Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
ICE: 87% of Illegal Kids Stuck in Immigration Court System (Video)
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2014
A top Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday saying that 87 percent of illegal alien children are still in immigration court without a decision as to their final status.
Microsoft: Stop “Unfettered Collection of Bulk Data”
Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2014
Microsoft's top lawyer called on Congress and the White House to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and stop the "unfettered collection of bulk data" by the government, Cnet reported.
Lerner Sought IRS Audit of GOP Senator Over Mistaken Email
Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2014
Late Wednesday, Congressional investigators published emails from ex-IRS official Lois Lerner, which detailed her targeting a Republican Senator in 2012 for an internal audit based on an email she accidentally received.
U.S. Economy Shrank 2.9% in First Quarter
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2014
The Gross Domestic Product fell at a 2.9 percent annual rate, the economy's worst performance in five years. Growth has been revised down 3.0 percent since the government's first estimate was published in April, worse than economists' expectations.
Federal Judge Says Warrantless Bulk Surveillance is Legal
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2014
U.S. District Judge Garr King denied a man's motion to dismiss his terrorism conviction saying the U.S. government's bulk collection of phone and email data under U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was legal.
