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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday filed suit against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort for around $3 million for failing to timely report his financial interest in foreign accounts.  In 2018, Manafort pleaded guilty to counts of conspiracy against the US, conspiracy to commit money laundering, tax fraud, failing to file Foreign Bank Account Reports and [...]

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Businesses are poring over the details of the Artificial Intelligence Act (“AIA” or “Regulation”), the legislative proposal for regulating applications of artificial intelligence (AI) that the European Commission proposed back in April. Comments on the proposed legal framework continue to pour in. Professional groups, trade unions, businesses and the business community in Europe and across [...]

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Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a summary judgment Monday accusing then-Attorney General William Barr of misleading the court during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington had filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for [...]

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US President Joe Biden issued an executive order Thursday imposing sanctions on the Russian government for interference in recent US elections. The restrictions are designed to rebuke Russian election activity and place economic pressure on the government. Pursuant to the order, Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen is prohibiting US financial institutions from participating in the [...]

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The modern Administrative State “wields vast power and touches almost every aspect of daily life.” Ensuring accountability for the officials who exercise this vast power is no simple task. But the Supreme Court has the opportunity to improve what Madison called the “chain of dependence”—so that “those who are employed in the execution of the law will be [...]

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“States shall not take….any measures which may be prejudicial to the international obligations they have assumed in regard to the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.” – Principles of International Cooperation, General Assembly Resolution, 1973 “It’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other criminals, [...]

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The new year means new rules for the 2021 Congress. House speaker Nancy Pelosi, who narrowly won reelection Sunday, revealed a set of proposed ethical and legislative reforms on Friday. Pelosi said these proposed changes seek to “ accountability for the American people, and this House of Representatives the most inclusive in history.” Under the [...]

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President Trump announced 26 new pardons on Wednesday, including full pardons for his longtime ally Roger Stone, former campaign chairperson Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner, the father of White House senior advisor Jared Kushner. The US Department of Justice in November 2019 found Roger Stone guilty of obstruction of a congressional investigation, five counts of [...]

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