President Joe Biden arrived in France to commemorate D-Day as his executive action on the southern border takes effect. And one major league player is banned for life after betting on baseball games. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, June 5.  President Biden in France as U.S. border restrictions take effect President…

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed legislation that makes it a crime to knowingly approach within 25 feet of a police officer. An individual cannot approach an officer when they are “engaged in law enforcement duties” and the officer has ordered the person to stay back. Buffer zone or First Amendment infringement? Proponents of the new…

Two U.S. tribal nations are taking on Big Tech. The Spirit Lake Tribe in Los Angeles and Menominee Tribe in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Google and YouTube. The plaintiffs claim that these platforms are preying on their youth, contributing to high suicide rates among Native American teens. The tribes said…

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, conservative politicians won campaigns in part by positioning themselves as “tough on crime” and talking about “the rule of law.” Later, during the Trump administration, it was the Democrats who positioned themselves as the defenders of law and order. Now, despite fielding a presidential candidate who faces 91 felony criminal…

Supreme Court justices heard arguments in NRA v. Vullo on Monday, March 18. The landmark case has brought together two unlikely allies, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The case centers on allegations made by the NRA against Maria Vullo, a former New York state official who previously held…

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, D, is counting her victories as she faces reportedly low approval ratings, according to the San Francisco Standard. On March 5, Breed touted a pair of law-and-order voter initiatives she backed. One measure mandated drug screening for welfare recipients, and a second expanded surveillance powers by police to combat crime.…

Citing the 14th Amendment, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump is ineligible to run again. And Rite Aid is accused of recklessly using AI technology on its customers. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot Former President Donald…

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), known for advocating for more progressive causes in its efforts to protect individual rights and liberties, is now siding with America’s most well-known gun rights group. The ACLU announced that it is representing the National Rifle Association in its Supreme Court case, which alleges New York’s Department of Financial…

The U.S. Supreme Court could consider horn honking as free speech protected by the First Amendment. This comes after a California woman, Susan Porter, received a ticket in 2017 for honking in support of a political rally. California law permits car horns only when “safe operation” is needed or for a “theft alarm system.” In…

Former President Donald Trump has an unlikely ally in his appeal to remove a gag order. The American Civil Liberties Union said a gag order on Trump is unconstitutional. “Trump retains a First Amendment right to speak, and the rest of us retain a right to hear what he has to say,” the ACLU brief…