by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 9, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and Liberty University law professor, said President Donald Trump’s plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear its recent birthright citizenship decision is unlikely to succeed, arguing that the legal standard for...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 2, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Tennessee Star, criticized the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, calling the ruling “the worst Supreme...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 14, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Legal commentator and retired attorney Mark Pulliam argued the national conversation regarding birthright citizenship has shifted dramatically in recent years, crediting President Donald Trump with pushing what was once seen as a “fringe” legal idea into the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 2, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD, TNLEAD
Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Tennessee Star, pushed back against questioning from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during Wednesday’s oral arguments on birthright citizenship, calling Roberts’ approach to the issue “arrogant” and...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 2, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips said the case may ultimately hinge on a small group of justices and even subtle...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 7, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said his office is focused on multiple fronts ranging from issues at the state level to advocating for issues that would impact the entire nation. On Monday, Skrmetti and other attorneys general gathered in Nashville for...
by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 10, 2025 | Justice, National, News
Another judge ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order on Monday ending birthright citizenship. This is the third time a federal judge has ruled against this executive order since Trump signed it on his first day in office. U.S. District Judge Joseph N....
by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 5, 2025 | Justice, National, News
A federal judge indefinitely blocked on Wednesday President Donald Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship. On Trump’s first day in office, he issued an executive order banning the practice. “The privilege of United States citizenship is a priceless and...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jan 27, 2025 | National, News, Politics
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said last week that illegal immigrants are welcomed in the state. “My advice is, send your kids to school. My advice is, keep going to church,” the Democrat said, according to CT Insider. “We don’t collect the...