US Launches Three Airstrikes in Somalia as Bombing Campaign Continues With Virtually No Media Coverage

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned the US military blockade on Iranian ports as “dangerous and irresponsible” and warned that it risks the very fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. “With the temporary ceasefire agreement still in place, the United States ramped up military deployment and resorted to a targeted blockade. This […]

Teacher Loses Career Over Two-Word Facebook Post Supporting ICE James Heidorn, who taught at Gary Elementary School in West Chicago, found himself at the center of a community firestorm that cost him not just his teaching position but his identity as an educator, all for posting two words on Facebook: "Go ICE."  The incident began in late January when Heidorn, a 14-year physical education teacher, responded to a news story about a local police department pledging cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. His personal Facebook post sparked immediate backlash in the...

Louisville Shells Out $800,000 For Unconstitutional Demands On Christian Photographer Authored by Jonathan Turley, The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $800,000 in attorney fees to settle a case with a Christian photographer who fought to protect her religious and free speech rights over the years of litigation. Louisville ultimately spent a fortune to force Chelsey Nelson to photograph same sex marriages under its nondiscrimination laws. When combined with its own litigation costs, the case likely cost the city and the courts millions to deny Nelson her constitutional rights. In prior columns, academic articles, and...