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Dec 10 2020
News
Supreme Court Puts Agents on Financial Hook for Religious Freedom Violations
The Supreme Court said Thursday that federal agents can be forced to pay out of their own pocket for religious liberty violations.
The decision allows three Muslim men to seek monetary damages from FBI agents who allegedly placed them on the no-fly list as retaliation for turning down requests to become informants. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Washington Free BeaconJun 16 2020
Background
Should Stimulus Checks Last Forever? | Arguments for and Against Universal Basic Income
The Thread explores both sides of policy arguments using well-researched data, facts, and arguments, highlighting the common thread of agreement.
HISTORY OF UBI:
Universal Basic Income is not a new concept. One of the earliest cited discussions of UBI was in 1797, when Thomas Paine outlined options for a lump sum to be granted to all citizens at adulthood. More recently, Martin
The ThreadJul 08 2020
News
Supreme Court rules in favor of Little Sisters of the Poor in ObamaCare contraception case
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration acted within its authority when it expanded exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement for employers to provide insurance coverage that includes contraception -- in a victory for Little Sisters of the Poor, the Catholic group that has been at the center of the national debate over the mandate.
The court ruled
Fox News DigitalJun 27 2021
Analysis
Report: Black, Latino voters reject radical far-left policies like 'defund the police'
Far-left progressives who advocate radical criminal justice reform policies like "defund the police" claim abolishing traditional policing systems will benefit minority communities.
But according to a New York Times report, Hispanic and black communities aren't buying what far-left Democrats are selling.
The race to become New York City's next mayor has focused on crime and
The BlazeNov 08 2021
News
US-Canada border: After 19 months, families to reunite
On 8 November, the US-Canadian border will open both ways to non-essential travel for the first time in 19 months. The closure has kept thousands of bi-national families split throughout the pandemic.
In March 2020, Jaslyn Declercq and her partner, Thomas Musgraves, began to plan their wedding.
The relationship had been a long-distance whirlwind after the pair met in an online
BBC NewsMay 04 2018
Opinion
Democrats: Don’t Take the Bait on Impeachment
In 2010, as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, I led the effort to impeach a federal judge from New Orleans named Thomas Porteous Jr. He was accused of multiple acts of corruption, some of which preceded his appointment to the federal bench, and making false statements during his confirmation hearing. After a lengthy impeachment process in the House, the Senate convicted him on all
New York Times (News)Jul 27 2021
News
The completely legal ways US politicians bend redistricting rules – a visual guide
This is why many politicians see redistricting as a way to rig the system in their favor.
Political strategists have long known that they can manipulate the electoral redistricting process.
In 1991, Republican mapmaker Thomas Hofeller said: “I define redistricting as the only legalized form of vote-stealing left in the United States today.” In the following decades, he drew
The GuardianJul 15 2019
News
Amazon removes controversial books by 'father of conversion therapy'
Amazon has removed English-language books by a man largely considered “the father of conversion therapy” from its site following mounting pressure from LGBTQ activists.
Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, founder of the now-shuttered Thomas Aquinas Psychological Clinic, as well as the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), authored several how-to guides directed to
NBC News DigitalSep 02 2021
Opinion
Supreme Court Gets It Right on Texas Abortion Law
Just before midnight, the Supreme Court, over the incoherent objections of four dissenting justices, denied the request by Texas abortion providers for emergency relief against the Texas Heartbeat Act. The compelling procedural grounds on which five justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett — ruled have no direct bearing on the substantive
National Review (News)Aug 30 2021
News
Ida weakens to tropical storm after knocking out power to New Orleans
Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical storm Monday after crashing into Louisiana and knocking out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses including the city of New Orleans.
Officials earlier warned of "life-threatening" floods. At least one person, a 60-year-old man, died in Ascension Parish after a tree fell on his home, authorities said.
Electric utilities reported
NBC News Digital