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The first man executed in the British colonies. It was in Plymouth. The year was 1630. - Click here for the entry . John Billington, hi...

Picking up on a theme below. - Click here for the article .  It’s time to think hard about Nixon v. Fitzgerald . Fitzgerald isn’t really pa...

An example of an interest group using the courts to impact public policy. - Click here for the list . Lawsuit #1: Lawsuit Protects Floridia...

But a president can be sued, even while president, for actions taken prior to being president. - Oyez . - Wikipedia . Facts of the case Pau...

The basis for the post below. The president cannot be sued (civil law) for performing actions related to his office when he was president. -...

The read deal - note the claim of presidential immunity. - Click here for it . The District Attorney for the County of New York is conduct...

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We might have a 28th Amendment soon. - Click here for the article . The House on Wednesday took a major step in clearing the way for the ad...

For our look at cooperative federalism and education policy. - Elementary and Secondary Education Act . - No Child Left Behin d. - Every St...

because - federalism... - Click here for the article . In lieu of state support to ensure accurate census numbers , advocates and local gov...

A look at statutory and constitutional interpretation. - Click here for the article . Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution makes the p...

For 2305's look at executive powers, checks and balances. and military policy. - Click here for the article .

The basics from Wikipedia. - Click here for the entry . Political involvement Sondland was a member of the transition team for Oregon Demo...

The Rules of the Texas Republican Party Rule No. 39 – Presidential Electors At the Biennial State Convention in presidential election year...

- Click here for the entry . Procedural law, also called adjective law, the law governing the machinery of the courts and the methods by wh...

Stupid questions GOVT 2306 02 My response for the stupid question is the powers that the lieutenant Governor has and can do such as like a...

Concern about the unitary executive and the power of commander in chief - Click here for it . Before martial law is declared to be the supr...

- Click here for the info . Every state gets to determine for itself how electors are selected. Here's how Texas does it: To become a pr...

- From Slate:  Trump Ditches Flavored Vape Ban After Learning His Supporters Like to Vape . - From Rolling Stone: The Vaping Industry Is F...

- Click here for the entry . Standing to sue, in law , the requirement that a person who brings a suit be a proper party to request adjudi...

Troubled Asset Relief Program Pacific Railways Act of 1862 Food and Drug Administration Tennessee Valley Authority Interstate Commerce Act I...

The case is Trump v Vance. - Click here for the case . - Click here for the article . Yesterday lawyers for President Donald Trump asked th...

- Click here for it . The classic Daniel Patrick Moynihan quote that “everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” is a...

LBB:  Statewide Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recidivism and Revocation Rates . TCJC:  WRITTEN TESTIMONY 2016Work: House Committee on Correc...

- Click here for it . The recent end of the 2019 legislative session resulted in a mixed bag for many criminal justice advocates. However, ...

For our look at state finance. The current state of it anyway. - Click here for the article . If you look at his campaign missives , it...

A few related sites: - TAMU: INNOCENCE ​PROJECT . - Texas Innocence Project . - The Process of Overturning a Wrongful Conviction .

For our look at criminal justice and the Texas judiciary. - Click here for the article . Texas' highest criminal court halted Rodney Re...

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For our look at single purpose local governments. - Who we are . The Texas State Legislature authorized the creation of local transit au...

Stupid questions 2305-01 The only thing confusing me the most in this class is the difference in the four I’S in the first chapter (indivi...

Stupid questions 2306 01 What edition of the book are we supposed to have because the syllabus says that we need the fifth edition but the...

Since they've been in the news recently, and since oligarch is a term we use in class: - Wikipedia: Russian oligarch . Russian oligarch...

Building from Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company. - Click here for the article . In McCutcheon v. FEC, handed down las...

- United States Foreign Service . - Rogers Act . Article II, section 2 of the US Constitution authorized the President to appoint, by and ...

- Click here for the article . After years of bitter debate over whether ethnic studies courses are racially divisive, the Texas State Boar...

- Click here for the article . To Texans of a political bent, Saturday was the first day of 2020 — the day candidates started paying their...

Checks and balances: - Click here for the article . The political standoff over the fate of so-called Dreamers loomed large at the Supreme ...