What’s happened in New York against former President Donald Trump is a blatant violation of the Eighth Amendment‚ and Mark Levin is going to prove it. The Eighth Amendment reads: “Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” In a case from 2019 between Tyson Timbs and the state of Indiana‚ the standard was set for the United States‚ as well as the state court‚ on what it can and cannot do regarding the Eighth Amendment. Timbs had pleaded guilty in Indiana State Court to dealing in a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit theft. The response was completely disproportionate to his crimes. At the time of his arrest‚ the police seized a Land Rover SUV Timbs had purchased for $42‚000 with money he received from an insurance policy when his father died. The Indiana trial court denied the state’s request to turn over his $42‚000 car‚ determining that it would be grossly disproportionate to the gravity of Timb’s offense‚ and therefore unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment’s excessive fines clause. “It was a nine to zero decision‚ not a single justice agreed with the state prosecutors and the state government‚ not one. The majority opinion had seven bipartisan justices. There were two concurring opinions‚ but they all agreed that it violated the Eighth Amendment‚” Levin explains. The Supreme Court ruled that these fines undermine other liberties and can be “used to retaliate against or chill the speech of political enemies.” “In other words‚ that case that was brought against Donald Trump should never have been brought. There shouldn’t even have been a sentencing hearing‚ there shouldn’t have been fines‚ there shouldn’t have been anything‚” Levin remarks. “This case against Donald Trump is a greater‚ more grave violation than anything we’ve ever seen under the excessive fines part of the Eighth Amendment‚ and much worse than the Timbs' case‚” he adds. Want more from Mark Levin?To enjoy more of "the Great One" — Mark Levin as you've never seen him before — subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Alert: This article contains spoilers for the 2024 movie "Argylle."With the likes of "X-Men: First Class‚" "Kick-Ass‚" and the "Kingsman" series‚ director Matthew Vaughn has established himself as a trusted source of stylishly retro‚ over-the-top action movies. Fans expect Vaughn to depart from cookie-cutter formula while still delivering the requisite thrills. The divided reaction to his latest foray into the "spy-fi" genre suggests he may have strayed too far. Anyone expecting "Argylle" to be the film that finally gives Henry Cavill his due will be disappointed. "Argylle" follows acclaimed spy novelist Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard)‚ who‚ hot off the heels of releasing her latest “Argylle” novel‚ is struggling to find the story for the next installment. Writer's block becomes the least of her worries when she’s pursued by a shady real-life spy group called Division‚ which has noticed that Elly has perfectly predicted its criminal plots in her books. To the rescue is Aiden Wilde (Sam Rockwell)‚ a witty CIA spy tasked with protecting her. Rockwell and Howard have good chemistry together‚ just as the marketing promises. But "Argylle" short-changes us with the shockingly meager screen time it gives to Henry Cavill as the titular character. While Hollywood often struggles with how to use Cavill (see his recent unceremonious ouster as Superman)‚ his excellent performances in "Mission: Impossible‚" "Enola Holmes‚" and multiple Guy Ritchie films have made him a fan favorite. Anyone expecting "Argylle" to be the film that finally gives the talented performer his due will be disappointed. That said‚ the action sequences are wildly entertaining‚ set to either fist-pumping throwback jams or sensual love ballads to varying degrees of cringe and cool‚ including the original song “Electric Energy.” Where "Argylle" stumbles are its twists: There are just too many of them. The film’s pivotal reveal is that Elly Conway has been basing Argylle's adventures on the repressed memories of her own spy career‚ under her real name Rachel Kylle (R. Kylle). Her writer's block stems from the fact that her latest "story" is playing out in real time. This twist alone makes for a compelling story‚ but its impact is bogged down by several more “gotcha” moments that feel like jokes with little relevance to the plot. The result is an adrenaline rush of action and spectacle that often verges on the cartoonish. Still‚ trying a little too hard is preferable to the usual playing it safe‚ and "Argylle" is immense fun despite its flaws. The pressures of blockbuster moviemaking can often neutralize the qualities that make a director unique. For better or worse‚ Matthew Vaughn has held on to his signature style‚ and it's on full display in "Argylle."

