After Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, conservative lawyers immediately launched multiple legal challenges. The ACA – also known as “Obamacare” - survived all of those challenges, winning over the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. When Donald Trump took office in 2017, he was backed up by Republican majorities in both … [Read more...]
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Federal Courts Weigh Questions of Testimony Related to Impeachment, Mueller Report
(Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian, Public Domain) From the moment Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, the Trump White House has responded to Congressional oversight with unapologetic stonewalling. The administration has refused to turn over documents, prevented witnesses from testifying, … [Read more...]
Federal Judge’s Ruling on Florida Felon Re-Enfranchisement Amendment Puts Burden on Applicants
Amendment 4 Press Conference (Photo Credit: City of St. Petersburg, CC 2.0) In 2018, Florida voters approved Amendment 4 by an overwhelming majority. Amendment 4 restored voting rights to more than a million Floridians who had been disenfranchised due to their status as convicted felons. The amendment, which excluded those convicted of murder or … [Read more...]
An Update on the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act
Memorial Corridor at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Photo Credit: Soniakapadia, CC 4.0) American Legal News recently received an e-mail from a reader with a request. The reader wanted an update on the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, a bill that unanimously passed the Senate in December, 2018. It spurred our interest, so ALN … [Read more...]
Donald Trump’s Long History of Walking Out on the Check
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Hall of Fame professional golfer Isao Aoki. (Photo Credit: White House, Public Domain) Starting in the 80's and extending to his stint as host of a successful reality show in the Aughts, Donald Trump successfully branded himself as the personification of wealth. “Trump” … [Read more...]
Donald Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
(Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) Things move fast in Donald Trump's Washington. When the calendar turned to September, impeachment seemed like a dead letter. With Democratic leadership in Congress staunchly opposed to the idea, public opinion polls showing Americans mostly against impeachment and the White House successfully obstructing … [Read more...]
SEC Chair Once Again Publicly Scolds Trump
Ellen Weintraub, Vice Chair of the FEC, interviewed on IVN Live during the Unrig the System Summit (Photo Credit: IVN News, CC 2.0) A presidential campaign is not for the faint of heart. Everyone involved – including the campaigns, the press and voters – understands that a campaign for the presidency is a bare-knuckles brawl. And while that can … [Read more...]
Upcoming Supreme Court Term Could Prove Momentous
On Election Night 2016, Republicans came home for Donald Trump. After nearly a year of expressing disgust and dismay at Trump's rise to prominence, Republicans – both ordinary voters and party elites – swallowed their reservations and came out en masse for their nominee. Why did they do it? And why have Congressional Republicans stayed so loyal … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Whistleblowers – A Whistleblower Alleged Corruption at IRS
Arguably the longest-running arc in the darkly comic story that is Donald Trump's presidency involves Trump's tax returns. Trump broke with long-established precedent during the 2016 campaign by refusing to release his tax returns – at various points, he claimed that he was either on the verge of releasing them or unable to because they were under … [Read more...]
House Democrats Pass FAIR Act Banning Forced Arbitration Clauses
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer spoking about Democrats’ record on job creation and the economy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. (Photo Credit: Ralph Alswang, CC 2.0) Washington DC is justifiably obsessed with the formal impeachment inquiry launched by House Democrats in response to a whistleblower complaint alleging that … [Read more...]
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