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A renowned constitutional expert, Jonathan Turley of George Washington University, has called out a list of federal judges for inserting politics into their judicial rulings, which are supposed to be following the Constitution and the law, not necessarily the Democrat party.
Turley, whose commentary is valued online and in publications, by Congress where he has testified as an expert, and even by members of Congress who have chosen his representation, cited a recent opinion from William Young, who recently released his ruling about the pursuit of the administration of President Donald Trump to secure America's borders.
His opinion, finding the administration "in violation of the First Amendment over visa denials," was "bizarre," Turley concluded.
"With all due respect to Judge Young (who warrants considerable respect after his remarkable career), the captioning and conclusion are improvisational, impulsive, and injudicious. The court injected a political dialogic element in an opinion with sweeping implications for our constitutional system."
Young, relying on a quote from former Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, a Joe Biden appointee, said that the speech of illegal aliens in America, and those who may be pursuing entry into the United States, is protected by the First Amendment.
The Trump administration had sought to enforce deportation orders against those non-citizens radicalizing American college campuses with their pro-Palestinian riots.
Young also quoted his own wife as an authority, as she claimed Trump "seems to be winning. He ignores everything and keeps bullying ahead."
The judge claimed that "perfectly captures" Trump's public approach to power.
He found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio "deliberately and with purposeful aforethought" used immigration powers to chill noncitizens' free speech.
The ruling undoubtedly will end up before at least one appellate court before it is concluded.
The judge claimed that his decision now "limits the government's ability to use deportation threats to stifle speech and reinforces academic freedom on U.S. college campuses."
And he wasn't finished, insisting on another hearing when he will purport to decide a "remedy."
But he stepped over the line, Turley explained.
"The bizarre captioning and conclusion in this case is another such example. It only served to undermine the opinion itself and the legal points raised by the court. It may have been cathartic, but it was also tedious and prejudicial. It has a certain chest-pounding element that is neither necessary nor compelling for a court to insert into an opinion," he explained. "Judge Young would be wise to issue a corrected opinion without the novel captioning and conclusion . . . and simply send a postcard to this curious penpal."
It was because the judge, in his opinion, included an image of a scrawled, disjointed question, "Trump has pardons and tanks.. .. What do you have?" which purportedly was from that "penpal."
The judge responded to "Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous…" with a comment about having the Constitution. Then he finished his opinion with an invitation to stop in at the courthouse to see where "burns the lamp of liberty."
Turley cited other political judges.
"Take District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee who had previously presided over Trump's election interference case. Chutkan was criticized for failing to recuse herself from that case after she made highly controversial statements about Trump from the bench. In a sentencing hearing of a Jan. 6 rioter in 2022, Chutkan said that the rioters 'were there in fealty, in loyalty, to one man — not to the Constitution.' She added then, '[i]t's a blind loyalty to one person who, by the way, remains free to this day.' That 'one person' was still under investigation at the time and, when Trump was charged, Chutkan refused to let the case go," he explained.
Then she took politics further into her courtroom, insisting in a proclamation that the pardons from Trump for January 6 protest offenders could not change the "tragic truth" of those events.
"Chutkan's colleague Judge Beryl Howell, also an Obama appointee, lashed out at Trump's actions, writing, "[T]his Court cannot let stand the revisionist myth relayed in this presidential pronouncement," he said.
Those comments, and the rants from "other judges," have been undermining "the integrity of the court system," he warned.
In fact, there have been multiple cases in which judges have given every appearance of being in cooperation with the prosecution against Trump, such as Arthur Engoron in his help to New York Attorney General Letitia James in her failed fraud case against Trump and his companies.
Engoron delivered a $500 million penalty to Trump at James' insistence, a decision that has been thrown out by an appellate court because it violated the Constitution.
Ironically, James herself now is under federal investigation for mortgage fraud. She's accused of lying on federal forms in pursuit of special, lower, interest rates for her own loans.
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Police in one California city were conducting a DUI sting operation, and watched in disbelief as a car pulled a U-turn right in front of them.
An illegal U-turn.
So they pulled it over, and gave the driver … nothing.
There wasn't a driver.
It happened in San Bruno where police released a statement about DUI enforcement … "with a plot twist."
"During a grant-funded DUI enforcement operation, our officers observed something unusual: an autonomous vehicle made an illegal U-turn right in front of them at a light.
"That's right … no driver, no hands, no clue," police said.
Police stopped the vehicle and contacted Waymo, which was operating it.
