Pursuant to President Trump's religious liberties Executive Order in May, Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued interpretive guidance on federal religious liberty laws to federal agencies.  Not only does this protect Americans' important First Amendment rights but it also promotes the rule of law by creating standards for consistent application of existing law across the Executive Branch.  

RNLA Co-Chair John Ryder wrote a post-oral argument summary of the issues in Gill v. Whitford, the Wisconsin political gerrymandering case, in the Daily Caller today.  He outlined how the Plaintiffs challenging the district boundaries in Wisconsin would like courts to make political judgments far outside a proper judicial role that would completely change how districts and representation are viewed:

The narrative of Russian interference with the 2016 election that has been one of liberals' favorite tools to attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the Trump Presidency continues to crumble. 

Today, the Wall Street Journal published an opinion by RNLA Co-Chair John Ryder on the topic of Gill v. Whitford, the Wisconsin state redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Ryder understands this issue better than most as a former general counsel of the Republican National Committee.

FEC Commissioner Lee Goodman spoke to the TechFreedom podcastabout alleged Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election and what our response should be to it.  We covered this twice last week (Thursdayand Friday), but Commissioner Goodman's important message bears repeating:

Last week, Business Insider alluded to the next target by the left--further regulation of political speech by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Business Insider reported:

RNLA Executive Director Michael Thielen wrote today in the Daily Caller about the potential for suppression of speech in the rush to restrict foreign political ads:

There is a push in some quarters to have a larger role for the Department of Homeland Security in our elections.  Last Friday, once again, news came out that should cause all to pause in consideration of such an idea. 

Virginia features the only race for Attorney General this year, as well as important contests for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.  This year, we need your help to ensure fair, open, and honest elections.

Senate Democrats have created a new reason to obstruct the confirmation of qualified judicial nominees for purely partisan reasons, as part of their continuing campaign: deference to non-existent commissions.  In a letter Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley stated: