Independence Institute research director David Kopel speaks Saturday at the think tank's annual Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Party. Kopel was an attorney with the legal team that successfully sought to overturn the Washington, D.C. gun ban, one of the toughest in the country. The case, District of Columbia v. Heller, was decided this week by the U.S. Supreme Court and affirms an individual right to gun ownership under the Second Amendment.
A November ballot initiative that would rein in preferential treatment based on race, sex, or ethnicity by public entities got a significant boost from some unexpected poll results.
I don’t want to get too graphic here, but I was using the men's room at the state Capitol the other day, just sitting there doing my business, when all of a sudden, I looked up and saw state Senator Jennifer Veiga staring down at me from over the stall.
On the heels of a controversial Colorado Supreme Court decision allowing for aggressive eminent domain powers by municipal governments, one city is enhancing property rights protections through a comprehensive review of its Home Rule Charter.
House GOP leaders are calling for an investigation into possible abuses by state budget officials, alleging deliberate efforts to miscalculate the fiscal impact of proposed laws.