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Chief Justice Releases 2019 Year-end Report

Chief Justice John Roberts issued his annual year-end report on the federal judiciary December 31st. He capped 2019 by decrying the corrosive effects of “rumor and false information” on American democracy, particularly in this online age. And though the report outwardly praised civics education, its subtext pointed directly towards President Donald Trump. The Chief Justice will, [...]

The Supreme Court’s Role in Trump’s Impending Impeachment

Mathew Planalp2019-10-21T14:17:33-05:00October 21st, 2019|Tags: impeachment, mcconnell, pelosi, president, roberts, Supreme Court, trump, ukrain|

A complaint from an intelligence community whistleblower last month led to reports that focused on interactions between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During their call, Trump is alleged to have repeatedly pressed the Ukrainian government to investigate political rival Joe Biden and Biden’s son Hunter, who served as director of a Ukrainian energy [...]