February 8, 2021 – Tomorrow the Senate Trial begins once ‘again’ for the 45th ‘former’ president of the United States. Remarkably, Trump is the first president ‘ever’ in the nation’s 245 year history, ever to be impeached twice – yet by the looks of the carnage his supporters left in…
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University litigates First Amendment issues to bring education and accountability to the American public. The Institute litigates cases against the US government’s suppression of speech, including hiding Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions from the public and from lawyers who may question or challenge the veracity and application of the opinions. In order to comply with the law – one must first be aware what the law is, as Democracy dies in darkness. The Knight Institute is trying to shine the much needed light of transparency and accountability on government accountability . Guest: Atty. Stephanie Krent of the Knight First Amendment Institute on litigation to make ‘unclassified’ opinions – held in secret – available to the public.
July 25, 2020 – In the thick of the night, crowds of protestors chant and sing for social justice, most are peaceful, albeit some infiltrate the crowds and vandalize the city. But peaceful protestors should not be punished for the acts of those who break the law. But, the First…
The Legal Edition-Legal, Business & Policy News Public Service Announcement-For Immediate Release 2018 – FCC looking for public comment to remove funding requirement from Cable TV Franchises that fund Community Media There is grave concern over the FCC’s work to cut off the funding that finds its way to local…
October 28, 2018 – The state of Massachusetts is voting on a ballot question in the upcoming 2018 mid-term election. This question–one of first impression in any state–asks the people of Massachusetts if they would be in favor of a Constitutional Amendment to ensure that corporations do not have the…
January 24, 2018-Recently, both the US Supreme Court and state courts have been taking up the highly controversial and highly politicized issue of political gerrymandering–that is the artificial manipulation of voting districts by those in state legislatures to favor the party in power–their own. It’s accomplished by these legislatures creating…
March 18, 2017 – Just recently President Trump was upset that rapper, Snoop Dogg published a video with a male mannequin referred to in the video as Ronald Klump sporting a clown face, wearing a blonde wig, dressed in a suit and tie, and smoking marijuana,–obviously to mock Mr. Trump…
February 17, 2017 – Everyday we hear the brash talk from our newest elected official who made the historic trek from the corner office to the oval office–to take office as the most powerful executive office in the world. Yet, each time he begins his oratory, we cringe, as the…
February 14, 2017 – For those in love with the internet–here is some sobering news. Massachusetts Senator, Edward Markey has put out an urgent notice about the attempt by the new Trump administration appointee– Chairman of the FCC, Ajita Pai, looking to eviscerate the Net Neutrality rules for internet communication…
May 13, 2015 – Jacobson v Massachusetts is a landmark 1905, US Supreme Court case that laid the groundwork for mandatory vaccination in time of catastrophic epidemic of “smallpox.” The ruling referenced a wide-scale and deadly epidemic that was killing and debilitating a broad swath of the population. At the…
