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National Survey:
U.S. Voters Overwhelmingly Believe United Nations is Anti-American

Center for Individual Freedom Foundation survey finds that American voters, by nearly a 2-to-1 margin, believe the U.N. has an anti-United States bias. In addition, nearly 84% believe the U.N. should not have the power to impose a system of global taxation on sovereign nations and their citizens...[more]

A Statistical Look at the Supreme Court Term

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its final opinions for the October Term, 2003, at the end of June, and, once again, the justices decided a number of cases that will most assuredly have a substantial impact on both the state of constitutional law and the development of public policy...[more]

U.S. Supreme Court Remains Wary of 9th Circuit Rulings

In a term during which the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the most widely criticized constitutional decision of recent memory — the ruling that the reference to "one Nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance rendered it unconstitutional – that reversal was only one of many for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. In fact, as shown by statistics compiled by the Center for Individual Freedom Foundation, the 9th Circuit remained the most reversed court in the nation at the end of the High Court’s just completed term...[more]

OTC Switch Windfall for Insurers: Consumers to Pay Dearly for OTC Convenience

The direct costs to patients for allergy medications Allegra and Zyrtec will rise precipitously if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the change from prescription to over-the-counter status requested by WellPoint Health Networks, a major managed healthcare company.  Health insurers would be granted an annual windfall that could exceed three-quarters of a billion dollars from the change...[more]