February 8, 2021 – Tomorrow the Senate Trial begins once ‘again’ for the 45th ‘former’ president of the United States. Remarkably, Trump is the first president ‘ever’ in the nation’s 245 year history, ever to be impeached twice – yet by the looks of the carnage his supporters left in…
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University litigates First Amendment issues to bring education and accountability to the American public. The Institute litigates cases against the US government’s suppression of speech, including hiding Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions from the public and from lawyers who may question or challenge the veracity and application of the opinions. In order to comply with the law – one must first be aware what the law is, as Democracy dies in darkness. The Knight Institute is trying to shine the much needed light of transparency and accountability on government accountability . Guest: Atty. Stephanie Krent of the Knight First Amendment Institute on litigation to make ‘unclassified’ opinions – held in secret – available to the public.
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January 15, 2021 – Many people know the Fourteenth Amendment bestows Equal Protection on those within the borders of the United States, and apportions representatives to the federal government. But many have not heard about the protections afforded by the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, to…
January 8, 2021 – Our nation’s capitol was literally under siege on the Holy day of Epiphany, January 6. What was supposed to be a Christian Holy day to celebrate the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ, we have Trump supporters donning Trump flags, horns, hate-filled anti-Semitic messages on…
November 29, 2020 – These questions surrounding the presidential pardon power are being tossed around by pundits across America. But what is the scope and breadth of this presidential pardon power – can he pardon himself, can he pardon for specific crimes such as tax evasion, what is the scope…
November 15, 2020 – The United States Elections have been deemed “safe” and “secure” by Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in addition to non-partisan organization VerifiedVoting.org. Yet, despite their findings, Trump continues his bellicose pronouncements that the election was “rigged”…
November 10, 2020 – On Monday, the US Supreme Court once again heard another round of arguments about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The nine Justices, including the newest, Amy Coney Barrett listened to arguments made by ‘several’ Solicitors General – US Attorneys representing government and state interests in the…
Our discussion is on the International Bill of Rights – (3 parts) including: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted in 1948 after WWII, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights. Specifically, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICESCR), is a “multilateral treaty” adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1966, and put in force in March 1976. Yet, the Trump State Department is weakening the rapport with both the international community, while exacerbating the international norms.
October 31, 2020 – Trump Up-Ends 137 year old Federal Civil Service Workforce Act by Executive Order – The Pendleton Act – protective of federal civil service employees, was signed into law on January 16, 1883 by the 21st President of the United States, Chester Alan Arthur. The law’s intent…
