitution by saying the document was written by a bunch of ignorant colonials who believed in witchcraft, seldom bathed, and didn’t believe in travel over 25 miles per hour. Which means we need to trash the second … Read more
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Steve Scherer TORONTO – Canadians are not preoccupied with constitutional change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters as Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla kicked off their Canadian tour in the eastern province of Newfoundland on Tuesday. “When I hear from Canadians about the things they’re preoccupied about, and … Read more
SAO PAULO – Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that demonstrations scheduled for Sunday are not meant as protest, but to show “the desire that everyone abides by the Constitution.” The demonstrations are the latest step in the conflict between Bolsonaro and the Supreme Court after the president pardoned a federal congressman and ally … Read more
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – A two-year federal probe into the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm has found that unsafe state prison conditions – including solitary confinement and a lack of mental health treatment – had violated the U.S. Constitution and contributed to deadly violence among inmates. The Department of Justice (DOJ) opened investigations … Read more
LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson has thrust Britain into a constitutional crisis by breaking the law he set for pandemic restrictions, effectively “shredding the ministerial code”, the country’s leading constitutional expert said on Sunday. Peter Hennessy, a historian and member of the upper house of parliament, said Johnson had become “the great debaser in … Read more
BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division today filed a complaint and a proposed consent decree with the City of Springfield, Massachusetts to resolve its investigation of the Springfield Police Department’s Narcotics Bureau. This is the first pattern or practice police investigation to … Read more
WASHINGTON – A Los Angeles court has found a California law mandating that publicly traded companies include people from underrepresented communities on their boards unconstitutional, ruling in favor of a conservative group seeking an injunction against the measure. Los Angeles County Superior Court granted summary judgment to Judicial Watch on Friday. The conservative legal group … Read more
By Brian Ellsworth and Don Burgess – A London tribunal on Monday ruled that a 2018 Bermuda law that bans same-sex marriage in the British overseas territory is constitutional, a departure from the broad trend towards legalisation of gay marriage in the West. Bermuda’s top court in 2018 ruled that the 2018 Domestic Partnership Act, … Read more
Justice Reporter Who Called Constitution ‘Trash’ Heads Up Dark Money Group Spending Millions To Support Jackson SCOTUS Nomination Jennie Taer on March 11, 2022 A pundit who called the Constitution garbage is a leader of a dark money group funding a million dollar campaign to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, according … Read more
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS – As Tunisia’s president prepares to rewrite the constitution after dismissing parliament last year and ruling by decree, he has called for citizens’ input by setting up a voluntary multiple-choice questionnaire online. With two weeks to go before the survey is due to end, only 276,000 people have … Read more
ROME – Italy’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday turned down a request to hold a national referendum on the right to die after proponents of the move collected over a million signatures in support. Italian right-to-die advocates seek to partly abrogate sanctions imposed on those who assist in the suicide of patients who have incurable illnesses … Read more
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO – Chile’s constituent assembly began formally debating on Tuesday motions for a new Constitution to replace a market-focused one dating back to the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, a text that could reshape the world’s top copper-producing nation. Embryonic plans to nationalize mining, the creation of a one-chamber Congress, water rights, … Read more
Maryland state House Democrats proposed a constitutional amendment Monday enshrining abortion rights within the state, the Associated Press reported. The proposal was introduced by state House Speaker Adrienne Jones, who said the Supreme Court “has allowed some of the most restricting abortion legislation we’ve seen in a generation,” according to the AP. Jones appeared to … Read more
WASHINGTON, DC – When Joe Biden went off script on Tuesday during a discussion about his plan to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, the President began talking about the U.S. Consitution, and not in a good way. Biden called the Constitution “always evolving”. The President added that the Constitution can be modified … Read more
DETROIT – United States District Judge David M. Lawson approved the results of the referendum of the membership of the International United Auto Workers union and ordered the union to make a historic change to its constitution to provide for the direct election of the UAW’s officers, sometimes referred to as “one member, one vote,” … Read more
Former President Donald Trump blasted a bipartisan effort to strengthen the Electoral Count Act, saying that it was proof that former Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to overturn the results of the election. “If the Vice President (Mike Pence) had ‘absolutely no right’ to change the Presidential election results in the Senate, despite … Read more
