“Donald Trump Ignoring Court Order Is ‘Doomsday Scenario,’” (Newsweek) SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s deportation of Venezuelan migrants may have violated a direct court order, leading to what the FBI’s former general counsel, Andrew Weissmann, has called a potential “doomsday scenario.” Speaking on MSNBC, Weissman said: “The doomsday scenario for this country is the idea that you […]
Earlier, it was a dramatic cut in indirect costs on all federal grants and outright cancellation of some grants. Now, congressional Republicans are mulling a steep tax on university endowments. “Republicans are considering increases to the university endowment tax to help reduce the national deficit and as a potential lever to force universities to comply […]
Trump says “tariff” is a beautiful word. Maybe for him, but not for American companies and consumers. “Walmart thought it could use its immense power as America’s biggest retailer to make Chinese suppliers eat the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But Walmart got a response it’s not accustomed to hearing: No. “Trump has slapped […]
Nov 22, 2024, Court grants challenge to FCC subsidies over nondelegation doctrine, SCOTUSblog Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition or SHLB, advocates for policies and programs that enable anchor institutions to obtain and promote open, secure, high-quality broadband services to support connectivity and opportunity for all in the US. This would include areas having a […]
“The courts must stop Trump.” Opinion The Sacramento Bee, Erwin Chemerinski One of President Donald Trump’s greatest threats to democracy is his effort to take control over the spending of federal money. Under Article I of the Constitution, the spending power is vested in Congress. The president has no power to put additional conditions on […]
– March 12, 2025: “Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in ‘green bank’ grants,” AP. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration, saying the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient.” The order by U.S. District […]
As Joyce Vance states, “that’s not how it works. If a judge is considering whether a party, especially the government, is in contempt of an order, the judge gets whatever information they need. Otherwise, it is contempt.” Deportations: It’s not where it starts, it’s where it ends, Civil Discourse Just ahead of the hearing scheduled […]
Chief Justice John Roberts bears a great deal of responsibility for the situation we are in. His Citizens United alone did tremendous harm. Then there were Shelby and Rucho. If asked, he would say the three were the right decision when they obviously weren’t. They were rationalizations. Something humans are very good at. Often, […]
“The mRNA technology faces growing doubts among Republicans, including people around President Donald Trump. “Legislation aimed to ban or limit mRNA vaccines was introduced this year by GOP lawmakers in at least seven states. In some cases, the measures would hit doctors who give the injections with criminal penalties, fines, and possible revocation of their […]
“The Trump administration denied on Sunday that it had violated a court order by deporting hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador over the weekend, saying that the president had broad powers to quickly expel them under an 18th-century law meant for wartime. “The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, also asserted […]