Can McConnell Refuse to Hold a Senate Trial
Over at the Niskanen Center, I have a long post on the question of whether Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could simply refuse to hold a trial if the House …
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How To Have Impossible Conversations in Terrible Times
It’s hard to think of a time when political and cultural discourse has been more polarized. These days, it seems as if even casual conversation has become tougher to navigate …
Snapchat Fantasy Talk About Killing Isn’t a Threat When Not Intended to Reach Alleged Target
So the Michigan Court of Appeals held yesterday, in In re. J.P. (written by Judge Elizabeth L. Gleicher, joined in full by Judge Brock A. Swartzle, who also wrote a brief …
Trump Calls on ‘American Patriots’ to Defend Him From Impeachment
It’s happening. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) has started impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. The president has promised to release an unredacted transcript of his call with the Ukrainian …
Grandmother’s Tirade to 13-Year-Old Granddaughter, Blaming Her for Being Raped, Leads to Tort Liability
From Crouch v. Trinity Christian Center (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 12): Carra Crouch, at age 13, was drugged and raped by a 30-year-old employee of Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana, Inc. …
Grandmother’s Tirade to 13-Year-Old Granddaughter, Blaming Her for Being Raped, Leads to Tort Liability
From Crouch v. Trinity Christian Center (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 12): Carra Crouch, at age 13, was drugged and raped by a 30-year-old employee of Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana, Inc. …
A License for Outrageous Police Conduct
When a police officer illegally arrests a photographer for taking pictures, can she be sued for violating the Fourth Amendment’s ban on “unreasonable searches and seizures”? Yes, a federal appeals …
Trump, Ukraine, and Congress’s Power of the Purse
President Donald Trump. Many are advocating impeachment in response to President Donald Trump’s apparent attempt to use withholding of $400 million in aid funds as leverage to pressure Ukraine into …
Bernie Sanders Thinks Every Billionaire Is a Policy Failure
On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) rolled out his plan for a wealth tax on families whose net worth exceeds $32 million. The purpose of the tax is two-fold: raise …
Why Is the CDC Still Fostering Potentially Deadly Confusion About Vaping and Lung Disease?
Media outlets, following the lead of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), continue to blame recent cases of severe respiratory illnesses among vapers on “vaping” and “e-cigarettes” …