The House Judiciary Committee on Sunday filed a report of impeachable offenses by President Donald Trump, adding criminal bribery and wire fraud to his list of crimes. The report also refutes White House Counsel Pat Cipollone’s pushback against impeachment on the grounds of due process. The report states that due process protections are not granted [...]
Protests continued across India Monday over proposed legislation (CAB) that would allow religious minorities persecuted in neighboring countries to seek citizenship but would exclude Muslims. Protests have become violent, with six killed, and dozens more injured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country to focus on the unity of India and discouraged violent protesting. “Debate, [...]
Negotiations at the COP25 UN.climate conference in Madrid ended Sunday, with little progress on climate crisis strategies. UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated his feelings on Twitter regarding the situation, expressing disappointment but optimism for conferences to come. Guterres stated that he is “more determined than ever to work for 2020 to be the year in [...]
The US Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a case that sparked nationwide debate between local governments and advocates for the homeless. In the certiorari petition denied Monday, counsel for the city of Boise, Idaho, had called on the high court to strike down a Ninth Circuit ruling that restricted the city’s authority to [...]
A three-day global gathering on refugees began Monday in Geneva. The meeting has been planned over the past year by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), which posted their plans in August. The forum will focus on education, jobs and livelihoods, energy and infrastructure, solutions, and protection capacity for refugee populations throughout the world. The participating [...]
Between elections, the fallacy that one can not criminally prosecute a sitting President leads us to a situation where the only recognized path to address alleged Presidential criminality during their term is impeachment. The prognosticators now tell us that the House will vote to impeach President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress [...]
The coming invigoration of the non-delegation doctrine, long-declared dead, is now nearly certain. In a recent statement, Justice Kavanaugh signaled his interest in revisiting the long-dormant doctrine in a future case. But, while Justice Kavanaugh’s statement all but confirms that the Court will breathe life into the non-delegation doctrine sometime soon, questions still remain about [...]
The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear the question of whether President Donald Trump will be required to disclose his tax returns and financial records. Arguments will be heard during the March 2020 session. The petition for certiorari followed a ruling by the 2nd Circuit ordering Trump’s accountants to comply with subpoenas issued [...]
Judge Clark Waddoups for the US District Court in Utah ruled on Thursday in favor of three American Samoan plaintiffs and a nonprofit corporation who alleged that their classification as nationals instead of citizens violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Waddoups cited precedent going back as far as 1608 as well as another case, Wong Kim Ark, [...]
The Court of Appeal of Quebec refused on Thursday to suspend Bill 21, which bans many public service employees from wearing religious symbols, such as hijabs and crucifixes. Bill 21 was passed on June 16 in an effort to further the separation of state and religion and to further religious neutrality. However, since its passage, [...]
