Judges and Courts on Townhall

• Holder Comes Under Fire for Treatment of Bombing Suspect Tue Apr 30
  Washington, D.C.
  Attorney General Eric Holder is facing criticism from America's intelligence community, for agreeing to read Dzohkar Tsarnaev his Miranda rights. ... more
• Kermit Gosnell Trial: Much Ado About Nothing Sun Apr 28
  Matt Barber
  What’s the big deal? I mean, why are we surprised that an abortionist and his staff would, behind the walls of an always-lethal abortion clinic, commit one of the most horrific serial killings in American history? What did you think abortionists do, heal people? ... more
• Disorderly Conduct Fri Apr 26
  Mike Adams
  Students and their parents need to be warned about the latest serious threat to liberty on America's college campuses. They have probably already heard of campus speech codes, anti-discrimination clauses, and sexual harassment tribunals. The latest threat takes the form of "disorderly conduct" hearings. Many readers are wondering what exactly constitutes disorderly conduct. The more appropriate question might be "what does not?" ... more
• The Bogus 'Public Safety' Exception Wed Apr 24
  Jacob Sullum
  Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, captured last Friday evening, was not informed of his right to remain silent and his right to a lawyer until Monday morning, nearly three days after his arrest. ... more
• 3 Murder Charges Against Pa. Abortion Doc Tossed Wed Apr 24
  Washington, D.C.
  Three of eight murder charges were thrown out Tuesday against a Philadelphia abortion provider apparently because the judge had not heard sufficient evidence that the three babies were viable, born alive and then killed. ... more
• Charges Dropped in Ricin Letter Case Wed Apr 24
  Washington, D.C.
  Charges against an Elvis impersonator from Mississippi who was accused of sending ricin-laced letters to the President and others have been dropped. Paul Kevin Curtis was released from custody, while the home of a second man was searched ... more
• Miranda Mon Apr 22
  Rich Galen
  Suddenly, every cable news anchor, every pundit, every Sunday show guest, and every waiter in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia has become an expert on whether or not Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be informed of his Miranda rights. ... more
• GOP Lawmakers: Tsarnaev is a “Good Candidate for Enemy Combatant Status” Sat Apr 20
  Leah Barkoukis
• Kermit Gosnell and Abortion's Darkest Side Wed Apr 17
  Jonah Goldberg
  If abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is found guilty of homicide, he will be unique among murderers-for-hire: He set his fees based on weight. ... more
• Abortion doctor trial a political firestorm Tue Apr 16
  Washington, D.C.
  The trial of an abortion provider in Philadelphia has made abortion opponents angry that the case has not received more national attention. ... more
• Everything You Need to Know So Far About the Gosnell Trial Sat Apr 13
  Daniel Doherty
• Shame On You, Terry McAuliffe Tue Apr 9
  Ken Blackwell
  Career influence peddler and political mercenary Terry McAuliffe is at it again; and this time he’s pushed the bare-knuckled, gutter politics he’s known for to a new low. ... more
• 8-Year-Old Nabbed on Felony BB Gun Charges Mon Apr 8
  Todd Starnes
  Sam Grant nearly celebrated his eighth birthday party in jail. ... more
• Don't Knox This 'Serious Network' Wed Apr 3
  Ann Coulter
  Just days after the Turner Broadcasting System CEO claimed that CNN "is a serious news network," it aired a childish report on "Anderson Cooper 360" about convicted murderer Amanda Knox, which appears to have been written by Amanda's parents. Next up: "The Charles Manson story, reported by Squeaky Fromme." ... more
• The Gay Marriage Divides Fri Mar 29
  Brian and Garrett Fahy
  This week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in two gay marriage cases: Hollingsworth v. Perry, which will decide the fate of California’s Proposition 8; and United States v. Windsor, which will decide the fate of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), signed in 1996 by President Clinton. ... more
• Nine Justices of Fifty States? Who Should Decide Gay Marriage? Fri Mar 29
  Mark Davis
  In one stunning moment Tuesday from the Supreme Court bench, we saw a very smart man say something of such profound stupidity that it should shake our very faith in some of the people who wear our loftiest judicial robes. ... more
• Stepping Across the Line to Support Marriage Thu Mar 28
  Caleb Dalton
  As a Texan, I grew up hearing about the legend of a fellow attorney, William Travis, who, when surrounded in the Alamo by Santa Anna’s army, drew his sword, traced a line in the sand, and invited all who were ready to give the ultimate price for their cause to step across the line. Of 183 men with him, all but one crossed the line. ... more
• DOMA in Jeopardy Thu Mar 28
  Washington, D.C.
  The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, deciding whether the federal government can deny benefits to same-sex couples. A majority of the justices are indicating the law is in jeopardy. ... more
• Who Decides Marriage Law? Tue Mar 26
  Larry Greenfield
  California’s voters passed state law Proposition 22, in 2000, with 61 percent of the vote: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized.” ... more
• Audio Excerpts of High Court Gay Marriage Case Tue Mar 26
  Washington, D.C.
  The Supreme Court of the United States released same-day audio of arguments over whether California's ban on same-sex marriage should be overturned. ... more
• Jailed for Nonpayment of Child Support - But it's Not His Child Mon Mar 25
  Rachel Alexander
  The feminists have ratcheted up the laws against men to such an outrageous level that paternity fraud is not just ignored, but routinely rubber stamped by the courts. Whether one agrees with the concept of child support or not, virtually everyone can agree that jailing men for child support over children who are not theirs is morally wrong. ... more
• Did a Gay Activist Lie to the New Jersey Senate? Mon Mar 25
  Michael Brown
  There was one particular testimony before the New Jersey Senate detailing the dangers of “gay conversion therapy” that was so riveting that it sounded like something taken straight out of a Hollywood script. It now appears that it was taken straight out of Hollywood. So, not only is the New Jersey Senate in danger of passing a terribly unfair, discriminatory bill, but the most compelling testimony presented appears to be a fabrication. ... more
• Family’s Home Raided over Facebook Photo of Child’s Rifle Wed Mar 20
  Todd Starnes
  New Jersey police and Dept. of Children and Families officials raided the home of a firearms instructor and demanded to see his guns after he posted a Facebook photo of his 11-year-old son holding a rifle. ... more
• Hoosier Daddy Mon Mar 18
  Mike Adams
  Over the course of the last twenty years, I have taught hundreds of cases highlighting constitutional violations in criminal investigations and adjudications. Some of the cases are so outrageous that it is hard to believe they actually happened in America. Until recently, I considered the 1964 juvenile adjudication of Gerald Gault to be unparalleled as a mockery of due process. ... more
• Liberty’s Obamacare Challenge Provides Glimmer of Hope Tue Mar 12
  Robert Knight
  n 1919, back when the United States was a constitutional republic, Congress passed a child labor law imposing a 10 percent excise tax on companies that violated it. A North Carolina furniture maker challenged the law and won. ... more

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