In her dissents, she wrote, and later took to reading out loud from the bench, in colloquial language that broke with legal tradition and even called upon Congress to change unfair laws. ..…

Politicians, of course, are known for their ability to maintain apathy, and Rise has seen success in the in 2016, the organization shepherded Sexual Assault Survivors Rights Act through Congress en route to passage. ..…

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, BREAK GLASS: While Congress has approved another short-term continuing resolution or CR to keep the government funded for six weeks while budget negotiations continue, the Pentagon is making plans for the worst — just in case. . ..…

PSOE would increase its number of seats from 123 and would still fall short of the 176 needed for in Congress of Deputies. ..…

Temer's political party and their allies controlled the majority of Congress and the president of Congress was ally of Temer's. ... The coup against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in 2009 was authorized by that country's Supreme Court and was backed by the majority of its..…

“She indicated if we could find the evidence they would introduce it in Congress in September and try to build a case that Trump should be removed from the ballot, from the election.” . ... Romney, the holier-than-thou, pearl-clutching RINO senator from Utah, is one of Trump’s most ardent foes..…

She cited alarm over reports that Trump had turned to foreign country for political assistance, along with the administration's refusal to send the complaint to Congress, as expected by law.. The White House on Wednesday released transcript of Trump- Zelensky, the day the complaint was sent to..…

., described several potential crimes that could have been committed if Trump withheld “authorized funding of Congress to use as leverage, if the president were involved in somehow extorting a foreign nation to dig up or manufacture dirt on his opponent, if there was an effort to cover up any of..…

The court’s responsibility, they argue, is to apply the statute as Congress intended, not to update it to reflect modern mores. ... What about Congress’s intent? Surely, the employers argue, Congress had no idea that Title VII would lead to these results. ..…

Professional Staff Congress-CUNY . Radical Teacher . Resist Spectra . ..…

The Oxford English Dictionary notes the usage of the term came in 1825 and that it was used in 1870 on the floor of US Congress to describe bill setting salaries in the military. ..…

CCP convenes its National Party Congress every five years to set major policies and choose Central Committee, regulatory officials, provincial leaders, and military officers. ... In speech at the 2017 party congress, Xi called on the party to do more to safeguard China's, security, and..…

Congress, have recognized the centrality of the Central Bank of Iran to humanitarian trade. That is why, when Congress imposed correspondent and payable-through account sanctions on foreign banks conducting significant financial transactions with Iran’s central bank, it created a broad..…

Gabbard’s “End Presidential Wars” legislation would reclaim Congress’s constitutional power to declare war and make wars waged by presidential order “high crimes and misdemeanors” — impeachable offenses. . ... Congress has surrendered its power to declare war just as we have..…

His involvement with the growing conservative “movement” only increased when he was elected to the Congress. ... He served in Congress until he died suddenly from a gastric hemorrhage at the age of 53, shortly after he’d announced his campaign against Ohio’s incumbent Democratic..…

Wilson's ex-wife, Valerie Plame, CIA officer now running for Congress, told Times his cause of death was organ failure.. ..…

In 1911, João Baptista de Lacerda participated in the First Universal Races Congress in London, to which he contributed with the article Sur les métis au Brésil. ..…

“We condemn the president’s attacks, and we invite our Republican counterparts to do the same because Congress must do all it can to protect this whistleblower, and all whistleblowers,” the chairmen said. ..…

With KJ Noh, we wrote an Open Letter to Congress, explaining why the Hong Kong Human Rights Act must be stopped as it will further entangle the US with Hong Kong and Mainland China, providing a foundation for US regime change campaign there. ..…

Congress should move to stop it,” he added. . . Therefore, it must be rejected that the U.S. has the well being of the Venezuelans in mind, especially since U.S. sanctions take out tens of billions of dollars from the economy, meaning the $52 million aid assistance is an insignificant amount. ..…

Not only should business owners be able to rely on the plain meaning of the law, courts should not take on Congress's job and reinvent the meaning of sex.. ..…

In series of tweets early Friday, Trump accused Schiff of lying to Congress and fraudulently reciting version of the call that made it sound horrible and made the president appear guilty... ..…

By contrast, in 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned after the House Judiciary Committee voted for three articles of impeachment against him for obstruction of justice, abuse of power and contempt of Congress. ... The administration initially blocked Congress from viewing the complaint,..…

One of the intended victims of June attacks, Alexander Mitchell Palmer, told Congress that revolutionaries were ready to rise up and destroy the government at one fell swoop... ..…

This historic vote marks the first time that a chamber of Congress has ever held a successful floor vote on a stand-alone piece of marijuana reform legislation. ... NORML has a call to action demanding Congress do MORE. . The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act,..…

Nonetheless, by leaving the basic structure of the intact, Congress continues to mitigate the realm of possible risks associated with terrorism — even thereby shifting more risk back to the private sector.. ..…

Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman of Brooklyn, New York, and group of Air Force bomber pilots stationed at the Utapao Air Force base Thailand sought judicial ruling that the bombing of Cambodia was unconstitutional because it was unauthorized by Congress. On July 25, 1973, in simple opinion, Judge..…

Everybody was excited to volunteer and make history by sending three Leftist leaders to Congress. ..…

Trump's on the cap must include consultation with Congress, which could push for higher total.. ..…

Today, we have Authorization for Use of Military Force, passed following the 11 attacks, without much of check from Congress. ..…

The seeds of hope started to sprout in China in 1921, when the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first congress in Shanghai and announced the founding of the party. . 　　..…

Among others, Green Party Nepal got 'trident as its election symbol, Nepal Democratic Party got 'joined hands for greeting, Rastriya Prajatantra Party got 'bull, Sajha Party got 'beam balance, Nepal Communist Party got 'sickle, and Nepali Congress got 'urn as its symbol.. ..…

By contrast, in 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned abuse of power and contempt of Congress. ..…

They further noted that they “applaud those Members of Congress, including Speaker Pelosi, who have now started us down that necessary path.” . ..…

While politics will always play in the decisions of lawmakers, Congress has the right to police the integrity of the branch of the president, .. ..…

The Departments of State, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services submitted the refugee admissions for year 2020 in report to Congress on Thursday.. ..…

Speaking at Kathmandu in the presence of Nepal Communist Party Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal, NCP Madhav Kumar Nepal and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Bidrohi accused Dahal of undermining their sacrifices... ..…

It appears that the whistleblower did not have the benefit of seeing this MemCon at the time he wrote his letter to Congress, and that his knowledge of it comes from various U.S. officials who either saw it or heard of it. ... Those officials are not named in the letter, but they know who they are..…

Members of Congress are either afraid of what the community has on them, or they have no concept of the nature and extent of the violation of fundamental liberties the government engages in by following this Act. ..…