John Eastman, the founding director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, described the lawfare being waged against him and other conservatives during a Monday speech at the National Conservatism conference in Washington, DC.  Speaking on a panel about the Left’s lawfare against conservatives. Eastman told the audience that “the only way you push back against [lawfare] is to not back down.” “I won’t back down,” he said. Eastman also took time to describe many of the holes in the current attempt by the California Bar Court’s case against him and discussed how conservative lawyers faced an uphill battle in suits related to changes to election law. For instance, when various state secretaries of state made ultra vires changes in light of the pandemic, conservatives’ lawsuits before the election were dismissed because there had yet to be any offense; those brought afterwards were dismissed for having been made after the election. Eastman also highlighted the coordinated lawfare against him and other lawyers involved in Trump’s response to the 2020 election on the part of the 65 Project and David Brock. Eastman added that the goal of this lawfare is not only to punish conservatives, but to also scare away lawyers from picking up cases on behalf of conservatives related to election litigation.  Despite the lawfare against him, Eastman appeared cheery, at one point quipping, “Thank you, Liz Cheney, you made me the probably the most famous lawyer in the world.” The post Eastman ‘Won’t Back Down’ In Face of Lawfare appeared first on The American Conservative.

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Home prices in the United States have hit an all-time high, new figures show. The median sale price as of June 2024 was $397,954 – an almost 5 percent year-over-year change – the biggest increase since March this year and taking the level to an all-time high, according to data from Redfin. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) also said that median sale prices have climbed to record highs this year. The latest figures come as a study recently concluded that 582 U.S. counties are...

Homes sold below their list price at the peak of the housing season, Redfin reports, a development that could shift the real estate market to the buyer’s advantage. The typical home that sold during a four-week span in May and June went for 0.3% less than its asking price, according to the real estate brokerage Redfin. That data point matters, housing experts say, because the market hits its annual peak in late spring and early summer. In the last few years, the average home...

Findings from Redfin show the median U.S. home sale price soared to $397,954 in June – a nearly 5% increase from a year earlier. That marks the highest level on record and the biggest annual increase since March. The monthly mortgage payment at that price, when accounting for the 6.86% median interest rate for a 30-year mortgage, is now $2,749. That is roughly $88 shy of April's record, thanks to a slight drop in mortgage rates. "High mortgage rates and record-setting home prices have...

Just two days after Iran’s election of a new president, more evidence reveals Iran is expanding its war machine. And Iran continues to support and aid its proxies in the Middle East committed to destroying the Jewish state. Iran’s new president is described as a moderate, but the U.S. doesn't expect this will change Iran's belligerent behavior in the region. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, "We have no expectation that this election will lead to a fundamental change in Iran...