first amendment handbook

Constitution’s First Amendment protections, and afford qualified protection.  ... Reporters should become familiar with the scope of their state’s privilege to withhold confidential sources and information, as recognized by a shield law, state constitution or in case law. ..

geneva / human rights council opening

Political crises, wars, transnational organized crime, exclusion and lack of access to justice, constitute clear threats the adequate answers from this Council and from the entire international system for the protection of human rights.. 7. ..

germany ponders what to do with islamic state returnees

Germany's constitution prohibits making a person stateless. It's a different story, though, for fighters with dual citizenship, Schorkopf says: A hardline interpretation of the law could allow for the revocation of their German passports. ... 'It's clear we need solutions that are in accordance with..

how america's dictatorship works

On January 26th, Trump appointed the fascist Elliott Abrams to lead this ‘democratization of Venezuela’, by overthrowing and replacing the elected President by the second-in-line-of succession (comparable in Venezuela to removing Trump and skipping over the Vice President and appointing Nancy Pelosi..

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