Articles by Fred Lucas

What are the legal steps if Trump voids Biden's autopen actions?

What’s Next After Trump Voids Biden Autopen Orders?

Fred Lucas | December 04, 2025

The Trump administration could have a tough time making all of former President Joe Biden’s autopen actions “null and void,” which likely means he will… Read More

LawNews

Supreme Court justices heard the case of Gabriel Olivier, a street preacher who challenged a speech restriction he admitted to violating.

Supreme Court Justices Hear Street Preacher Who Challenged Law After Pleading No Contest to Breaking It

Fred Lucas | December 03, 2025

Justices didn’t seem to break along predictable lines Wednesday, when they presented critical questions to both sides in a case regarding a Christian pastor’s free… Read More

PoliticsNews

House Republicans Seek Answers on Biden-Era Data Breach of 256,000 Consumers

Fred Lucas | December 02, 2025

House Democrats recently blamed the Trump administration’s efforts to rein in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for poor information security. But the agency was fully… Read More

LawNews

The Supreme Court seemed skeptical of Attorney General Matthew Platkin's arguments about the First Choice pregnancy center case.

4 Takeaways From Supreme Court First Amendment Case on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

Fred Lucas | December 02, 2025

Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of arguments from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office justifying subpoenas of a network of pro-life pregnancy centers on Tuesday. … Read More

LawNews

Alina Habba attends her swearing-in ceremony as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

How Liberal Lawfare Actors Spearheaded Case That Got Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Disqualified

Fred Lucas | December 01, 2025

A three-judge panel disqualified President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer as the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey, in a case pushed by the head… Read More

LawNews

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy attend U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS

Who Decides Whether an Illegal Immigrant Gets Asylum for ‘Persecution’? Supreme Court Weighs Arguments

Fred Lucas | December 01, 2025

Should the Trump administration or the courts determine whether an illegal alien qualifies for asylum due to threats of persecution, when the facts are not… Read More

LawNews

Teachers Union Anti-Trump Lawfare Cases Have Little Connection to K-12 Public School Education

Fred Lucas | December 01, 2025

After President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term in January, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten asserted she was “really sad”… Read More

LawNews

Did Wisconsin Democrat AG Undermine His Own Case Against Alternate Trump Electors?

Fred Lucas | November 29, 2025

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul’s office twice asserted that a slate of alternate electors contesting the 2020 election was legal before bringing criminal charges on… Read More

LawNews

After Clash With White House on Gulf Name, AP Argues for Oval Office, Air Force One Access

Fred Lucas | November 24, 2025

The Associated Press argued for keeping its Oval Office and Air Force One access before a Washington, D.C., appeals panel Monday, after riling President Donald… Read More

LawNews

Investor Arrested After Bringing Up Epstein, Ratchets Up Lawsuit Against Berkshire Hathaway

Fred Lucas | November 21, 2025

A watchdog group whose chief was arrested at a corporate shareholder meeting after bringing up Jeffrey Epstein’s name asserted in court papers that it was… Read More

PoliticsNews

Kristi Noem at a podium in front of a large American flag.

Court Allows Federal Citizenship System to Verify Legal Voters for Now

Fred Lucas | November 20, 2025

The Trump administration scored a preliminary court victory on the election integrity battlefront when a Joe Biden-appointed judge at least temporarily allowed a citizenship verification… Read More

PoliticsNews

How Tax Dollars Heavily Subsize Fast-Food Dining in California

Fred Lucas | November 20, 2025

In the last two years, taxpayers spent $524 million in food stamp payments mostly for fast-food restaurants, according to data from the office of Sen…. Read More

PoliticsNews

Jocelyn Benson in blue jacket and dark shirt with her arms wide.

Why Lawmakers for This Battleground State are Seeking Federal Election Monitors

Fred Lucas | November 19, 2025

Michigan state lawmakers asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to send election monitors for the state’s 2026 contests, noting that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is… Read More

PoliticsNews

Stacey Plaskett took cues from Jeffrey Epstein about what questions to ask in a congressional hearing

House Fails to Censure Del. Stacey Plaskett Over Texting Epstein in Hearing

Fred Lucas | November 18, 2025

A vote to censure Democrat Delegate Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin Islands failed 214-209 in the House as three Republicans sided with Democrats to sink… Read More

LawNews

Comey Scores Court Win Against DOJ. What’s Next?

Fred Lucas | November 17, 2025

A federal magistrate judge on Monday criticized federal prosecutors when ordering that they turn over grand jury evidence to the defense team representing indicted former… Read More

PoliticsNews

Rep. Robert Garcia gestures. House Republicans claim House Democrats are attempting to mislead the public on Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.

