You may remember this. In late September 2017, according to CNN, “Trump administration lawyers are demanding the private account information of potentially thousands of Facebook users in three separate search warrants served on the social media giant, according to court documents obtained by CNN. “The warrants specifically target the accounts of three Facebook users who are described by their attorneys…
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Would You Hire Judge Kavanaugh?
Brett Kavanaugh is currently Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Recently, Kavanaugh has been interviewing for a position as a Justice on the US Supreme Court. Would you hire someone who, during his interview, responded to questions with questions turned back on interviewers, demonstrated profound anger, cried, and shouted over interviewers who…
Gorsuch Confirmed
Neil Gorsuch was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court today. Let’s look at how we got here. In March 2016, President Obama nominated Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland, a completely qualified judge, to the Supreme Court seat created by the death of Antonin Scalia. For much of election year 2016, the Republicans in the House and Senate said that “the…
SCOTUS, McCutcheon and Campaign Finance Implications
This week the Supreme Court of the United States handed down an important decision in the McCutcheon v. FEC case. The decision will have an impact on campaign finance and the influence that voters, supporters, individuals and entities (companies and organizations) have on the political process. To help understand the role the decision will likely have, it may help to compare financial…