Early Tuesday morning, U.S. Marshals shot a would-be carjacker outside of Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s house after he pointed a gun at one of the deputies assigned to protect her. Although it appears Justice Sotomayor was never in danger, we are disturbed by recent...
Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli July 9, 2024 Mike O’Neill discusses possible use of 25th Amendment +listen
Bill Martinez Live July 2, 2024 Mike O’Neill- Landmark Legal Foundation statement on Trump v. United States. +listen
Mike Ferguson in the Morning July 2, 2024 Mike O’Neill on SCOUS ruling on Trump +listen
The Bill Meyer Show July 2, 2024 Michael O’Neil blows up the Left wing hysteria over the supreme court decision in Trump immunity. +listen
On Monday, July 1, the Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Trump v. United States. Along with the historic presidential immunity question at issue in the case, Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurrence raises an extremely important foundational...
Mike O’Neill talks about the implications of the Supreme Court’s revocation of the Chevron doctrine!
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Today, the Supreme Court formally revoked a long-standing judicial doctrine (known as the Chevron deference) that obligated courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of their statutory authority. Going forward, private litigants who challenge agency...
On Friday, June 21, Judge Aileen Cannon held oral arguments on the motion submitted by Donald Trump to dismiss Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment on the grounds that Jack Smith was unconstitutionally appointed. Uniquely, Judge Cannon provided three amici the...
Mike O’Neill discusses presidential immunity and implications of upcoming Supreme Court decision
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Today, in Moore v. United States, the Supreme Court fumbled an important tax case that would have made wealth tax schemes harder for Congress to pass. Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s majority opinion avoided the legal question presented to them: whether the Sixteenth...
President Biden seems intent on alleviating the pressure he has faced from the radical left after his recent asylum restrictions. On June 18, the Biden Administration announced a new set of executive actions permitting an estimated half million illegal immigrants to...
On June 3, Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared voluntarily before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. Dr. Fauci served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for 38 years before retiring in 2022. Over the course...
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After 1,231 days (about 3 and a half years), President Joe Biden has signed an Executive Order barring asylum for migrants who cross the Southern border illegally. Under the Biden order, migrants who do not approach the U.S. from a port of entry will purportedly be...
Recently, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to South Carolina’s new redistricting plan in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP. The South Carolina Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map in 2022 which...
Mark Levin, Landmark’s Chairman of the Board, has proposed a unique theory as to how Donald Trump should appeal yesterday’s verdict in the New York falsification of business records case. Mark noted that that the verdict of guilty on all counts is “criminalizing...
Landmark urges the Supreme Court to protect American firearms companies from a disruptive First Circuit opinion that threatens many American industries. On May 20, Landmark filed a brief in support of Petitioners in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v....
In anticipation of the upcoming election, the Biden Administration is promulgating regulatory actions at a record pace. The Biden Administration seeks to implement unprecedented levels of government regulation in 2024. Federal agencies are promulgating new regulations...
On April 17, the Department of Education (DOE) released a proposed regulation titled “Student Debt Relief for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program,...
Today, the Supreme Court failed to rein in one of the most powerful agencies you’ve never heard of: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Congressional Democrats led by Senator Elizabeth Warren created this administrative monster in 2010 to regulate...
On April 25, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in its final case of the term, Trump v. United States. The Court will decide whether former presidents have immunity for official actions taken while in office. Donald Trump, indicted by Special...
On March 26th, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in FDA vs. The Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, where the Alliance argued they had Article III standing for challenging FDA’s continued distribution of the drug Mifepristone, used in medication...
The Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed in the early hours of March 26, sending an estimated six people to their deaths. The bridge was named after Francis Scott Key. After watching the British bombardment of Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor during the War...
On March 26, the Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case that will determine the extent to which the Food and Drug Administration can regulate the abortifacient, mifepristone. Click here for background on...
Court accepts Landmark and Professor Tillman’s brief and gives parties until April 4th to respond Landmark and Professor Tillman argue that Special Counsel Jack Smith is not an “officer of the United States” and cannot function as a U.S. Attorney with prosecutorial...
On Monday, March 18, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Murthy, Surgeon Gen. v. Missouri. The Court considered whether the U.S. government had coerced social media platforms to censor posts made by private parties and officials of several states,...
March 19, 2024 Landmark Legal Foundation is proud to present the 2024 John Locke Liberty Award to Professor Seth Barrett Tillman of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology (Scoil an Dlí agus na Coireolaíochta Ollscoil Mhá Nuad) for his extensive,...
Overview Fani Willis is the District Attorney for Fulton County in Georgia. Ms. Willis filed a sweeping indictment against former President Donald Trump and eighteen of his associates under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The...
This April, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the question as to whether former President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken at the end of his presidency. It remains to be seen whether the Supreme Court will consider another important issue...
On February 28, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Garland, Att’y Gen. v. Cargill. The Court considered whether bump stocks fell within the statutory definition of a machine gun, a weapon firing “automatically more than one shot … by a single function...
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in six cases this week. On February 26, the Court will hear Moody v. NetChoice, LLC and NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton. In these, the Court will decide whether Florida and Texas laws imposing restrictions...