A ticket couldn't be issued because there was no driver, and a state law allowing for those tickets still is in the future.
"Hopefully the reprogramming will keep it from making any more illegal moves," officers wrote on social media.
At Not the Bee a report explained officials at Waymo claimed the autonomous driving system was "designed to respect the rules of the road."
The company was investigating.
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Jimmy Kimmel, a late-night television entertainer, was taken off the air briefly after he made a horrific comment, styled as a "joke," about the death of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk.
He suggested that conservatives were trying to portray the suspected killer, who could face the death penalty, as anyone other than one of them.
In fact, multiple testimonies have confirmed the suspect had turned far to leftist activities and agendas.
So Kimmel was silenced, briefly, before several networks that had objected to his joking about the death of a Christian man allowed his return.
On that night, his audience was huge.
Then it crashed.
His number plunged by 70%.
And online was an explanation: "People stopped to see the car crash for a minute, but then kept on driving."
A report at BizPacReview said his "comeback" "was embarrassingly short-lived."
"Since his return to the airwaves, Kimmel has enjoyed a significant boost in support from leftists who wanted to stick it to Republicans. On Tuesday, he saw a record 6.3 million average viewers, many of whom undoubtedly turned in to see what he would say about his suspension. But on Wednesday night, he only managed to pull 2,414,000 average viewership, which is leagues above his normal average of 1.7 million but constitutes a 70% drop from the previous day."
In fact, Kimmel's audience has been dropping steadily for a long time.
ABC, Sinclair Broadcast Group and others took him down, but then restored him to America's airwaves.
"Between Kimmel making around $17 million a year, his large staff, and the show's production out of Los Angeles, ABC is almost certainly losing money on the program," wrote Outkick's Bobby Burack. "For comparison, CBS is losing around $40 million per year by producing Stephen Colbert's competing late-night program, which draws 30% more viewers than Kimmel's."
Kimmel's contract is coming to an end, and that could offer a solution to the network with an unwanted drain in their budget.
The substance of Kimmel's offense was described online; "Jimmy Kimmel lied to millions of people and claimed Kirk was assassinated by a MAGA conservative. Charlie Kirk was gunned down by a far-left, pro-transgender radical who hated him for his conservative political views."
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A man who was sentenced to months in a federal prison for an online joke about Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential race, which she lost, has been formally cleared.
Douglass Mackey posted on social media the statement "TOTAL EXONERATION" along with a copy of a federal court order declaring, "It is ordered that the defendant is acquitted, discharged, and any bond exonerated."
He was charged, by a Department of Justice weaponized by Joe Biden, with interfering with an election, and convicted and sentenced to seven months in prison. His appeals kept him out, and while the court case was dropped as illegal some time ago, the final ruling just arrived.
He had joked, about Clinton, that her supporters should avoid the lines on election day and vote online.
Leftist prosecutors wildly claimed that Mackey tricked some 5,000 people into voting by text or social, even thought that was impossible, since there is no process for online voting.
It was in 2020, right after Biden moved into the White House, "one of the very first things his weaponized DOJ did was launch a political hit job on Douglass Mackey, a conservative influencer who dared to mock Hillary Clinton with a satirical meme during the 2016 election. The meme was obviously a joke and clearly protected speech. But that didn't matter. What mattered was the message it sent: mock the regime, and we'll destroy your life. So, that's exactly what the Biden regime did," Revolver commented.
That publication contacted Mackey after the court released its order.
He said, "Although personally satisfying, this victory is for the American people. This victory is for all who donated and prayed and lawyered and spread the word to help win this case. It was an honor to stand for free speech," he said. "After pouring many hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars into this case, I look forward to winning a settlement with the Trump DOJ, which is doing a great job righting the wrongs of the last administration."
He cited a lawyer he's retained for those negotiations.
He also said he's excited to have another legal team to pursue "accountability and reforms" inside the DOJ to prevent future weaponization like that which Biden demanded.
WND had reported when he confirmed his plan to seek damages.
It was the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that destroyed the Biden administration's years-long war against Mackey by vacating his conviction.
Revolver reported, "Many also believe the Mackey case was a test run. Because if they could twist a meme into a federal crime and throw a young guy in prison, could they also go after a former president? Turns out, yes. They could. And they did."
Mackey's lawyer said it's a priority to secure compensation for damages Biden's DOJ inflicted.
Also possible? Suing DOJ attorneys in their personal capacity and filing misconduct complaints against them, the report noted.
Also they will work with Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate how the case could come about, "who originated it, and whose heads need to roll for it."
