Legal advice: Understand your constitution
There is an old saying that goes as follows: “The only thing we learn from history is that we never learn from history”. I write this while I am visiting…
A high-stakes US election
The American political landscape has suddenly been taken over by calls for ‘investigations’ on both sides of the divide. While Donald Trump awaits a looming third indictment, US House Speaker…
US senators want stiff sanctions to deter Russia election meddling
US Republican and Democratic senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday seeking to deter Russia from meddling in U.S. elections by threatening stiff sanctions on its banking, energy and defense industries…
US senators want stiff sanctions to deter Russia election meddling
US Republican and Democratic senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday seeking to deter Russia from meddling in U.S. elections by threatening stiff sanctions on its banking, energy and defense industries…
Trump Justice ally Clark clashed with colleagues long before election drama
A year before Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Bossert Clark tried to help Donald Trump overturn the presidential election results, he sought to delay one of the biggest water pollution cases…
A plan to resist
The cable news talking heads seem obsessed with Joe Biden’s “significant” lead over Donald Trump in the national polls – as if this lead signifies a certain coming Biden victory…
A chilling precedent
The US government’s relentless pursuit of Assange – and the UK’s willing participation in his hunt and capture – has now landed him in a prison typically reserved for seasoned…
Congress faces long road ahead in fight over Mueller documents
Lawmakers seeking Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report are likely to face a protracted legal battle that will turn on President Donald Trump's right to keep communications with his advisers private,…
Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained
Apple Inc dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company's iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six…
Inciteful fault lines Candid corner
“And there assume some other horrible form,/ Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason,/ And draw you into madness? Think of it” – William Shakespeare It is generally presumed that…
