Opinions
OPINION: Repealing Georgia’s ‘Seatbelt Gag Rule’: A Small Reform with a Big Impact
In the wake of escalating auto insurance rates in Georgia, a small but significant legal reform could signal the beginning of relief for drivers across the state - if the House would take action…
Grewal: SEC's response to Binance 'misrepresents the law'
Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of crypto exchange Coinbase, said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not successfully disputed the Howey test requirement that securities offering must include an investment contract in its response to Binance's motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit against it. Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in Sept. and has since been supported by amicus briefs from multiple third parties.
Capito: Addressing America’s PFAS issue can't wait forever
If we care about protecting our families from the health and environmental threats of PFAS in our air, water, and soil, we must support a “polluter pays” model and develop real solutions that actually address contamination.
Climate lawsuits won't help climate change. Solicitor General's opinion can help reinforce that reality
Climate change is a growing crisis, and we all have a role to play in combating it. What’s the wrong way? Climate liability cases that try to shift the responsibility for climate to the courts.
Freedom of the Press still matters to some of us
There’s a very clear difference between not liking what the media reports and actively working to silence them.
Pennsylvania's Fair Share Act needs fixing
Today, the Fair Share Act’s name is a misnomer
Manchin's 'sugar high' with Republicans didn't last
MORGANTOWN – Senator Joe Manchin’s roller coaster poll numbers have taken another dip. Morning Consult reports this week that the West Virginia Democrat is now underwater, with a disapproval rating of 51 percent and an approval rating of just 42 percent.
In a battle against Energy, some states are trying to game the system
While Americans continue to pay over $4 per gallon for gasoline on top of record inflation, a number of states are waging lawfare against the oil and gas companies, claiming that they must pay for the impact of climate change.
Guns are a-blazin' in this legal shootout!
If you’re looking for a good old-fashioned shootout (hopefully one that doesn’t include more guns), stay tuned here. We’ll keep covering this modern-day gunfight at the W.V. Corral as best we can.
The 'Keep Nine' amendment protects the independence of the Supreme Court
"The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices.”
America’s punishment fetish turns to criminalizing mistakes
America has a criminal justice fetish. The success of the various versions of Law & Order attests to our fascination with crime and the nearly pathological desire to see people go to jail. Yet, our lust for punishment has taken a more egregious turn: incarcerating people, not for intentional wrongdoing, but rather for making mistakes.
Washington state’s politicized, unconstitutional lawsuit against the GEO Group
While scathing editorials from left-leaning local media outlets applaud the decision, the realities of the decision are that it will make immigration enforcement even harder than it already is.
Manchin needs to hold line against BBB
The budget reconciliation bill being considered in the Senate is overflowing with harmful government policies. Reckless spending that quickens inflation is only the tip of the spear. Other components that tinker with the free market will have lasting consequences that are more challenging to undo.
Why is South Carolina a 'hotspot' for asbestos lawsuits?
The number of asbestos cases filed nationally is down 9%, so why are they skyrocketing in South Carolina?
Is it time to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency?
“This wildly expansive power to regulate factories, hospitals, and even homes has tremendous costs and consequences for all Americans, in particular West Virginia’s coal miners, pipeliners, natural gas producers, and utility workers,” Morrisey predicted. “If EPA lacks such expansive authority, as we argue, the Supreme Court should make that clear now.”
Left-wing activism in Colorado AG's office claims CollegeAmerica as a casualty
Left-wing activists often hurt the very people they claim to help. The victims are left voiceless and ignored—inconvenient collateral damage.
Stop over-naming and over-blaming
The asbestos lawyers tying up the dockets in West Virginia seem to have taken a cue from Dame Agatha Christie, blaming everyone in sight for the asbestos-related injuries allegedly suffered by their clients.
This superintendent of schools needs some schooling
Someone needs to give Jefferson County Schools Superintedent Bondy Shay Gibson a civics lesson. Bus drivers Tina Renner and Pamela McDonald may be the ones to do it.
Being protective isn't always being productive
If you’re wearing a mask, why would you care what everyone else does? You’re protected, right? Mask-less people aren’t going to infect you as long as you have your mask on, and you with your mask on are not going to infect them, so everything’s fine.
If you don’t see vote fraud, you must be blind
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office staff has received death threats following his decision to join an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a lawsuit challenging election results in four swing states.