Legally Insane

If you thought law students hijacking classes for inane exercises in “naming the violence” was bad, just wait. While my law school experience did not involve scandals of national interest, it was punctuated by students attempting to do anything—lecture, agitate, yell—except learn from others. Here’s one story I’ll never forget, from the same criminal law

Sketch Artists Get Their Day in Court

No doubt there’s a legal thriller about nearly every participant in the courtroom. Lots of noirish books about dogged prosecutors, dashing defense attorneys, a judge with home-life issues. Clint Eastwood just made Juror #2 about a juror who might have actually done the crime. But as far as I know, there’s no thriller about the

Murkowski Joins Democrats to Criticize Trump Admin for Contentious Meeting With Zelenskyy

The Alaskan Republican said Trump appeared to be ‘walking away from our allies and embracing Putin’ following his spat with Zelenskyy. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) criticized President Donald Trump and his administration for its handling of U.S.–Ukraine relations after a Feb. 28 Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy devolved into a heated argument.

Trump Seeks to Boost US Lumber, Timber Industries

The increased timber production will be directly tied to an improvement in land management, the White House said. President Donald Trump signed an executive order and a memorandum on March 1 regarding the U.S. lumber industry, addressing what White House officials called a crisis in both supply and demand. The executive order, titled “Freeing Our

Top Military Commander of Syria’s Al-Qaeda Affiliate Killed in Strike, US Says

The terrorist group recently admitted to taking orders from ’the general command of Al-Qaeda.’ The U.S. military said it has taken out the top military leader of an al-Qaeda affiliate terrorist group in Syria. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) revealed that on Feb. 23, its forces—as part of the International Coalition Against ISIS—conducted a “precision airstrike”

Trump Declares Border ‘Invasion’ Is Over as Apprehensions Plunge to Historic Low

Additionally, ICE has arrested more than 20,000 illegal immigrants in the interior of the country in the past month. President Donald Trump on Saturday said the “invasion of our country” over after the number of illegal immigrant apprehensions at the U.S.–Mexico border fell to a historic low in February, his first full month in office.