Courts

Liz Cheney’s Criticisms of Left-Wing Attorneys Misconstrued in Coverage

Suddenly, the Federalist Society has become a media darling after rebuking Liz Cheney over a video her organization released critical of The Obama Justice Department. But the New York Times misconstrues the central message of Cheney's advertisement and greatly exaggerates the differing views of conservative legal experts... Conservatives are at loggerheads over the legal representation afforded to terrorist suspects, according to a report that focuses on advertisements critical of the Obama J...

President Obama Renews the Patriot Act and the NYT Runs Silent

So President Bush was right after all? The Patriot Act has been reauthorized for at least one more year by a Democratic congress and a Democratic president. The counter-terrorism law came in for severe criticism during the Bush years but coverage of its renewal under President Obama has thurs far earned a paucity of coverage... President Obama has signed off on a one year extension of The Patriot Act that won overwhelming congressional approval just over a week ago; not that anyone reading Th...

Coverage of Civil Rights Enforcement Should Extend to Ward Connerly’s Initiatives

Affirmative action  is a term that has different meanings to different Americans. But the original idea behind it of guarding against racial discrimination, while expanding equal opportunity is wildly popular today as it evident by the civil rights initiatives that have passed banning racial preferences. Don't they deserve coverage? Equality, fairness and opportunity are the operative words used to describe the U.S. Department of Education’s “stepped up” enforcement efforts in the area of civ...

New York Times Feigns Concern Over Reputation of NRA

Second Amendment activists who are taking full-advantage of open-carry laws are a liablity to other responsible gun rights proponents, so says The New York Times, which is now concerned about the reputation about the National Rifle Association (NRA). More likely, the paper is looking for ways to difuse and discredit a growing movement.... Apparently, there are deep divisions within the ranks of Second Amendment proponents who are divided over strategy and these opposing views could discombobu...

Majority Opinions in Second Amendment Case Ignored in Report

Americans across the politcal spectrum have to live with Supreme Court decisions that are offensive to their ideology. The New York Times resolves this problem by simply ommitting the majority opinions in court rulings that do not fit with their agenda. Hostility toward the Second Amendment being a part of that agenda... Whatever the merits of the various second amendment arguments that are now before the U.S. Supreme Court, shouldn’t readers at least be introduced to the basic arguments of a...