Described as an assault on democracy itself, most of North Carolina’s legislative attack on the powers of the new Democratic Governor ruled unconstitutional. Slate reports that “On Friday, a North Carolina state court ruled that most of the Republican-dominated legislature’s December power grab—which stripped authority from the incoming Democratic governor—violated the state constitution. The three-judge […]
Lawyers for Bowe Bergdahl are seeking a dismissal of all charges due to Trump’s repeated inflammatory remarks about their client. Lawyers for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl argued for a dismissal for their client during a Monday pretrial hearing, arguing that repeated highly inflammatory remarks by Trump have denied him the right to a fair trial. […]
Son Eric admitted on the witness stand that actions by Trump Jupiter Golf Club “violate a fundamental rule of life.” A Florida federal Judge has ordered Trump Jupiter Golf Club to pay nearly $6 million dollars to former members after they were barred from the club while still paying dues. As NBC News reports, “Judge […]
A lawyer for Julian Assange indicates he is ready to turn himself over to U.S. authorities for trial. Multiple news agencies are reporting that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will agree to U.S. extradition the wake of Tuesday’s White House announcement that Pres. Obama had commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst […]
Republican Politicians And ‘Colossal Failure By Prosecutors’ To Blame For Not-Guilty Verdicts For Oregon Occupiers Describing the verdict as “a colossal failure by prosecutors,” The Washington Post reports that no one expected the not guilty verdicts handed down two weeks ago in the trial of the Oregon occupiers. When jury deliberations began last month in […]