Presuming that the public are bad people and treating them accordingly risks the demise of the principal of presumption of innocence, lawyer warns. As Pennsylvania lawyer Bruce L. Castor, Jr., watches former President Donald Trump on trial, he has been thinking about how the American legal system has changed. Mr. Castor has represented the former
‘Those who violate the law cannot dictate the terms of the University’s ability to comply with that law.’ A group of 21 House Democrats blasted the “anti-Israel, anti-Jewish” encampment on the campus of Columbia University in a letter to the school’s trustees on Monday morning, April 29. “We, the undersigned, write to express our disappointment
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid from Peter Navarro, who was former President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser in the White House, to get out of prison while he appeals a conviction for contempt of Congress. Navarro reported to federal prison in Miami in mid-March to begin serving a four-month sentence
Jared Moskowitz said Democrats will not support Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to vacate. A moderate Florida House Democrat said Sunday that there is “no way” his party is going to help Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if the Georgia republican forces a vote to vacate the speakership for the second
‘On the floor of the United States House of Representatives, there should only be one flag on display: ours,’ Rep. Kat Cammack said. A Republican House member has introduced a resolution to ban members of Congress “from bringing or displaying a flag of a foreign nation on the floor of the House.” The resolution is
Columbia gives protesters new deadline to clear pro-Palestinian encampment Columbia gives protesters new deadline to clear pro-Palestinian encampment 02:39 NEW YORK — Columbia University’s deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to clear their nearly two-week-old encampment passed at 2 p.m. Monday. Students who refused to leave by then would face suspension, the university said. Many of the
Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment passes Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment passes 03:56 NEW YORK — Tensions rose on the Columbia University campus Monday as pro-Palestinian protesters refused to comply with a deadline to leave their encampment. The students were warned they would be suspended if they