Climate Strike Disrupts D.C. Commutes
Car horns, police whistles, and people chanting “The polar bears are on fire!”: These were the sounds of today’s “climate strike” in Washington, D.C. As the Global Climate Summit, a …
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Tulsi Gabbard Warns Trump’s Iran Actions Could Lead to ‘All-Out Inferno of a War’
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D–Hawaii) has come out swinging against President Donald Trump’s plan to send more troops to Saudi Arabia. “This is the wrong decision that is more catering towards …
Tulsi Gabbard Warns Trump’s Iran Actions Could Lead to ‘All-Out Inferno of a War’
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D–Hawaii) has come out swinging against President Donald Trump’s plan to send more troops to Saudi Arabia. “This is the wrong decision that is more catering towards …
Ted Cruz’s Gun Control Bill Would Encourage Enforcement of Restrictions That Make No Sense
If Republicans in the Senate respond to recent mass shootings with new gun control legislation, it is apt to look something like a bill introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas). …
11 Cases Everyone Should Know from the White and Taft Courts
Here is another preview of the 11-hour video library from our new book, An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know. This post will focus on cases …
Co-Author of San Francisco’s E-Cigarette Ban Wants the FDA to Silence His Opponents
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton, co-author of that city’s pending ban on the sale of e-cigarettes, is complaining that the campaign for Proposition C, a Juul-backed 2019 ballot initiative that …
13 Marines Charged in Human Smuggling Investigation
More than a dozen U.S. marines are facing criminal charges in a human smuggling investigation, after Border Patrol agents caught two of them—Lance Corporals Byron D. Law and David J. …
Disclosure vs. Secrecy All the Way Down
A couple of months ago, I blogged about FitzGibbon v. Radack, where Trevor FitzGibbon—a communication strategist who had represented, among others, Julian Assange—sued Jesselyn Radack, a whistleblower lawyer and author …
2020 Dems Love Obama, Hate Obama’s Policies
How does a political party replicate the electoral success of its most revered member even while repudiating a whole host of his policies? That’s the riddle facing Democrats in 2020. …
Brickbat: Cheeky
The Alaska School Activities Association has reversed the decision of a referee who disqualified the winner of a swimming meet because she got a wedgie. The ref said the girl’s …