There are some fundamental requirements in United States jurisprudence. There are some things we just do not do as a matter of fundamental due process. One of those things we do not do is ask minors to make important legal decisions. Yet, that is exactly the slippery slope upon which the Trump administration has embarked.
Pres. Trump’s Remarks Evidence Immigration Restrictions
In another case about immigrants, Pres. Trump’s racist remarks about immigrants were used as evidence against him. This judge, Edward Chen in San Fransisco, ruled in favor of the immigrants partly based on the President’s comments about Mexican immigrants, about Muslims and about immigrants from some African countries. Judge Chen ruled that to the extent
Lawyers Who Allows Perjury May Lose License
One huge problem with Pres. Trump is his apparent inability to tell the truth. Bob Woodward’s book recounts the story that to prepare the President to be interviewed by Robert Mueller, his attorney staged a mock interview. John Dowd wanted to prepare his client, so he put together a mock interview. The President could not
Agent Strzok and the First Amendment
Its a pretty clear First Amendment violation, firing Peter Strzok. The President and Rep. Meadows have made some hay about Agent Strzok supposedly using influence in regard to the Mueller investigation into Pres. Trump. But, there has been no evidence of Strzok allegedly using his influence to affect the investigation. Agent Strzok specifically said “we
Do Not Joke About Serious Matters
Pres. Trump and AG Sessions started a policy separating children from their parents at the border last April. It lasted just a few weeks, but resulted in some 2500 children separated form their children. The policy was changed and the federal government was able to re-unify most of the families. But, there are still several
Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban
Well, the Supreme Court disagreed with me. But, only by a 5-4 vote. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the President’s travel ban and rejected the appeal of the state of Hawaii. See the opinion in Trump v. Hawaii, No. 17-965 (6/26/2018) here. I previously wrote about that travel ban and its
Can the President Obstruct Justice?
Recently, it emerged that Pres. Trump’s lawyers have advanced the theory that as the nation’s chief executive officer, the President cannot obstruct justice. The theory is the President has complete authority to start or stop investigations. Rudy Giuliani said the only remedy if the president committed a murder was impeachment. Mr. Giuliani also said the
Pres. Trump Dis-Invites Eagles
Pres. Trump has dis-invited the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House. The reigning Super Bowl champs are typically invited to the White House. The President indicated it was because of a disagreement over whether to stand for the national anthem at football games. See CBS news report. The President issued a statement that said:
Pres. Trump’s Shifting Explanations
Yes, shifting explanations alone can show pretext. A changing explanation for a firing can serve as evidence of lying. Numerous courts have so held. See, e.g., Henderson v. AT&T Corp., 939 F.Supp. 1326, 1338 (S.D. Tex. 1996); Burton v. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 798 F.3d 222, 238-239 (5th Cir. 2015). So, when Pres. Trump
Attorney Client Privilege Not Apply to Future Crimes
For decades, there has been such a thing as the attorney client privilege. In our system of justice, we depend on lawyers who represent clients zealously. To protect that representation, we have developed this attorney client privilege. Until Watergate, the privilege applied to every communication between a lawyer and his/her client. But, the Watergate conspiracy