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The DOJ Assails D.C.'s 'Assault Weapon' Ban As an Arbitrary, Historically Ungrounded Gun Law

The DOJ Assails D.C.'s 'Assault Weapon' Ban As an Arbitrary, Historically Ungrounded Gun Law
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Refusing To Let Trump Deploy the National Guard in Chicago, SCOTUS Adds a New Wrinkle To the Debate

Refusing To Let Trump Deploy the National Guard in Chicago, SCOTUS Adds a New Wrinkle To the Debate
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Trump's Marijuana Order Vindicates Longstanding Criticism of the Plant's Legal Classification

Trump's Marijuana Order Vindicates Longstanding Criticism of the Plant's Legal Classification
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Another New Mexico Cop Lauded for Nabbing Drunk Drivers Admits Taking Bribes To Let Them Off the Hook

Another New Mexico Cop Lauded for Nabbing Drunk Drivers Admits Taking Bribes To Let Them Off the Hook
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The 9th Circuit Upholds a University of Washington Professor's Right to Mock 'Land Acknowledgments'

The 9th Circuit Upholds a University of Washington Professor's Right to Mock 'Land Acknowledgments'
tuesday 10

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Trump's Designation of Fentanyl As a 'Weapon of Mass Destruction' Is a Drug-Fueled Delusion

Trump's Designation of Fentanyl As a 'Weapon of Mass Destruction' Is a Drug-Fueled Delusion
20.12.2025 10

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This Tennessee Man Spent 37 Days in Jail for Sharing an Anti-Trump Meme. He Says the Cops Should Pay for That.

This Tennessee Man Spent 37 Days in Jail for Sharing an Anti-Trump Meme. He Says the Cops Should Pay for That.
19.12.2025 20

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Trump Orders the 'Expeditious' Reclassification of Marijuana

Trump Orders the 'Expeditious' Reclassification of Marijuana
19.12.2025 3

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Hegseth Won't Let Us See a Video That Might Undermine Support for Trump's Bloodthirsty Anti-Drug Strategy

Hegseth Won't Let Us See a Video That Might Undermine Support for Trump's Bloodthirsty Anti-Drug Strategy
18.12.2025 10

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Texas News Vlogger Asks SCOTUS to Decide Whether Criminalizing Journalism Is 'Obviously Unconstitutional'

Texas News Vlogger Asks SCOTUS to Decide Whether Criminalizing Journalism Is 'Obviously Unconstitutional'
17.12.2025 10

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A Texas News Vlogger Asks SCOTUS To Decide Whether Criminalizing Journalism Is 'Obviously Unconstitutional'

A Texas News Vlogger Asks SCOTUS To Decide Whether Criminalizing Journalism Is 'Obviously Unconstitutional'
17.12.2025 10

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Trump's Plan To Reclassify Marijuana Would Leave Federal Prohibition Essentially Untouched

Trump's Plan To Reclassify Marijuana Would Leave Federal Prohibition Essentially Untouched
16.12.2025 10

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2 Grand Juries Have Rejected the Grudge-Driven Case Against Trump Foe Letitia James

2 Grand Juries Have Rejected the Grudge-Driven Case Against Trump Foe Letitia James
13.12.2025 7

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CBP Agents Held This U.S. Citizen for Hours Until He Agreed To Let Them Search His Electronic Devices

CBP Agents Held This U.S. Citizen for Hours Until He Agreed To Let Them Search His Electronic Devices
12.12.2025 20

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The DOJ Says It Will Challenge Unconstitutional Gun Policies. Maybe It Should Stop Defending Them.

The DOJ Says It Will Challenge Unconstitutional Gun Policies. Maybe It Should Stop Defending Them.
11.12.2025 4

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Trump's Word Games Can't Conceal the Murderous Reality of His Anti-Drug Strategy

Trump's Word Games Can't Conceal the Murderous Reality of His Anti-Drug Strategy
10.12.2025 3

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Trump Is Still Claiming He Saves '25,000 American Lives' When He Blows Up a Suspected Drug Boat

Trump Is Still Claiming He Saves '25,000 American Lives' When He Blows Up a Suspected Drug Boat
10.12.2025 30

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Why Gun Groups Oppose Transgender Gun Bans

Why Gun Groups Oppose Transgender Gun Bans
09.12.2025 2

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Hegseth Mulls Releasing a Video That Illustrates the Brutality of Trump's Murderous Anti-Drug Strategy

