Nothing in the Constitution prevents Trump’s criminal indictment while he occupies the Oval Office.
Human Rights and Global Wrongs
Professor Marjorie Cohn analyzed human rights violations in the Bush and Obama administrations and she continues to write about executive branch lawbreaking in the era of Donald Trump.
Current resolutions have a loophole that could actually authorize US military support, but pressure could change that.
Legal challenges to Matthew Whitaker’s illegal appointment are mounting.
The Posse Comitatus Act forbids use of the military to enforce domestic US laws, including immigration laws.
The acting attorney general could curtail funding for the probe and preclude avenues of investigation.
Trump has been systematically packing the federal circuit courts of appeals with conservative judges.
The murder of journalist Khashoggi may put a crimp in Trump’s plans to escalate his aggression against Iran.
Amid the outcry over Khashoggi’s death, many are still failing to acknowledge the US assistance behind Saudi war crimes.
Republicans are hoping to ensure the outcome of several hot-button cases currently before the Supreme Court.
Abandoning all pretense of civility, he demonstrated a disturbing judicial temperament.