Tag: US constitution and civil liberties

Why the US supreme court’s birthright ruling brings only partial relief

For Monica, one of the immigrant mothers at the heart of the legal battle over birthright citizenship, the supreme court’s decision on Tuesday upholding...

Under the Trump administration, pressure on the press is both subtle and direct | Kai Falkenberg

Shortly after sitting for a televised interview with CBS News in January, Donald Trump conveyed a threat through his press secretary: air the interview...

Federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

Citing the first amendment, a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal...

Chief justice John Roberts calls for end to ‘dangerous’ hostility toward judges

The chief justice of the United States, John Roberts, said on Tuesday that hostility directed in personal terms at judges is “dangerous, and it’s...

War on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack in US – and that may be the point

For decades, the US and its allies have painted Iran as the world’s biggest sponsor of state terrorism – invoking its Islamic rulers’ supposed...

As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump

The email landed in Lizzie Johnson’s in-tray in Ukraine just before 4pm local time. It came at a tough time for the reporter: Russia...
spot_imgspot_img

Subscribe

Popular articles