An interview with Prof. Josh Chafetz underlining why the speech and debate clause probably protects those 47 Republican Senators you’ve heard about this month.
Under the mounting pressure of this “victim culture,” many colleges and universities have changed their policies on sexual assault to provide more protections to victims. These changes, while well-intentioned, ultimately infringe on the civil rights of the accused.
After the dust had settled, a total of nearly thirty million dollars had been spent on the ballot-measure. That’s a lot of green. The pro-labeling contingent behind Measure 92, the Oregon Mandatory Labeling of GMOs Initiative, ended up losing in a recount by only 837 out of over 1.5-million votes cast.
Imagine getting taken into police custody in the United States without being allowed access to your constitutional rights. For some citizens in Chicago, this may be a nightmare come true.
Imagine being harassed by law enforcement everytime you present identification because they believe you don’t “look” your gender.
“Students should not be required to rely on an obscure exception to an exception to receive the same kind of treatment as every other debtor.”
The USDA approval means these apples can be grown in the United States and will likely further invoke more GMO debate; the question of what could be done or should be done requires a bit of probing into the US regulatory system.
The concept of “network neutrality” underscores that all Internet data should be equal, and that ISPs should not be permitted to charge different companies more or less for their data usage.
“Over 1,600 miles long, the Moroccan Wall, or Moroccan Berm, is the longest operational military barrier in the world, and you have probably never heard of it. “
Recent findings that CIA “enhanced interrogation” constituted torture is unlikely to change Agency practices.