Whistleblowers date back to the American Revolution
Protections for whistleblowers in the United States date back to 1777 and the Continental Congress.
Category: Politics
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…
Specifics of Capitol attack will decide which charges rioters face
Most Americans were astonished Jan. 6 as they watched a band of Trump supporters rush the Capitol, loot offices, threaten civilians and trash Congressional offices. This occurred shortly after President Donald Trump urged some of his most rabid supporters to fight harder against what he…
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…
What Biden might do, and not do, for criminal justice reform
Incoming President Joe Biden has said he will seek police reforms, end capital punishment in America and eliminate money bail. As with any president, some things he can do, but in other cases he is limited by the powers of his office. For example, he…
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…
Race still a major factor in death sentences, study finds
A newly released study from the Death Penalty Information Center takes an in-depth look at the pervasive racial discrimination used when imposing the death penalty, in bringing charges and in convictions. This racial discrimination goes well beyond who gets the death penalty, rearing its head…
Border Patrol claims wide latitude for phone searches
Nadia Alasaad had her iPhone searched twice at the border, both times over her religious objections to male Border Patrol officers viewing photos of her and her daughters without their headscarves. Zainab Merchant, founder and editor of a media website, had her phone searched multiple…