NEW YORK, NY – New York schools are continuing to enforce mask mandates despite a court ruling that such requirements are unconstitutional. A New York judge ruled late Monday that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s order mandating masks in certain areas, including schools, was unconstitutional. However, immediately following the decision, the governor and the New York … Read more
Ontario public schools will no longer require incoming teachers to pass a basic math proficiency test after finding racial disparities in passage rates. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled Friday the Maths Proficiency Test (MPT) requirement “unconstitutional” after finding that it impaired non-white teacher candidates and that government schools did not do enough to … Read more
St. Paul, Minn. – The Justice Department announced today that Derek Chauvin, 45, pleaded guilty in federal court to two violations of a federal civil rights statute. First, defendant Chauvin pleaded guilty to willfully depriving, while acting under color of law, George Floyd of his constitutional rights, resulting in Mr. Floyd’s bodily injury and death. … Read more
Trenton – In an effort to ‘preserve the democratic process and protect the rights of all Americans’, the Senate today advanced a resolution sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney that would rescind all applications previously transmitted by the New Jersey Legislature to the U.S. Congress calling for a constitutional convention. The resolution, SCR-161, would recall all applications … Read more
A Texas social media law designed to curb political censorship violated tech platforms’ First Amendment rights, a federal court found on Wednesday. Judge Robert Pitman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking HB 20, signed into law by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in early September, and declared … Read more
A group of cryptocurrency investors are planning on buying a copy of the U.S. Constitution at a Sotheby’s auction Thursday. The group, known as ConstitutionDAO, is a ‘decentralized autonomous organization’ (DAO) in which members buy into the group with cryptocurrency and receive voting tokens which are used to direct the group’s funds for certain goals. … Read more
Coalition of AGs File Multistate Amicus Briefs Urging SCOTUS to Uphold Rule of Lawby Affirming District Court Rulings Allowing Challenges to Go Forward NEW YORK – Following a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that it will hear two challenges to Texas’ unconstitutional six-week abortion ban — Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) — Attorney General … Read more
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich condemned the National Archives Records Association’s (NARA) decision to label documents with a “harmful language” alert. Brnovich demanded that NARA immediately remove the warning labels from documents including the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights, in a Sept. 10 letter to the agency first obtained by the Daily … Read more
SLO JAIL FINDINGS LOS ANGELES – The San Luis Obispo County Jail violates the rights of prisoners by, among other things, failing to provide adequate medical care and subjecting some prisoners to excessive uses of force, according to a Justice Department report that calls upon the jail to make changes to address … Read more
JACKSON, NJ – Pay to play patronage pig and attorney Gregory P. McGuckin has lost another case for Jackson Township. Perhaps it’s because he’s too busy with his firm’s nearly 30 other political appointments where he and his partners serve as legal counsel. McGuckin represented Jackson as the township attorney in the lawsuit filed by … Read more
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 21 attorneys general sent a letter today to President Biden and the leaders of Congress opposing bills to make the District of Columbia a state. The letter from the attorneys general, first and foremost, is an effort to uphold the U.S. Constitution. “There’s a clear reason we’re against … Read more
It’s a scary time in America when a sitting President goes on national television to declare that no amendment to the U.S. Constitution is absolute. When he said ‘no amendment’, we’re pretty sure he meant all 27 of them. “No amendment, no amendment to the Constitution is absolute,” Biden said. “You can’t yell ‘fire’ in a … Read more
NEW YORK, NY – New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo violated the civil rights of New Yorkers and the constitution during the COVID-19 pandemic when they decided to openly condone political protest, but kept churches shut down with force. U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe granted a preliminary injunction that … Read more
PORTLAND, WA – The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in a Washington State federal court supporting the First Amendment religious freedom claims of a Pierce County church, explaining how a recent Supreme Court decision, South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom (May 29, 2020), supports the church’s claim. The statement of interest explains that … Read more
SELINSGROVE, PA – Dr. Jennifer Rager-Kay, a school director for the Selinsgrove School District in central Pennsylvania made a post on her Facebook page saying she will exercise her constitutional right to kill anti-lockdown protestors and now she and her husband are both gone from their jobs. “I find it interesting that the largest group … Read more
SEATTLE, WA- A Seattle police officer has been fired for giving a dire warning against the erosion of basic human rights in America in the name of the COVID-19 pandemic. After making that video, he was placed on leave and is now facing termination. A GoFundMe page has been set up for officer Greg Anderson. … Read more
