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Inhumane: Homelessness advocates slam Supreme Court decision upholding ban on sleeping outside

Friday, June 28

(WASHINGTON) -- Homelessness advocates are condemning the Supreme Court's ruling that an Oregon city's ordinance to bar anyone without a permanent residency from sleeping outside does not amount to "cruel and unusual" punishment under the Eighth Amendment.In 2013, the Grants Pass city council attempted... Read More.

Gun control groups hail Supreme Court decision upholding gun ban for domestic abusers

Friday, June 21

(WASHINGTON) -- Gun control advocates and domestic abuse victims' rights groups on Friday praised a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a federal ban on people under domestic violence restraining orders from owning guns.The 8-1 decision in U.S. v. Rahimi, which ruled that federal and... Read More.

Biden, in Memorial Day speech, says Americans must continue upholding democracy

Monday, May 27

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden, in his Memorial Day message to the nation, said Americans have a "responsibility" to uphold democratic ideals for which so many service members and their families have sacrificedIn a speech at the amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, on a... Read More.

LaMalfa Celebrates Ruling Upholding Second Amendment Rights

Thursday, June 23

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) reacted to the United State Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen (NYSRPA v. Bruen). This case challenged the constitutionality of a New York State law that... Read More.