Trump’s nominee to succeed Scalia will restore a right-wing majority. One additional Trump appointee could undo rights established 50 years ago and more.
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Trump Just Became President, and There’s Already a Plan to Impeach Him
It didn’t take long for critics, citing his ethical quagmires, to call for a congressional investigation.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump and the Dangers of Secret Law
Disclosure of secret U.S. government laws is especially urgent now that an admirer of Vladimir Putin is ascending to the presidency.
Posted inLaw and Justice
House Democrats Have a Plan to Go After Trump’s Conflicts
On Wednesday morning, Donald Trump held a long-awaited press conference to address how he will deal with the potential conflicts of interest posed by his massive business empire. For weeks, ethics watchdogs have called on the president-elect to fully divest from his business operations and place them in a blind trust. Trump ignored those demands, […]
Posted inAmerica and the World
A Just Conclusion in the Snowden Case
Edward Snowden deserves a plea bargain that balances his interests with those of the U.S. government.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Jeff Sessions Is Public Enemy Number One for Voting-Rights Groups
Common Cause, a nonpartisan political advocacy and watchdog group, rarely wades into political nomination battles. In its nearly half-century of existence, the group has come out in staunch opposition to just a handful of nominees it found extraordinarily hostile to its core mission. Now it will oppose the confirmation of Trump’s expected nominee for attorney […]
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Civil Rights Déjà Vu, Only Worse
Under George W. Bush, Republicans set about undermining the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. Expect a more devastating assault on the division under Trump.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump the Union-Busting Employer Will Now Dictate Nation’s Labor Policy
A litigious businessman with thousands of employees and a history of labor disputes is assuming the presidency. Will Trump’s worker policies create an ethical quagmire?
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How To Steal (or Nullify) an Election
North Carolina Republicans are doing their damnedest.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Under Siege, Abortion-Rights Advocates Must Link Health Care to Economic Prosperity
A reproductive rights movement that had lost touch with women’s economic concerns is partly to blame for an election outcome that now puts basic constitutional rights in jeopardy.