ADAMS COUNTY, PA – Adams County Sheriff James Muller today said that he will uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States before the whimsical unconstitutional executive orders of Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Westerman Wolf. Muller, referred to the oath of enlistment he gave upon entering the United States Marine Corps as his justification … Read more
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Rabbi Yisrael A. Knopfler and Reverend Kevin Robinson have filed a lawsuit in federal court against Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick J. Callahan. The suit claims Murphy’s executive orders to enforce “emergency powers” was an unconstitutional attack on the religious freedoms of New Jersey residents. The … Read more
I have been reading the news over the past few weeks and I am appaled how people in New Jersey have been treated as common criminals for using public parks and practising safe social distancing. This crackdown against the people came as legitimate criminals across the state were being released from prison, but law abiding … Read more
JACKSON-The Jackson Township Mayor and Council on Tuesday passed a resolution supporting a bill that is currently going through the legislative process in Trenton that will turn being outside in public during Governor Phil Murphy’s quarantine from a misdemeanor penalty to one that could cost you as much as $10,000. That law states, “A person … Read more
NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division today concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the conditions at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, New Jersey violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. Specifically, the Department … Read more
President Trump Participates in the Announcement of the Guidance on Constitutional Prayer in Public Schools The White House
NEW JERSEY-While Democrat Socialist Cory Booker is on the campaign trail raising donations for his political agendas just hours after two tragic mass shootings, his opponent Cory Booker took his campaign in a different direction. He’s handing out free copies of the U.S. Constitution decked out in goofy ‘Merica gear. “Even from a man in … Read more
Tonight, the Toms River Township Council will consider an ill-advised and legally questionable ordinance that would severely limit the ability of citizens to operate drones in accordance with federal law over the skies of the township. The ordinance should not be passed because it is preempted by federal law and its provisions deprive individuals and … Read more
NORTH HAVEN, CT – A 27-year-old Ecuadorian national accused of multiple sex crimes against a minor was released from a Connecticut jail last December despite a federal immigration detainer, prompting outrage from Homeland Security officials and renewed debate over the state’s “sanctuary” policies. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the suspect, identified as … Read more
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey stands at the crossroads of America’s immigration wars, caught between an aggressive new federal enforcement drive under President Donald Trump’s second administration and state-level efforts to protect immigrants and preserve community trust. The state’s experience mirrors national tensions over border security, humanitarian policy, economic labor needs, and constitutional authority — … Read more
TRENTON, NJ – Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Tuesday that New Jersey has joined a 22-state coalition and the District of Columbia in demanding that the Trump administration comply with a federal court order requiring the restoration of a key FEMA disaster mitigation program that protects communities from catastrophic storms and flooding. In a … Read more
NEW YORK, NY – A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by convicted felon Timmy Wallace, who accused New York City and several police officers of false arrest and malicious prosecution following a 2015 traffic stop that led to a weapons conviction. Wallace filed the lawsuit in 2022 under 42 U.S.C. § … Read more
Two arrested in Wall Township on crack cocaine possession charges WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ — A traffic stop led to the arrest of two Ocean County residents after officers found crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to information released by Wall Township Police. Patrolman Julia Cutolo arrested Danny Reed, 41, of Toms River, and Victoria Mongold-Reed, … Read more
Trenton, NJ – A federal judge has rejected a motion for summary judgment filed by Phillipsburg Patrolman William Lance and the Phillipsburg Police Department, allowing a civil rights lawsuit by Edward Howard Brittain to move forward. The suit alleges that Lance used excessive force during Brittain’s 2020 arrest, causing injuries and property damage. U.S. District … Read more
Camden, NJ – A federal judge has denied motions to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit filed by Christie Figuracion, a pretrial detainee who claims she was catastrophically injured after officials at Salem County Correctional Facility failed to protect her from self-harm despite knowing of her long history of mental illness and suicide attempts. In a … Read more
Judge Quraishi’s ruling narrows but does not end the Jackson Township free speech case TRENTON, N.J. – A federal judge has partially dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by a Jackson Township resident who claimed her free speech rights were violated when she was removed from a 2024 council meeting after criticizing local officials. Jackson … Read more
NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two New Jersey residents who claimed their constitutional rights were violated when their vehicle was stopped and towed in Leonia for lacking registration, insurance, and a valid driver’s license. The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals, ends the case with … Read more