A deranged anti-Semite from El Salvador dragged her son into Joel Osteen's Houston-area megachurch on Feb. 11 and began shooting wildly. Genesse Moreno's attempted massacre was swiftly thwarted by a 28-year-old off-duty Houston Police Department officer and a 38-year-old Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officer. The Houston Police Department released footage of the incident Monday‚ showing Genesse Moreno's incursion into Lakewood Church and her confrontation with the heroes therein. Surveillance footage outside the church shows Genesse Moreno — who sometimes called herself Jeffrey Escalante — pull her 7-year-old son Samuel out of a white SUV‚ then march over to an entrance just ahead of the church's 2 p.m. Spanish-language service‚ dressed in a trench coat and carrying a backpack. Another view shows multiple people peaceably mingling in a hallway on the west side of the church scatter in response to the crackle of gunfire. While churchgoers and others run for cover‚ HPD Officer Christopher Moreno rushes toward the commotion. The shooter‚ who can be seen from another vantage ignoring the pleas and outstretched arms of her son‚ fires at Officer Moreno‚ prompting him to respond in kind‚ then take cover inside a doorway off the hallway. Genesse Moreno continues marching forward with rifle in hand‚ passing the officer — who has been on the force since January 2023. According to HPD Assistant Chief Keith Seafous‚ the shooter attempted to enter the sanctuary‚ but the entrance doors were fortunately locked. Footage shows TABC Officer Adrian Herrera‚ working security for the church at the time‚ approach the shooter from the rear with his handgun drawn and at least three other individuals in tow. Genesse Moreno can be observed taking notice of the armed presence behind her and opening fire‚ nearly striking Herrera. After Herrera answered back with his duty weapon‚ Moreno began to rifle through her backpack on the ground. The Houston Chronicle indicated that at the time‚ she had sprayed substances on the floor‚ which Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña later determined were not hazardous. Officer Moreno's bodycam footage captures the shooter announcing‚ "There's a bomb in this bag. Stop shooting." Security pleads with the shooter to drop her weapon‚ but she refuses‚ yelling‚ "The bomb is gonna go off." The shooter reiterates‚ saying‚ "I will blow up the whole f***ing place." — (@) While Genesse Moreno appeared to be preparing the next phase of her attack‚ Herrera continued his advance‚ ultimately dropping the shooter with a decisive shot. After floundering on the ground for a moment near her supposed explosive device‚ Moreno stiffened. In the exchange‚ 7-year-old Samuel was shot in the head. HPD Officer Garcia‚ whose body camera captured some of the chaos surrounding the incident‚ can be seen running up to the wounded child and praying over his body. "Father God‚ please bring him close to you‚" says Garcia. "Please bring him close to you." On her way over to the gun battle‚ Garcia had similarly prayed‚ "Father God‚ just be with us. Forgive us our sins." Uncertain whether the shooter had a bomb‚ the officers dragged the shooter's child to safety‚ then cautiously approached. Walli Carranza‚ the boy's grandmother‚ indicated over the weekend that Samuel was recently removed from a ventilator and is now breathing on his own but nevertheless remains in critical condition. Tom George Thomas‚ the 57-year-old volunteer at the church who caught a bullet to the hip during the incident‚ was released from a hospital in stable condition the day after the shooting. Blaze News previously noted that Genesse Moreno had multiple run-ins with the law prior to shooting up Lakewood Church. She was slapped with charges for drug possession‚ assault‚ illegal possession of a weapon‚ resisting arrest‚ and forgery. Houston Homicide Commander Christopher Hassig indicated that the gender-bending shooter was also temporarily detained in 2016 over mental health concerns and had a history of mental illness. According to Genesse Moreno's former mother-in-law‚ Rabbi Walli Carranza‚ the shooter was a schizophrenic who had been diagnosed with Munchausen by proxy. Moreno allegedly harmed her child more than once and had been the subject of multiple child protective services investigations. Genesse Moreno had also at one time lost custody of her child but apparently regained it in 2022. Police indicated early in their investigation that they had discovered some of the shooter's "anti-Semitic writings." Her neighbors spoke of repeated threats‚ Nazi salutes‚ and in one instance‚ the shooter painting a swastika on a nearby resident's fence. Carranza told the New York Times that Genesse Moreno was a practicing Muslim who frequently targeted her Jewish in-laws with "very anti-Semitic" rants that "were very profane and ... horrible." Police have not yet confirmed a motive for the attack. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled that a lawsuit against ABC will go to trial after the network was accused of wrongfully dismissing two TV crew members who requested a COVID-19 vaccine exemption on religious grounds.The father-son duo of James Wahl and Timothy Wahl sued ABC in 2021 after they were fired despite both having worked on the network's daytime serial "General Hospital" for more than a decade each. They ran the construction shop and special effects department for the show‚ which has been on the air for over 60 years. The crew members asked for an exemption for the COVID-19 vaccination — which ABC had mandated — based on religious grounds‚ but the network fired them just one week after their request.According to their original complaint‚ ABC "denied almost all such requests during 2021" and "gave no reason for its decision" while questioning the pair's sincerity in their religious belief. "These actions were unlawful. ABC does not have the authority to force a medical treatment on its employees against their will‚" the complaint read.Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch denied ABC's motion to dismiss the suit‚ however‚ and said that "the jury‚ not the judge‚ must resolve whether Plaintiffs [the Wahls] had genuine religious beliefs."The judge also questioned whether the Disney-owned network could have "reasonably accommodated [the Wahls] without posing an undue hardship‚" Variety reported.In addition‚ Judge Goorvitch noted that despite ABC claiming it would have been unsafe for the unvaccinated crew members to work on the show‚ they would not be around other people for very long and were also put through routine testing."Defendant argues that Plaintiffs could not have been accommodated because they could not maintain a distance of six feet from others. Interpreting the record in the light most favorable to Plaintiffs‚ however‚ they were only in close proximity to others for between 30 seconds to several minutes while Plaintiffs were masked and testing regularly and the people with whom they had contact were vaccinated."The judge pointed to the fact that the defendant's own evidence suggested that the company felt the vaccines were highly effective‚ which raised the question as to whether or not the Wahls actually posed a risk to fellow employees.ABC argued that the "highly contagious Delta variant of the virus was prevalent" at the time and thus a risk still existed.The legal complaint stated that ABC/Disney had "ignored" previously upheld "policies and procedures" surrounding religious beliefs that the compoany said once went to great lengths to accommodate people's beliefs and medical conditions.The Superior Court judge set the trial date for March 11‚ 2024. The case could set a landmark precedent if the Wahls are found to have been wrongfully dismissed.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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