The National Association of Immigration Judges, whose union was decertified under Trump, is now being silenced by ‘overzealous’ officials in Biden’s Justice Department.
Legal Affairs
Posted inAmerica and the World
Israel Rounds Up Palestinians for Social Media Posts
A new national security task force has initiated 250 prosecutions, mostly against Palestinian students. Detainees have been held in maximum security prisons for weeks.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court Lets Domestic Abusers Have Their Guns
Last June’s Court ruling is being used to strike down state laws keeping guns out of the hands of “credible threats” to women and children.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Countering Dobbs
A sex equality approach by states could protect abortion rights, and then some
Posted inAmerica and the World
Passing the Buck Along the Forgotten Canadian Border
The problems posed by migrants seeking entry into Canada from New York illuminate the tensions over a bilateral immigration agreement that has outlived its usefulness.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Police Have No Duty to Protect the Public
Though often unsaid in police reform debates, numerous court precedents have established that cops aren’t obligated to act in the interests of citizens.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Ted Cruz CRT Minstrel Show
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson held her own during the Texas senator’s bizarre show-and-tell over teaching American history.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Which Side Are ‘Liberal’ Lawyers On?
Many public-interest attorneys also represent corporations against their workers.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Native Americans Hail Oil and Gas Pipeline Decisions
In three separate cases, pipelines planned to go through or near Native lands have been either delayed or stopped.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Tech Finds Competent Defenders Hard to Come By
You don’t want the guy who said there would be 500 total deaths from COVID-19 in the United States as your champion.
