Obamacare Litigation: More “Golden” Reasons Why Justice Kagan May Need to Recuse Herself

An internal memorandum from the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) reveals that Justice Elena Kagan “substantially participated” in a health care case in San Francisco in which the Justice ...

Stephanopoulos Questioned Pelosi on Contraception: 100 Words; Questioned GOP Candidates: 1,000 Words

(CNSNews.com) – George Stephanopoulos was more aggressive in pursuing the issue of government involvement in contraception when he questioned Republican presidential candidates in a debate Saturday night in New Hampshire ...

How One Couple Took on EPA and Ended Up at Supreme Court

Mike and Chantell Sackett just wanted to build their dream home in the Idaho panhandle. Instead, they’re headed to the U.S. Supreme Court in a long-running dispute with the Environmental ...

New Year’s Resolutions for Conservatives

Let’s be honest: We all know you’re not really gonna quit smoking, start exercising, and eat more vegetables as of today. As Emerson wryly remarked: “All promise outruns performance.” The ...

Top 10 Most Read Foundry Posts of 2011

This year saw the death of Osama bin Laden, the Arab Spring and the fall of regimes in Libya and Egypt, a conservative revolution in Wisconsin, continued joblessness in America, ...

No Need to Muddy Criminal Law in Order to “Clean Up Government”

With their institution at all-time lows in public popularity and trust, it is no wonder that members of Congress are looking to improve the body’s image.  The “Clean Up Government ...

Obamacare Oral Argument: What the High Court’s Order Suggests

When the Supreme Court agreed this month to hear the Obamacare constitutional challenge, it didn’t surprise most Court watchers, but the amount of time it set aside for oral argument ...

Court Hears Case of Student Expelled for Unwillingness to Affirm Homosexual Relationships

Last week a federal appeals court heard arguments in an important religious freedom case known as Ward v. Wilbanks. The case illustrates how sexual orientation nondiscrimination policies can impose government ...

The Justice Department Plays a Losing Hand—Again

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an appeal today with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals of a federal district court’s decision refusing to issue an injunction against major portions ...

You, and Your Smart Phone, Have a Right to Privacy

By Mark Leno If you like to attend political rallies, parades, protests or sit-ins, you might consider leaving your cell phone at home in the unlikely event arrests are made. ...