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Manafort & Papadopoulos, Mueller’s Moves, Social Media Hearings, Steele Dossier Concerns
Last week, national news was dominated by the explosive revelations of new indictments and developments in special counsel Mueller’s investigation. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his close business associate Rick Gates were indicted on 12 counts related to their financial connections and work lobbying…
Justice Department Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuits Against DACA Repeal
On Friday, October 27, the New York Times reported that the Justice Department filed a motion in a Brooklyn federal courthouse to dismiss two lawsuits filed in response to the impending repeal of the DACA program. This is the first time that the Justice Department has taken such action to defend its repeal of DACA. The motion…
Jane Doe Permitted to Legally Seek Abortion
On Thursday, October 19, lawyers from the Trump administration sought an emergency order from a federal court to block a 17-year old undocumented immigrant from having an abortion. The 17-year old, who is referred to in court as Jane Doe, was found to be pregnant in a detention center in Texas, where she was taken to after…
Hawaii Federal Court Blocks Travel Ban 3.0
On Tuesday, October 17, Judge Derrick K. Watson, a federal judge in Hawaii blocked Trump’s third attempt at restricting the entry of into the US for citizens of the countries listed in the most recent iteration of Trump’s Travel Ban. This is not Judge Watson’s first intervention with Trump’s travel bans; he also blocked the second version…
President Trump’s Policy On Transgender in the U.S. Military [UPDATE]
On Monday, October 30, 2017, United States District Court Judge Colleen Kollar – Kotelly issued a preliminary ruling that blocked provisions of a policy that did not allow the enlistment and retention of transgender peoples from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. President Donald J. Trump had announced the controversial policy in a…
Anti-Russian Influence Bill
During the last election and a plethora of time after it, many congressional lawmakers and experts have hypothesized that the Russians had some form of influence during our national election. A group of senators introduced a bill that would mandate online political advisers to provide information about their aids. This information…
Mueller’s White House Interviews, Fusion GPS vs. Nunes, Sessions’ Oversight Hearing
News of the Russia investigations over the past week has mainly focused on testimonies, interviews, or refusals from persons of interest. The special counsel has been busy interviewing White House staffers, while the congressional intelligence committees have had less luck bringing witnesses to the stand. The House Intelligence…
Trump Cuts off Key Health Care Subsidies
On Thursday, October 12th, President Trump scrapped subsidies to health insurance companies and signed an executive order that changed insurance market regulations. The subsidies, called cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments, help pay out-of-pocket costs for low-income people. In this desperate effort to ditch Obamacare…
Religious Freedom and Representative Kennedy’s Proposed “Do No Harm” Amendment
Last year on May 18, 2016, Representative Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA) introduced an amendment to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993. That statute provides that “Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion.” The proposed amendment was referred to a congressional committee…
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