The Weinstein trial took an unexpected turn today after New York Judge Curtis Farber declared a partial mistrial. The order followed a refusal of the foreperson to return to deliberations due to being bullied. Continue reading ““I Feel Afraid Inside There”: Partial Mistrial Declared in Weinstein Case”
The Justice Department has filed an anti-discrimination case against the owners of the Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, California. Fathi Abdulrahim Harara and Native Grounds LLC are accused of violating Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in places of public accommodation. The matter is also the subject of a private lawsuit by the Anti-Defamation League and other groups. Continue reading “The Justice Department Sues California Coffee Shop Over Discrimination Against Jewish Customers”
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear oral arguments on a threshold issue in the criminal case against President Donald Trump in New York. The case is still pending in the New York court system after his sentencing, but President Trump wants the case removed to federal court. He is relying on last year’s presidential immunity decision and arguing that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg tripped a wire by calling former White House aides as witnesses. Continue reading “Second Circuit to Hear Trump Appeal from New York Criminal Case”
Simon & Schuster has announced the upcoming release of my new book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution. The book is now available for pre-order and will be released on February 3, 2026 for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. If you want to be among the first to receive the book, you can now preorder with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, or other suppliers.
Continue reading “Rage and the Republic: Turley’s New Book is Now Available for Pre-Order”
Below is my column in Fox.com on the deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles. Another round of court challenges are unfolding, but the escalation is likely to continue on both sides. While the Guard’s motto is “Always Ready, Always There!,” California Democrats do not want them between rioters and federal law enforcement.
Here is the column: Continue reading “Always Ready, Always There: Democrats Mobilize Against the National Guard Deployment”
Below is my column in The Hill on a new emerging mantra from businesses and universities seeking to roll back on DEI and other programs: Trump Did It. The TDI defense is allowing executives and administrators to do what they lacked the courage to do for years.
Here is the column: Continue reading “Trump Did It: Executives and Administrators Are Increasingly Using TDI to Fight DEI”
Free speech in the United Kingdom has long been in free fall, with expanding criminalization and regulation of speech. Much of this effort is carried out to combat disinformation or radicalism. The subjectivity of such “Prevent” standards is evident in a new media report that officers are being trained to look for “cultural nationalism,” including those people who are concerned that Western culture is under threat from mass migration. Such concerns are now viewed as indicative of “right-wing terrorist ideology.” Continue reading “British Government: Western Cultural Concerns Are Signs of “Right-Wing Terrorist Ideology””
We have previously discussed laws that seek to criminalize “materially deceptive” political content worldwide, including memes and parodies. A civil law was blocked in California, where satirists and comedians opposed a Democratic law barring parodies and other expressions considered misleading. Now, legislators in Hawaii are trying again with a new law (S 2687) that criminalizes “recklessly” distributing “materially deceptive media.” It is clearly unconstitutional and is only the latest such effort to chip away at free speech protections in the United States.
Below is my column at Fox.com on the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and what lies ahead in the case. Regardless of the outcome of the criminal prosecution, one thing seems virtually certain: Abrego Garcia will eventually go home . . . to El Salvador.
Here is the column: Continue reading “Hard Landing: The Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia”
Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down three major cases with unanimous decisions. One, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, raises additional questions over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that have been widely used in higher education and businesses. There is no reason to believe that DEI measures are DOA, but the decision is likely to accelerate challenges based on reverse discrimination after the Court rejected the imposition of an added burden for members of any “majority group” including straight, white males. Continue reading “Is DEI DOA? Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Added Burden for Whites in Discrimination Lawsuits”
There is a curious narrative emerging from Democratic politicians and pundits in support of the millions of undocumented persons who entered under the Biden Administration: they are perfect for menial tasks. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D., Texas) even argued that we need Hispanic immigrants to do things like pick our cotton. That seemed to echo the sentiments of Rep. Jerry Nadler (D. N.Y.), who warned that, without undocumented workers, we would not have anyone to pick our crops. Not to be outdone, Rep. Becca Balint (D., Vt.) opposed the efforts of the Trump Administration to close the border and deport unlawful immigrants because “we’re not going to have anyone around to wipe our a–es.” I wonder why Democrats are losing Hispanic voters. Continue reading “Dem Rep. Balint Under Fire Over Insulting Claim About Undocumented Immigrants”
We recently discussed how the United Kingdom has continued its erosion of free speech by pushing an effective blasphemy law. Now, a London man has been convicted of a “religiously aggravated public order offence.” Hamit Coskun, 50, a Turkish-born Armenian-Kurdish atheist was arrested after burning a Qur’an. Continue reading “British Blasphemy Prosecution: London Man Convicted After Burning Qur’an”
Filmmaker Michael Moore has decided that it is time to rewrite the Pledge of Allegiance in the name of tolerance and unity while attacking “MAGA-heads” and President Trump. If that seems confusing, it is a model of clarity when compared to the new pledge. Mary Poppins (who is perfect in everyway) would likely call this “pie-crust patriotism.”
Continue reading “Pie-Crust Patriotism: Michael Moore Rewrites the Pledge of Allegiance”
As we continue to await the Supreme Court’s ruling on the national or universal injunction question, the Trump administration has filed another request to block a district court order that prevents it from implementing a “reduction-in-force” policy. The request in Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees could have major implications for other such orders even without the ruling in the birthright citizenship case. Continue reading “RIF Rift: Trump Administration Asks Court to Enjoin San Francisco Judge”
Below is my column in The Hill on the new policy of Secretary Marco Rubio to deny entry of foreign figures responsible for the censorship of American citizens. It would constitute the first meaningful response to the growing threat of Europe to free speech in the United States. In the very least, it signals that the United States is prepared to fight to preserve this “Indispensable Right.”
Here is the column: Continue reading “Marco Rubio Declares War on the Global Censors”