When the Biden DOJ weaponization was at its strongest, Mackey was convicted and sentenced to prison.
He pointed out in his appeal that the government's case, left standing, would criminalize not just political misinformation and satire, but also "lies about also whether and for whom to vote. Such a sprawling political speech code is in the teeth of every applicable canon for reading criminal laws, and grossly offends the First Amendment."
WND also reported that a "progressive activist told Trump supporters to vote by text, but Biden's weaponized DOJ gave her a pass.
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One school district in Florida has begun subjecting students, without permission, to a "Witchy Wednesday" indoctrination, and experts who follow the Constitution's requirements for protected speech and religious liberty are unhappy.
Soon school officials may be unhappy, too.
That's because Liberty Counsel has sent a demand letter to officials at Orange County public schools calling for opt-out procedures for students who object to a "Witchy Wednesday" video series school officials have started airing school-wide.
"The series, which is aired during mid-week morning announcements, is produced by students providing 'religious instruction' on spells, magic, moon worship, and other witchcraft rituals," the legal team explained.
And it has cautioned officials against making any such indoctrination mandatory.
Further, since that one religious perspective has been promoted officially by the school, now any Christian students "who wish to share their Christian beliefs" must be allowed to do so in the same manner.
Liberty Counsel's letter asks for school confirmation of plans to let students and staff opt out. And confirmation that students may express their own religious perspectives in the same manner.
The organization reported the "Witchy Wednesday" episodes were aired starting Sept. 10.
"Good morning, witches and [SCHOOL MASCOT NAME]. I'm [NAME REDACTED]. Today is Wednesday, September 10th, and this is our first episode of 'Witchy Wednesday.' I am here to guide you through your magical midweek journey every Wednesday. To start, there was a new moon yesterday on September 9th, normally regarded as a blank slate and a new start. This phase invites introspection and intention setting. Simple things to honor this phase could be to write your intentions and bury them or just meditate for an energy reset and healing," the promotion of witchcraft began.
"There is a full moon coming up on September 18th where the energy is at its highest peak. Creating simple things like moon water and releasing rituals are good ways to cleanse and recharge yourself during this period. In other news, our first ever 'Witch Tip Spotlight' is a spell for enlightenment that I call 'Light of Insight.' Its purpose is all about inviting clarity, wisdom, and light into your life. You will need a white candle, paper, pen, and incense. You can burn your incense around your area of practice to clear your surrounding energy for a start.
"You write your intuition down on your paper. Fold it three times. Burn your paper into your white candle. Burn it completely and entirely to have your intention released into the universe. That itself is your 'Light of Insight' at work. You then cleanse the space around you once more to finalize your spell. That's all for today, [SCHOOL MASCOT NAME]. Have a Wicked Wednesday."
The Supreme Court's perspective on such activity could be pertinent.
In Ma0hmoud v. Taylor, the justices recently said parents have the right to opt their children out of instruction that undermines their religious beliefs.
"The First Amendment compels [the school district] to provide any student who desires a religious opt-out to Witchy Wednesday be afforded that option," wrote Liberty Counsel.
Further high court rulings have confirmed "Christian expression cannot be denied in an open forum where other viewpoints are expressed."
Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver said, "Parents and students with contrary religious beliefs to the religious instruction of 'Witchy Wednesday" have the right to opt out. The First Amendment does not allow government schools to require this instruction, nor can the school deny differing viewpoints after it has opened its morning announcements forum to student expression. Orange County Public Schools would be wise to proceed by facilitating opt-outs and including other viewpoints."
The legal team warned the school's actions could set up some interesting arguments, as the Bible specifically undermines the "Witchy" claims.
For example, the letter explains, "The Bible warns of real spiritual beings who seek to destroy lives: 'put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places' (Ephesians 6:11-12). • The Bible states that there 'shall not be found among you anyone…who practices witchcraft… or one who conjures spells…or one who calls up the dead' and that these things are a great sin. (Deuteronomy 18:9-12a) • The Bible warns against astrology. (Jeremiah 10:2; 27:9-10; Daniel 2:1-4; 4:7; 5:7-9) • The Bible condemns worship of the sun, moon and stars. (Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:2-5; 2 Kings 21:3, 5; Zephaniah 1:5; Job 31:26-28; Jeremiah 8:1-2). • The Bible instructs people to inquire of God (Isaiah 8:19), not mediums and spiritists (Deuteronomy 18:9-14; Isaiah 44:25; Jeremiah 27:9; 2 Kings 21:6; 23:24; Ezekiel 21:21; Isaiah 19:3; 1 Samuel 28). • God warns that those who practice 'witchcraft…will not inherit the kingdom of God.' (Galatians 5:20-21; (Revelation 21:8)."
