Day: February 3, 2025

459 – Paying for Police Damage

When the government, in the form of the police, damages your property, who pays for it? In the case of VIcki Baker v. Cit of McKinney, TX the police had to damage her property to apprehend a fleeing felon. However, when the city refused to pay for the damages, Ms. Baker sued. The District Court found for her, but the Circuit Court overturned. When she asked the Supreme Court to review, they declined certiorari. Two justices expressed concern about the prospect of the government damaging homes without paying compensation.

If Presidents Can’t Control Executive Agencies, Elections Are Fake

The Department of Justice, FBI, and USAID are posing prominent test cases for how the Trump administration can reform a malignant federal bureaucracy.

Automatic Voter Registration Let Non-Citizens in South Dakota, Oregon onto Voter Rolls, Report Says

A new election integrity report examining how non-citizens have been registered to vote in South Dakota and Oregon warns that automatic voter registration is the culprit.
A report released by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) last week shows that both South Dakota and Oregon, which have automatic voter registration, found non-citizens on their respective voter rolls last year. The report explains that this occurs easily and warns states about using automatic voter registration.

FAA Sued for Turning Down Qualified Air Traffic Controllers for Being “Too White”

https://bonginoreport.com/capitol-hill/faa-sued-for-turning-down-qualified-air-traffic-controllers-for-being-too-white

Southern California House Democrats Ask EPA to Create Air Quality Task Force

Representatives want monitoring of air, soil, and water in the burn zones after January’s deadly fires.

New York Senate Bill Would Abolish Qualified Immunity

A bill filed in the New York Senate seeks to abolish the doctrine of qualified immunity, paving the way for lawsuits against law enforcement officers in state court for rights violations.

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