Hegseth Mulls Releasing a Video That Illustrates the Brutality of Trump's Murderous Anti-Drug Strategy
08.12.2025 2

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The 'Threat' That Supposedly Justified Killing 2 Boat Attack Survivors Was Entirely Speculative

The 'Threat' That Supposedly Justified Killing 2 Boat Attack Survivors Was Entirely Speculative
06.12.2025 10

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Boat Attack Commander Says He Had To Kill 2 Survivors Because They Were Still Trying To Smuggle Cocaine

Boat Attack Commander Says He Had To Kill 2 Survivors Because They Were Still Trying To Smuggle Cocaine
05.12.2025 20

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Hegseth's 'Fog of War' Is No Excuse for Summarily Executing Suspected Drug Smugglers

Hegseth's 'Fog of War' Is No Excuse for Summarily Executing Suspected Drug Smugglers
04.12.2025 20

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Trump Tries To Cut Congress Out of U.S. Attorney Appointments

03.12.2025 20

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The Law of War Was Not Designed for Trump's Bogus 'Armed Conflict' With Drug Smugglers

03.12.2025 20

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Hegseth's Alleged Order To 'Kill Everybody' Complicates Trump's Defense of His Murderous Anti-Drug Campaign

02.12.2025 40

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The Pentagon and the FBI Are Investigating 6 Legislators for Exercising Their First Amendment Rights

27.11.2025 10

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Trump's Habitual Charges of 'Treason' Reflect His Authoritarian Impulses

26.11.2025 10

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Federal Judge Dismisses Comey and James Indictments, Saying Trump's U.S. Attorney Appointment Was Illegal

25.11.2025 10

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Psychoactive Hemp Products Will Be Federally Prohibited in a Year Unless Congress Intervenes

25.11.2025 10

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Can the Government Mandate a Vaccine for Your Own Good? This Federal Court Says Yes.

23.11.2025 10

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Trump Says Legislators Committed Treason by Noting That Soldiers Are Not Obligated To Obey Unlawful Orders

22.11.2025 20

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A Rookie Procedural Mistake by James Comey's Prosecutor Could Doom the Case Against Him

21.11.2025 10

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A Reporter's Unwelcome Questions Provoke Yet Another Trump Threat To Yank Broadcast Licenses

20.11.2025 20

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Misconduct in the James Comey Case Stemmed From a Reckless Rush To Indict Him

19.11.2025 4

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This Gun Case Harks Back to Constitutional Concerns About the Limits of Federal Power That Now Seem Quaint

18.11.2025 20

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A Senate-Approved Bill Would Ban the Hemp-Derived THC Products That Congress Legalized in 2018

13.11.2025 20

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The Limits of Treating Psilocybin As Medicine: Most ‘Magic Mushroom’ Uses Won’t Get FDA Approval

12.11.2025 10

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The Perils of Viewing Psilocybin Strictly As a Psychiatric Medication

12.11.2025 10

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Trump Pardons Mountain Runner Michelino Sunseri, Who Was Prosecuted for Using an Unapproved Trail

12.11.2025 9

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Will SCOTUS Resolve the Circuit Split on a Law That Disarms People With Nonviolent Criminal Records?

11.11.2025 20

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You Can Thank This Ohio Klansman for Expanding Your Freedom of Speech

08.11.2025 4

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Judge Dismisses Suit by Des Moines Register Subscriber Who Alleged Fraud Over the Paper's Trump-Harris Poll

08.11.2025 20

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Federal Prosecutors Flesh Out Their Case Against James Comey. It Still Looks Shaky.

06.11.2025 10

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Trump's Economic Fallacies Are Legally Relevant in His Tariff Case

05.11.2025 30

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New Jersey Cops Took His Guns Because They Were Worried About His Wife's Mental Health

05.11.2025 5

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Trump Says His 'Armed Conflict' With Drug Traffickers Does Not Involve 'Hostilities'

04.11.2025 10

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James Comey Says His Grudge-Driven Prosecution Is Unconstitutional Retaliation for His Criticism of Trump

01.11.2025 10

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According to Trump, He Has Already Saved 350,000 Lives by Murdering Suspected Drug Smugglers

31.10.2025 10

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Trump, an Avowed Second Amendment Champion, Defends a Gun Ban With 'No Historical Justification'

29.10.2025 6

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Trump's Appeal of His New York Convictions Highlights the Absurdity of Alvin Bragg's Convoluted Case

29.10.2025 10

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