Both sides of the immigration debate are encouraged by the recent Supreme Court ruling on Arizona’s controversial bill, SB 1070. In its decision, the Supreme Court struck down three aspects of the bill. First, making it legal to arrest immigrants (making them deportable) with only probable cause that they committed a crime, not a warrant.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the National Rifle Administration demanding a “yes” vote and African-American lawmakers vowing to walk out of the chamber, the House moved Thursday toward holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress in a document dispute related to a bungled gun-tracking operation. Republicans had the votes to make Eric Holder the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly every American have health insurance. The 5-4 decision meant the huge overhaul, still taking effect, could proceed and pick up momentum over the next several years, affecting the way that countless Americans receive…
Published June 22: Updated June 25 The Bureau of Land Management announced its approval of the Uintah Basin Gas Project, and despite the large amount of money it could bring into the state, not everybody is happy. The project will allow Gasco Energy, Inc. to drill 1,300 new wells in search of three trillion cubic feet…
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A newly released video shows Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman at the scene of Trayvon Martin’s fatal shooting a day later giving police a blow-by-blow account of his fight with the teen. In a video (http://apne.ws/KWquJX ) posted on a website by Zimmerman’s defense team, Zimmerman said Martin saw his gun…
The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act that was halted by President Obama on June 15 brings excitement and worry to citizens. The DREAM Act helps minors, who were brought to America illegally by their parents, gain citizenship status and work eligibility. Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security will now allow qualifying illegal…
A movement supporting a new constitutional amendment is gaining steam as citizens gather nationwide to redefine corporations as groups, not individuals. The proposed amendment is in response to Citizens United v. FEC. In this case the Supreme Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, corporations have the same right to political speech as individuals. The result…
President Obama recently signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law, making crowdfunding legal so web users can expect a return on investments in business start-ups. Entrepreneurs can soon start tapping into their social network of online friends, giving business start-ups a welcome alternative to collect capital, compared to going through the timely…
ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, has attracted negative attention across the United Stated for their actions in legislature and under representing the states involved. Activists against ALEC in Utah are making a stand and pushing to get the people of Utah, including its legislators, to act now and prevent the council from making decisions without the best interest of the people in…
A BYU student was attacked in Lautoka, Fiji, while volunteering with Provo-based HELP International and said the incident could’ve been prevented according to the Deseret News. ABC 4 reports Hilary, who does not want her last name used, said she was kidnapped at knifepoint by three men who said they knew where she lived and…