Whistleblowers date back to the American Revolution
Protections for whistleblowers in the United States date back to 1777 and the Continental Congress.
Author: Elaine Silvestrini
Elaine Silvestrini is a career journalist with more than 25 years of experience covering legal issues. She has written for the Tampa Tribune in Florida and the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, in addition to legal websites.
Domestic terrorism prosecutions reach all-time high
The insurrection attempt by a mob on the nation’s capitol may be part of a larger trend of increasing incidents of right-wing domestic terrorism. “I think it’s not a one-off,” said William C. Banks, law professor at Syracuse University College of Law. “We’re in a…
Confederate statues falling since George Floyd killing
In the months that followed the police killing of George Floyd, 111 Confederate symbols and monuments were taken down and removed across the country, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks the monuments. In addition, over the objections of President Trump, Congress approved…
Republican attorneys general group sponsored pre-riot Trump rally
CORRECTION: This article has been updated. An earlier version incorrectly listed one of the donors to the Rule of Law Defense Fund. The chairman of an organization that sponsored President Trump’s rally that preceded the assault on the nation’s capital on Wednesday is distancing himself…
New law restores college grants to prison inmates
Prison inmates are once again eligible for Pell Grants to pay for their college education while they serve their sentences, thanks to a provision tucked into the 5,000 pages of the omnibus appropriations bill recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald…
Marijuana approvals spread like a weed
Nearly 50 years after President Nixon declared a war on drugs, citizens and lawmakers around the U.S. have opted for at least a partial retreat. In November — 24 years after California became the first state to allow medical use of marijuana and eight years…