After those tiny blood spots are tested for a list of devastating diseases, some states are storing them for years. Scientists consider the leftover samples a treasure, both to improve newborn screening and to study bigger questions, like which envir
So what is Avatar? In fact, Avatar is a powerful antiwar movie – and a defense of property rights. For that reason, I found it easy to identify with those whose way of life was being destroyed by military might.
Jeremy Engelking will appear in Douglas County court this afternoon to face a trespassing charge. But here’s the kicker: The Superior man allegedly trespassed on his own property.
When does "helping the homeless" infringe on others in the area? One Houston attorney is finding out, being labeled a "Scrooge" because he objects to vagrants befouling the area around his office.
Support for the technological class war on migrants and immigrants at the border has been strong and has included encouragement for the deployment of cameras and all manner of other Big Brother machinery -- as long as they are pointed south.
The U.S. Supreme Court established a hideous precedent in 2005 ruling the city [state] gained the legal 'right' to confiscate homes and businesses owned by individuals in order to clear the way for 'development', including by private corporations.
In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the CIA and the wider intelligence community, is putting cash into Visible Technologies, a software firm that specializes in monitoring social media.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the state's indoor smoking ban, but rejected criminal enforcement of the voter approved measure.
Dear Editor,
There are many billboards throughout the valley proclaiming that "If you own property - You owe taxes".
Perhaps as a follow-up to your successful "It's not my debt" billboard campaign, you can br
“Let’s leave this clear,” Mr. Chávez said during a live broadcast of
his Sunday television program. “Golf is a bourgeois sport,” he said,
repeating the word “bourgeois” as if he were swallowing castor oil.
Now that GM is owned by selfless federal officials, not those greedy, profit-seeking capitalists, the company will be an enormous success and become the hope and inspiration for socialists everywhere.
[Borders] are created to observe and control your movements, to milk your bank accounts, and to psychologically reinforce the claim that you are, for all practical purposes, the property of “your” government.
"The sensationalized story of man mowing the grass at one of our parks has taken on a life of its own," the release stated. "Sensationalism in journalism is irresponsible. The process should not be politicized."
Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the rule of law, takings, and government interventions.
Tiller put his life on the line to provide women with life-saving safe abortions, in despite of the outrage of the entitled majority, and in the face of physical threats, day after day, showing not just boldness, but real courage, and honor.
No one informed Betancourt that his American citizenship was in question before – not in all the presidential elections he's voted in, not when he served in the Marines and not when he first became an emergency medical technician a decade ago.
The movie companies argued that "RealDVD" software should be banned because it violates copyright law and agreed-upon encryption methods. RealNetworks said that DVD owners have a "fair use" right to make copies of their own DVDs.
"On July 4, we are giving America a special gift," Salazar said. The crown of the Statue of Liberty will reopen July 4 for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Thirty visitors an hour, chosen by lottery, will be allow
If water falls out of the sky and into a pool of water on my property, I’ll be damned if I am going to pay the Feds, Corp USA, one red cent to drink it. Do you hear that Senator Feingold? You can take your S 787 and shove it!
The positions of lenders are eviscerated to give control to the union trust and the government. The emergent companies are given market preference through taxpayer financing and government warrantee guarantees.
“What nobody owns, nobody takes care of.” This is as true for oceans as it is for anything else. Piracy is just one manifestation of nobody taking care of what nobody owns when that “what” is the sea.
Jack in the Box is resisting the efforts of municipal planners, politicians, bureaucrats, and their developer partners to remove the profitable restaurants from Chandler and Tempe--so the property can be used for more trendy and upscale purposes.
Environmentalists and others like to gather it in containers for use in drier times. But state law says it belongs to those who bought the rights to waterways.
Eminent domain is a recognized and legitimate function of government. However, the law prescribes that the need for the land must be real and that fair market value be paid to the impacted property owners.
Thomas Jefferson stated that in our system of justice, we are endowed with certain inalienable rights. Our rights are largely protected by the Bill of Rights. Ideally, under the Bill of Rights, the government does not grant these rights because they
[You really have to love any story, anywhere, any time that includes this last sentence:] Meanwhile, the city's legal department is looking to see what, if anything, it can do about the First Amendment banner.