The U.S. House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a poorly conceived bill to combat sex trafficking, notwithstanding an 11th-hour letter from the Department of Justice declaring that the legislation is “unconstitutional.” Dubbed the “Frankenstein bill” by its critics, H.R. 1865, the Fight Online…
UPDATE: Late Tuesday afternoon, February 27, 2018, the U.S. House approved the full “Frankenstein bill,” and it wasn’t even close. Despite concerns from some members that the Walters amendment discussed below was unconstitutional, the House voted 308 to 107 to…
UPDATE: As anticipated, on Monday, February 26, the U.S. House Rules Committee sent FOSTA 2.0 and a SESTA-like amendment from Rep. Mimi Walters to the House floor for debate and a vote on Tuesday. This FOSTA/SESTA “Frankenstein bill” passed on…
Unlike scores of institutions of higher learning in the United States that have bowed to pressure to disinvite controversial speakers, the University of Chicago has proved itself a bulwark of free speech by rejecting calls to block far-right Machiavelli Steve…
In an open letter to the University of Alabama, a trio of civil-rights advocates contend that the school erred earlier this year when it expelled a student who posted insensitive and racist videos on Instagram. The letter was authored by…
As part of a White House push to protect religious rights, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently drew up a proposal that would allow healthcare practitioners to decline to perform certain procedures owing to religious objections. The procedures…
As the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots prepare for kickoff Sunday afternoon at Minneapolis’ US Bank Stadium for Super Bowl LII, local officials and activists continue to peddle the myth that the Big Game brings an influx of sex-trafficking…
