Can Federal Judges Alter the Constitution?
“No person shall be… deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” — Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Last year, a detainee at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, filed a writ of habeas corpus in a federal...
What Federal Reparations Could Look Like
After decades of work from activists pushing the issue, presidential candidates, Congress members, local governments and private institutions have debated whether and how the federal government should issue reparations for Black Americans who are descendants of...
The Real Steal Is Coming
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. — George Orwell, “1984” Welcome to the funhouse world the Republican Party is building. Up is down. Black is white. Lies are truth. The great cause that Republicans are uniting around is...
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KENTUCKY: Group Sues To Stop Removal Of Monument A group claiming to own the Confederate Memorial on the Daviess County Courthouse lawn has sued Daviess Fiscal Court over ownership of the controversial statue. In a complaint filed Tuesday, the Kentucky Division of the...Obiter Dicta
There is a point in the decline of republics when the problem is no longer that government breaks its own Read More
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VIRGINIA: SCC commissioner, former NextEra attorney declines to recuse herself from merger case On Tuesday, Virginia lawmakers heard from utility regulation experts on the potential impact of the proposed merger Read More