At a time when New York State is tightening the “double-jeopardy loophole” so Trump loyalists expecting a pardon—most notably Paul Manafort—can still be prosecuted in state court, The US Supreme Court demonstrated political impartiality in a recent 7-2 decision, Gamble v. United States , affirming the right to try an individual twice, both in … [Read more...]
Conservative Legal Scholars Warn Obamacare Lawsuit Threatens Severability Principle
President Barack Obama talks with staff at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass., April 18, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Three judges – two of them appointed by Republican presidents – from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on July 9 in Texas v. Azar, a case brought by Republican attorneys … [Read more...]
Florida Republicans Undermine Felon Re-Enfranchisement Amendment
Governor Ron DeSantis speaking in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) In last year's midterms, voters in Florida overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state constitution that would restore the voting rights of convicted felons who had served their time, including parole and probation. The vote in the sharply … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rejects Limits to Partisan Gerrymandering
According to Reuters, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected efforts to the practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries to entrench one party in power by turning away challenges to political maps in Maryland and North Carolina. The justices ruled in a decision with nationwide implications that judges do not have the ability to … [Read more...]
Trump May Encourage Foreign Governments To Attack Political Opponents
President Donald Trump recently said he doesn’t see anything wrong with foreign governments giving him information. According to CNN, this comment may encourage foreign government to attack political opponents. In 2016, Russia targeted Hillary Clinton with various tools to obtain information and spread it around. Trump suggested … [Read more...]
Nancy Pelosi Accused Barr Of Committing A Crime By Lying To Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime by lying to Congress concerning his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation on Thursday. "He lied to Congress — if anybody else did that it would be considered a crime. Nobody is above the law — not the president of the United States … [Read more...]
Alabama Prisons Are Killing Fields Rampant With Crime, Report Claims
Aliceville Correctional Facility (Photo Credit: Prison Insight, CC 2.0) Rape. Murder. Drug possession. Drug manufacturing. Drug trafficking. Assault. Weapons possession. Extortion. Menacing. Armed robbery. These are the crimes that can land you in a prison, but in Alabama, these are the crimes that happen on a daily basis in the state’s … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Ready To Hand Trump Victory On Census Citizenship Question
According to a report by Reuters, on Tuesday, the US Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared ready to hand President Donald Trump a victory on his administration's plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Conservative justices reportedly rallied in defense of the administration's stated justification for using the … [Read more...]
Special Counsel Sent Criminal Referrals To Other Prosecutors
According to Business Insider, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team sent 14 criminal referrals to other prosecutors. Only two of those cases have been made public, including a case against President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen. The other case involves former White House counsel Gregory Craig, who served under … [Read more...]
Twenty States Move To Block Trump’s Border Wall ‘National Emergency’
According to Reuters, the New York state attorney general said on Friday that Twenty states have filed a motion to block President Donald Trump’s method of funding a border wall by diverting federal funds through a national emergency declaration. New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a Twitter post, “This wall is unnecessary, and an … [Read more...]
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