Democrats’ Epstein Claims Unravel Under Transparency of Files, Testimony

Fred Lucas | November 17, 2025

House Democrats are pushing an “anti-Trump hoax” that contradicts information in both testimony and from Justice Department documents about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according… Read More

PoliticsNews

Gavin Newsom speaks at COP 30. Steve Hilton slammed his climate hypocrisy, noting California imports oil from the Amazon.

‘SHAMELESS HYPOCRISY’: What Newsom Leaves Out as He Lectures at UN Climate Conference

Fred Lucas | November 15, 2025

Traveling this week to Brazil, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cast himself as standing up for the climate–even as his state imports most of its oil… Read More

PoliticsNews

Conservative UC Berkeley Students Welcome DOJ Probe of Left-Wing Campus Violence

Fred Lucas | November 14, 2025

Conservative students at one of the most left-wing universities in the United States welcome a Justice Department probe after violent protests erupted at a Turning… Read More

LawNews

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul will continue his prosecution of contingent electors, his office told The Daily Signal.

‘NO BEARING’: Despite Trump Pardons, Democrat AGs to Prosecute Election Cases

Fred Lucas | November 13, 2025

Despite President Donald Trump’s pardons on Sunday, Democrat attorneys general told The Daily Signal and publicly suggested they plan to continue their state prosecutions against… Read More

PoliticsNews

Former President Bill Clinton. (JP Yim/Getty Images for New York Hilton Midtown)

Files Reveal How Friendship With Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein Came to an End

Fred Lucas | November 13, 2025

Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein touted his friendship with former President Bill Clinton, but the two also had a falling out after Epstein felt Clinton lied… Read More

LawNews

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justce Brett Kavanaugh clap in robes

Supreme Court Considers Whether the First Step Act Allows Reduction in Criminal Sentences

Fred Lucas | November 12, 2025

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether convicted felons can petition for reduced sentencing under the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform law… Read More

PoliticsNews

Scott Bessent Teases ‘Substantial Announcements’ on Prices and Incomes

Fred Lucas | November 12, 2025

The Trump administration is set to make announcements about tackling affordability problems on two fronts—bringing down prices and boosting incomes, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said… Read More

PoliticsNews

Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell. House Republicans defended Trump after Democrats released Epstein files mentioning the president.

Democrats Leave a Key Detail Out of Their Epstein Files

Fred Lucas | November 12, 2025

House Democrats redacted a key detail from their Wednesday release of Jeffrey Epstein files to promote a “fake narrative” and “smear” President Donald Trump, according… Read More

PoliticsNews

Jasmine Crockett faces accusations that she may have violated federal law by failing to disclose investments

In Hot Water: Jasmine Crockett Faces Probe Over Conflicting Financial Disclosures

Fred Lucas | November 11, 2025

A watchdog group alleges that Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, filed inconsistent financial disclosure statements regarding investments, which potentially violated House rules and federal law if… Read More

LawNews

Haircut in the High Court: How Justices Respond to Latest Religious Freedom Case

Fred Lucas | November 10, 2025

The Supreme Court heard a religious freedom argument Monday out of Louisiana concerning whether individual government officials may be forced to pay legal damages for… Read More

LawNews

Why the Supreme Court May Never Review Gay Marriage

Fred Lucas | November 10, 2025

The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a former Kentucky county clerk’s case that could have potentially challenged the 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges, which… Read More

PoliticsAnalysis

Democrats Could ‘Bottle Up’ Sherrill’s New Jersey Win for National Path to Victory

Fred Lucas | November 06, 2025

Democrats had three big winners Tuesday, but New Jersey’s Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill could have the most staying power as a matter of math. Sherrill, first… Read More

SocietyNews

Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks though the Oval Office.

Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin on Transgender Passports

Fred Lucas | November 06, 2025

The Supreme Court delivered a victory to the Trump administration regarding a policy that passports should identify people based only on biological sex. “Displaying passport… Read More

LawNews

How Trump-Appointed Justices Are Responding to Trump’s Tariffs

Fred Lucas | November 05, 2025

Two Supreme Court justices President Donald Trump appointed during his last term seemed skeptical of his presidential power to impose tariffs without an OK by… Read More

PoliticsNews

A Travis County, Texas, election technician sets up voting machines.

Parental Rights, Election Integrity Among Key Ballot Measures Across the Country

Fred Lucas | November 04, 2025

Texas voters approved a first-in-the-nation parental rights initiative Tuesday. Lone Star state voters also approved a state constitutional amendment requiring citizenship to vote in the… Read More

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