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Thomas More Society Attorneys Label LA County’s Contempt Order “Constitutionally Invalid”Attorneys for Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church prevailed in yet another hearing today in Los Angeles Superior Court, arguing that MacArthur and the Church are entitled to a full trial on the merits of their challenge to the constitutionality of the government shut-down orders and the preliminary injunction. Los Angeles County has sought to shut down the church and hold MacArthur in contempt, but Thomas More Society attorneys argued that a final determination on the constitutionality of the orders must occur before the county could seek contempt against...

The wildfire called the August Complex is nearing the small communities of Post Mountain and Trinity Pines, about 200 miles (322 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento, the Los Angeles Times reported. Law enforcement officers went door to door warning of the encroaching fire danger but could not force residents to evacuate, Trinity County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Nate Trujillo said. As many as 1,000 people remained in Post Mountain and Trinity Pines, authorities and local residents estimated Thursday. The threatened marijuana growing area is in the Emerald Triangle, a three-county corner of Northern California that by some estimates is the nation’s largest...

"Democrats have urged that a Democratic Congress admit new states to the Union [with] a view to blocking a Republican majority forever." "A Democratic sweep this fall might well produce statehood for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. And possibly for the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern ­Mariana Islands."

Thought occurred to me today of how Biden will beg off debating Trump on Tuesday.

A federal judge on Friday ordered Texas officials to allow straight-ticket voting for the Nov. 3 election, ruling that a state law ending the practice would endanger voters by causing longer lines at polling places during the pandemic. The ruling, coming only 18 days before early voting was set to begin, will cause problems for election officials who must reprogram voting machine software and reconfigure ballots, U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo acknowledged in her ruling. “The substantial injury to (voters) is outweighed by the inconvenience,” the Laredo judge wrote.

President Donald Trump is blaming the Black Lives Matter movement for violence associated with some protests calling for the end to racial injustice. During a campaign event to appeal to Black voters, Trump railed against the movement and claimed it is doing more harm than good. “Many of those who are spreading violence in our cities are supporters of an organization called Black Lives Matter or BLM,” Trump said. He added, “It’s hurting the Black community. This is an unusual name for an organization whose ideology and tactics are right now destroying many Black lives.” Trump claimed the goal of...

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Lancet published a study today that looked at leftover blood plasma from 28,500 dialysis patients in the United States. After testing the plasma, researchers found that less than 10 percent of the population nationwide showed evidence of having had the virus. Testing the plasma revealed about 8 percent had coronavirus antibodies, the molecules the immune system churns out to help fight an infection. That’s equivalent to about 9 percent of all U.S. adults, according to Stanford University biostatistician and study co-author Maria Montez-Rath, who used patient data on region, age and sex to translate that result to the general...

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) recommended that the New York Police Department (NYPD) no longer conduct traffic stops as a way of trying to prevent violent encounters. James, who also acts as a special prosecutor to investigate some police killings, made the recommendation Friday as she released a report into the death of Allan Feliz, who was killed last October after police stopped him for a seat belt violation. “The death of Allan Feliz was a tragedy, and I offer my deepest sympathies to his family and loved ones during this time,” said James. “While criminal charges were...

"Take . . . the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Eph. 6:17). Your attitude toward Scripture will determine your effectiveness in spiritual battle. I remember enjoying the observations of a perceptive man who was gazing at a beautiful garden. First he saw a butterfly flitting from flower to flower. It spent a few seconds on the edge of each, but derived no particular benefit from any of them. Next he saw a botanist with large notebook and microscope in hand. As the botanist carefully observed each flower and plant, he made copious entries in his...

With children being shot down in the streets all across New York — a by-product of statewide double-digit increases in gun homicides — you’d think Gov. Cuomo would be too humbled to lecture Kentucky about murder. Not so. Humble ain’t his thing, don’t you know? Arrogance is another matter. The governor has raised that to an art form — most recently taking time out from his coronavirus-death nursing-home deflections to hector Louisville on its handling of the Breonna Taylor shooting case. And, in the process, offering an imprimatur-in-advance to those who believe that rioting, robbery — and even shooting cops...

Charles Barkley made some news during his appearance on Inside the NBA last night. There are two clips here, the first of which is Barkley talking about the slogan “defund police.” Charles Barkley: “You know, I hear these fools on TV talking about ‘defund the police’ and things like that. So that notion they keep saying that … I’m like, wait a minute. Who are Black people supposed to call — Ghostbusters? When we have crime in our neighborhoods?” pic.twitter.com/RXvrelILxJ— Mona Salama (@MonaSalama_) September 25, 2020 He’s absolutely right and I suspect there are a significant number of black...

He’s serving hard time for hard partying. A Maryland man was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for hosting two parties in defiance of the state’s coronavirus orders barring large gatherings, a local Fox affiliate reported. Shawn Marshall Myers, 42, had 50 to 60 people over in his Hughesville home for the first bash he threw on March 22, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. When officers arrived to shut down the soiree, Myers was “argumentative…but eventually agreed to disband his party,” the county State’s Attorney alleged. But he went right back to raging, throwing another party with...

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I sent an email to Mayor Wheeler of Portland Oregon. This is the response I received, Good Afternoon, I'm pleased the Governor and the Multnomah County Sheriff responded favorably to my request for mutual aid to implement the great planning work Portland Police have done to be ready for this weekend's potential protests. The additional resources provided by the state police will go a long way to ensuring we are able to do everything possible to be ready when alt-right and white nationalist groups come to our city. We all agree our state and our nation are facing unprecedented threats....

Video here.HILLSBORO, Ohio — A man being sentenced on drug charges escaped an Ohio courtroom, fleeing from the courthouse in dramatic fashion. Nickolaus Garrison, 33, is still at large after escaping from police custody Tuesday afternoon and fleeing the Highland County Courthouse. Garrison, found guilty of aggravated possession of meth, was sentenced to one year in prison and fines up to $2,500. But moments after his sentencing, he fled from the courtroom with several officers in pursuit.

The final stretch of a presidential campaign is typically a nonstop mix of travel, caffeine and adrenaline. But as the worst pandemic in a century bears down on the United States, Joe Biden is taking a lower key approach. Since his Aug. 11 selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, Biden has had 22 days where he either didn’t make public appearances, held only virtual fundraisers or ventured from his Delaware home solely for church, according to an Associated Press analysis of his schedules. He made 12 visits outside of Delaware during that period, including Friday when...

President Donald Trump made a series of promises at a campaign event in Atlanta on Friday in a bid to woo Black voters, including establishing Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of U.S. slavery, as a federal holiday. Trump, who announced the promises less than 40 days before the November presidential election, also pledged to designate two groups as terrorist organizations: the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan and the amorphous movement known as antifa that opposes fascism. He also promised to increase access to capital in Black communities, create more jobs, support Black-owned businesses and expanding opportunity zones. Trump said he...

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President Trump plans to announce that Amy Coney Barrett will be his nominee to the Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, multiple sources told Fox News on Friday.