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Conservative icon Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated at a free speech event at a Utah school only a week ago, co-founded Turning Point USA, an organization that specifically confronted radical leftists on college campuses and challenged them to speak their minds, listen and then consider their extremist attitudes.
The organization, which had several thousand chapters before the assassination, allegedly carried out by a leftist under the influence of the transgender ideology, has had interest expressed in starting not just hundreds or thousands, but tens of thousands more, and now has confirmed it will continue.
Under the leadership of Kirk's widow, Erika.
The group announced:
"In Ecclesiastes, King Solomon wrote that mankind is to be tested by God. Today we are facing such a test, yet we also know that God has prepared us with everything we need to overcome this ordeal.
"It was the honor of our lives to serve as board members at Charlie's side. Charlie prepared all of us for a moment like this one. He worked tirelessly to ensure Turning Point USA was built to survive even the greatest tests. And now it is our great pride to announce Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board for Turning Point USA."
The statement continued, "All of us at Turning Point USA have a special role in carrying Charlie Kirk's mantle and completing his vision of bringing us all closer to our Lord and fostering a prosperous country for generations to come. As Charlie always said, 'We have a country to save.' We will not surrender or kneel before evil. We will carry on. The attempt to destroy Charlie's work will become our chance to make it more powerful and enduring than ever before.
"May God Bleses Erika, the Kirk family, and the entire team at Turning Point USA.
Signed by Doug De Groote, Mike Miller, Tom Sodeika and David Engelhardt.
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The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is threatening to take action against ABC over on-air claims made by comedian Jimmy Kimmel about the man suspected of assassinating Charlie Kirk last week.
Kimmel said in his monologue Monday, "We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them – and doing everything they can to score political points from it."
The suspect, Tyler Robinson, however, is reported by family members to have moved to the left politically in recent months, and Utah officials released texts to his transgender roommate in which he offers the reason he shot and killed the popular activist who clearly was in the MAGA camp.
"I had enough of [Kirk's] hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out," Robinson said.
As reported at the Gateway Pundit, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr appeared on "The Benny Show" and told host Benny Johnson that he may take action against ABC and Kimmel.
"This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead," Carr said.
"They have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest. There are calls for Kimmel to be fired. I think you could certainly see a path forward for suspension over this."
Continued Carr, "The FCC could make a strong argument that this is sort of an intentional effort to mislead the American people about a very core fundamental fact, a very important matter.
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President Donald Trump, in recent months, has won massive legal victories over ABC and CBS.
To resolve a defamation lawsuit from Trump, ABC agreed to pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to a future presidential museum or foundation. It settled a case brought on by anchor George Stephanopoulos repeatedly saying on air Trump was held liable for rape, when he wasn't.
And Trump's "election interference" lawsuit against CBS over its "60 Minutes" interview of Kamala Harris was settled for a sum that could reach $30 million.
Now he's taking aim at the New York Times and its long-standing and well-earned reputation of opposing and criticizing him, while praising other political candidates.
A report by Fox explains Trump is bringing a $15 billion action, for both defamation and libel, against the Times, whose officials claimed they would not be intimidated.
Trump's case describes the Times as a "mouthpiece" for the Democrat Party and thus, its advocacy for leftists in campaigns and elections amounted to an illegal "campaign contribution" to the left's failed 2024 presidential candidate, Kamala Harris.
"Today, I have the Great Honor of bringing a $15 Billion Dollar Defamation and Libel Lawsuit against The New York Times, one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country, becoming a virtual 'mouthpiece' for the Radical Left Democrat Party. I view it as the single largest illegal Campaign contribution, EVER," Trump explained.
"Their Endorsement of Kamala Harris was actually put dead center on the front page of The New York Times, something heretofore UNHEARD OF!"
His claims include that the publication lied about him, his businesses, family, and MAGA.
He added, "I am PROUD to hold this once respected 'rag' responsible, as we are doing with the Fake News Networks such as our successful litigation against George Slopadopoulos/ABC/Disney, and 60 Minutes/CBS/Paramount, who knew that they were falsely 'smearing' me through a highly sophisticated system of document and visual alteration, which was, in effect, a malicious form of defamation, and thus, settled for record amounts. They practiced this longterm INTENT and pattern of abuse, which is both unacceptable and illegal. The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW! The suit is being brought in the Great State of Florida. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
The Times alleged that the case lacks merit.