The Supreme Court will hear seven cases this week on Tuesday, February 20 and Wednesday, February 21. The first of these is Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in which the Court will consider whether a claim made by a plaintiff...
Introduction On February 5, 2024, Special Counsel Robert Hur released his report on President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents from his time as vice president. Hur explained he chose not to prosecute Biden because a jury would see Biden as “a...
Today, most if not all Justices appear ready to overturn the Colorado decision barring former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot. The Justices appeared nearly unanimous in thinking Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is not...
As the Supreme Court prepares to consider the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove Donald Trump from the ballot, interest in the Fourteenth Amendment has skyrocketed. Rhetoric has become heated, with both sides warning of a constitutional crisis in the event of...
On Monday, in a highly controversial 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court vacated a Fifth Circuit Court injunction from last month in Homeland Security v. Texas. The injunction prevented Federal Agents from removing razor wire erected along the southern border in...
On Wednesday, January 17, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. A ruling in both cases hinges upon the constitutionality of the Chevron Doctrine, established by the Supreme Court...
The Supreme Court will hear four cases this week, condensed into two days due to the holiday on Monday. The first two cases of the week, which will be heard on January 16 are Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. and Devillier v....
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On January 10, 2024, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued a final rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The regulation will take effect beginning March 11, 2024. Landmark filed...
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On Monday, the National Parks Service rescinded a controversial plan for a redesign of Welcome Park in Philadelphia that would remove the statue of William Penn and the model of his house. Penn was the founder of the Pennsylvania Colony in 1681 and later the...
The Supreme Court appears to be poised to decide one of the most important questions of election law in recent memory. States such as Colorado and Maine have removed Donald Trump from their primary ballots, arguing that Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment...
Colorado Supreme Court concludes that Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualifies Donald Trump from serving as President In a narrow 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court decided to effectively disenfranchise the millions of voters in the state who intend to...
On December 5, I visited the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Moore v. United States. Despite the subject of the case being somewhat dry, the line was already long when I arrived at the Court around 4:50 a.m. I sat and waited for nearly four hours as...
The Fourteenth Amendment does not disqualify former-President Trump from holding office. December 6, 2023. Today, Landmark filed a brief urging a Michigan Court of Appeals to reject arguments that Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualifies...
Another challenge to the power of the administrative state was argued at the Supreme Court in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy on November 29, 2023. By statute, Congress authorizes the SEC to hold administrative enforcement proceedings for...
This week the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in three cases. The first is Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., scheduled for Monday, December 4. The Court will determine whether the Bankruptcy Code permits courts to approve bankruptcy plans which prevent...
This week the Supreme Court will hear four cases. On November 27 the Court will hear Brown v. United States where it will consider whether the “serious drug offense” section of the Armed Career Criminal Act utilizes the federal drug schedules in force during...
“It shouldn’t take the arrival of Xi Jinping to clear the streets of San Francisco” by Ben Whearty
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In the past several weeks, members of the teachers’ union leadership have given us a glimpse into who they really are. In New York City, a United Federation of Teachers chapter leader emailed her colleagues justifying the Hamas terrorist attack on Israeli...
The Office of Personnel Management’s newest regulation will make it even more difficult to terminate incompetent and poorly performing federal workers. On September 18, 2023, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed new regulations: Upholding Civil Service...
This week the Supreme Court will hear three cases. The first, to be heard Monday, November 6, is Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz. Reginald Kirtz is a private citizen who brought a lawsuit against the USDA, as well...
On Tuesday, October 31st, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two free speech cases. In the first, O’Connor-Ratcliffe v. Garnier, the Supreme Court considered whether public officials engage in state action when posting, removing comments, or blocking...
“Legal watchdog: Teachers union appears to not pay taxes on political spending” by Tom Gantert
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On October 2, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released their proposed Enforcement Guidelines on Harassment in the Workplace. The guidelines are generally in line with Title VII and include standard protections for harassment on the basis of...
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear four cases, one involving an alleged Due Process violation, and the other three involving the First Amendment. In the first case, Culley v. Marshall, a young man was arrested for possession of marijuana while driving...
On Wednesday, hundreds of pro-Palestinian Jewish protesters demonstrated on Capitol Hill, occupying part of the Cannon House Office Building. Members of the anti-Zionist group “Jewish Voice for Peace” demanded a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as Israel...
In August, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for new passenger cars and light trucks produced between 2027 and 2032, and heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans produced between...
UPDATE: ORAL ARGUMENTS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 3rd
This week the Supreme Court will hear three cases. The first two, Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC and Murray v. UBS Securities LLC, are before the Court on October 10. The first involves a dispute over an insurance...
On September 29, Landmark signed on to an amicus brief filed by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy urging the Supreme Court to hear the case of State of Alaska v. Alaska State Employees Association (ASEA). Under a new policy, Alaska...
On Tuesday, October 4, in a narrow 216-210 vote, Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Matt Gaetz of Florida and seven other Republicans voted with Democrats to oust McCarthy in a historic move.
