Brief #219 – Civil Rights Policy Brief
by Rodney A. Maggay
On February 6, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in ‘United States of America v. Donald J. Trump,’ rejecting the former President’s defense against allegations of inciting the January 6th riot, affirming the principle of legal equality for all, regardless of office.
Brief #218 – Civil Rights Policy Brief
by Rodney A. Maggay
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, seven states held votes on abortion rights. Both red and blue states had measures to expand protections. Following victories for pro-abortion activists, GOP-led legislatures are seeking to tighten referendum rules to hinder ballot qualification.
Brief #217 – Civil Rights Policy Brief
by Rodney A. Maggay
Presidential immunity in the United States is a legal doctrine that provides a defense for former and current presidents from certain legal claims. While the doctrine is not mentioned in the text of the U.S. Constitution or any federal statute, it has been recognized by United States Supreme Court case law, although in a rather incomplete fashion.
Brief #216 – Civil Rights Policy Brief
by Rodney A. Maggay
In the last year, a number of efforts in multiple states have started to try to disqualify former President Donald Trump from appearing on the Republican primary ballot. In two states, Colorado and Maine, activists achieved their first victories in seeking to bar the former President under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Brief #215 – Civil Rights Policy Brief
by Rodney A. Maggay
While there has been much uproar on the lack of an enforcement mechanism in the Supreme Court’s new ethical code, the fact of the matter is that there are numerous proposals out there that could fill in this glaring hole in the new code.
Brief #214 – Civil Rights Policy Brief
by Rodney A. Maggay
On November 13, 2023 the Supreme Court announced that for the first time in its history the Court’s justices would be bound by an ethical code.
Brief #213 – Civil Rights Policy Brief
by Rodney A. Maggay
In the months leading up to the trial, the court issued Trump a limited gag order in order to try and limit some of his inflammatory comments while allowing him to still speak on public issues.
Policy Brief #212 – Civil Rights
by Rodney A. Maggay
Kim Ark, who was born in San Francisco… was denied re-entry to the United States on the grounds that he was not a U.S. citizen.
Policy Brief #211 – Civil Rights
by Rodney A. Maggay
Could Donald Trump be barred based on the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment “Disqualification Clause?”
Brief #209 – Civil Rights Policy Brief
by Rodney A. Maggay
Legal scholars are wondering if this refusal to serve another person could be extended to matters outside LGBQT+ issues.