But Trump's case charges, "All across our country, Americans from a wide array of backgrounds saw the truth about him and voted accordingly—the same truth that the New York Times refused to recognize as it continued spreading false and defamatory content about President Trump."
It was filed in U.S. District Court for Florida's Middle District. The named defendants are the New York Times Company, reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker and Michael S. Schmidt, and Penguin Random House, which published "Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success," which was authored by Craig and Buettner.
The Times leans precariously to the left and endorsed Harris in 2024, surprising no one.
But its editorial board went even further at the time, attacking Trump.
"It is hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States than Donald Trump. He has proved himself morally unfit for an office that asks its occupant to put the good of the nation above self-interest," the board politically claimed.
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Letitia James, the far-left attorney general in New York who campaigned for office on a promise to "get" President Donald Trump when there were no allegations available, now is in legal jeopardy again.
It's because of the height of a fence at a five-unit apartment structure she owns in Brooklyn.
It's the same address that triggered a federal mortgage fraud investigation into her, as she obtained an interest rate on a mortgage for the property that was based on it having four units, when it actually has five, according to building records.
The Washington Examiner said James could face $500 in fines because the fence at the brownstone is five feet, five inches tall, beyond the 48-inch limit.
The New York Department of Buildings served James with a violation notice recently that deemed her front fence exceeded height limitations.
It was James who, after campaigning to "get" Trump, came up with a claim that his business operations committed fraud. She worked with a judge, Arthur Engoron, on the case, which alleged that there was fraud even though the business entities that supposedly were victimized said their loans were repaid on time and in full, and they would like to do more business with Trump.
Despite the lack of evidence, the judge created a penalty for Trump and his businesses of almost half a billion dollars, a decision that subsequently was tossed by an appeals court ruling that said it violated the U.S. Constitution.
In James' latest legal woes, she'll face a hearing in October, and if found guilty could be ordered to pay $500 in fines. Alternatively, the problem could be "cured" by the time the hearing is held, when the case could be then dropped.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte referred James to the DOJ for alleged mortgage fraud over her Brooklyn and Norfolk properties in April, alleging that James consistently listed her Brooklyn residence as a four-bedroom home instead of a five-bedroom home.
James is accused of fraud for misrepresenting her residences in order to obtain preferential mortgage loan treatments, including once when she allegedly characterized her father as a "spouse" and represented a five-apartment building she owns as having four apartments because that would give her a better interest rate.
In a column at the Gateway Pundit, author Joel Gilbert explained that James needs to be held accountable, "for the integrity of public office, for victims of any wrongdoing, and for public trust."
He noted James herself "agrees."
"After Donald Trump's fraud conviction, on February 16, 2024, James released a statement: 'When powerful people cheat to get better loans, it comes at the expense of honest and hardworking people.'"
The column explained that in 2011 James "obtained a US government HAMP loan by falsely claiming her apartment building had just 4 units. The HAMP loan was eligible only to owners with four or less apartment units. Letitia James likely also falsely claimed a financial hardship to qualify for the loan, as she was earning around $14,000 per month. With the HAMP loan, James was able to replace her 10% adjustable bank mortgage with a 2.7% government loan on the backs of American taxpayers.:"
He noted, "More recently, in 2021, James secured a $200,000 'Credit Line Mortgage' with Citizens Bank by describing the same five-family commercial building as a 'single-family dwelling.' The result: she paid just $4,070 in closing costs instead of $20,000-$30,000 that a commercial borrower would have faced, and got lower interest rates."
James' case against Trump was one of a multitude of lawfare cases assembled by Democrats that apparently were intended to demolish him financially and destroy his chances to run for president again in 2024, which he ultimately did.
Most of the cases now have evaporated.
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Commentator Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel have announced, online, that they have launched a fund to help the family of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist assassinated this week during a free speech event at a Utah school
"We met Charlie Kirk when he was 18, through our friend Foster Friess, and have known him well since. He was an amazing person. It's hard to find the right words in a moment like this or to understand exactly what's happened.
"But in the meantime we want to do everything we can for Charlie's widow Erika and their two small children. We've set up a GiveSendGo page on their behalf and are seeding it with $1 million from Alp Pouch.
"The link is below,
"Every dollar will go to Charlie's family at: givesendgo.com/inlovingmemoryofcharlie
Announcements were all online but had this been published in an old legacy broadsheet, before the ink would have been dry, the total already was at $1.3 million.