Legal Affairs

Several lawsuits seek monetary damages from the Chinese government for the COVID-19 pandemic. Politicians seem to like the idea too.

The McGahn case again illustrates how civil enforcement actions are plagued by prolonged litigation and procedural delays that render them unsuitable for achieving prompt and effective oversight actions.

Professor McGinnis offers a distinction between constitutional “interpretation” and “construction.”

Courts should bar evidence that fails to meet basic standards of honesty, integrity and credibility.

The majority of this episode consists of an interview between Heartland Director of Communications Jim Lakely and Bruce “The Gay Patriot” Carroll. Bruce joins the show to talk about his world view as well as his recent ban from Twitter. 

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging an August 2017 ruling, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was a judge on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, which struck down a 2015 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation banning the use of hydroflourocarbons (HFC), a coolant used in refrigerators and air conditioners, as a greenhouse gas.

The U.S. House should invoke a revised version of its historical inherent contempt enforcement power to address the refusal of DOJ officials to comply with congressional subpoenas seeking information such as occurred with the Clinton email and Russia investigations.

Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft present episode #155 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week’s episode features work from the Media Research Center, the Illinois Policy Institute, the Mackinac Center, and the Manhattan Institute.

If one asked a liberal strategist their opinion on President Donald Trump’s recent Supreme Court nomination, the lyrics to R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It,” might be their retort.

A wonderful window into the mind of Amy Coney Barrett, on President Trump’s short list for the U.S. Supreme Court.

At last, regulatory flexibility for the seriously ill from the FDA.

A Supreme Court case to be decided by the end of June could require California residents to pay taxes to a variety states, counties, cities and even mosquito abatement districts across the country.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has entered the legal fray in the lawsuits filed by San Francisco and Oakland against oil companies seeking damages for their alleged contributions to climate change, their action comes just a month after 15 state’s Attorneys General filed their own amicus brief seeking dismissal of the case.