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Verfassungsblog
Kein Geld im Dunkeln
Wahlversprechen wie die der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt – eine neue Imagekampagne mit nationalistischem Slogan, ein Lehrstuhl für „Bevölkerungswissenschaften“, „Forschungsinstitute“ für „Klimarettungsfolgen“ sowie „kritische Islamwissenschaft“ – sind Teil ihrer politischen Neugestaltung…
Legal History Blog
Cohen's "Gangster of New York"
By Dan Ernst
Andrew Wender Cohen, Syracuse University, has published Gangster of New York: A Violent Life in Nineteenth Century America (Cambridge University Press, 2026). This is the story of Louis Bieral, a nineteenth-century gangster,…
Microjuris Blog
Enmienda al Código Penal impone restitución obligatoria en casos de enriquecimiento ilícito
La Gobernadora de Puerto Rico firmó la Ley Núm. 155-2026, que impone obligatoriamente la pena de restitución por enriquecimiento ilícito cuando se use información pública para beneficios personales. Esta ley…
Criminal Jurisdiction
Gov. Perry Gives “Banana Republic Politics” a Bad Name
Gov. Rick Perry and his defense team have characterized his recent two felony abuse of power indictments by a Travis County Grand Jury as “banana Republic politics.” The governor, and…
Criminal Jurisdiction
Gov. Rick Perry’s Indictment Focuses on Dirty Politics
On August 15, 2014, Texas Gov. Rick Perry was indicted on felony counts of coercion and official oppression. After the immediate hoopla settled, the serious inquiry began focusing on the…
Criminal Jurisdiction
Republican Judges Give Governor Perry A Fee Pass on Abuse of Power Indictment
FORMER TEXAS GOV. RICK PERRY GETS FREE PASS ON ABUSE OF POWER INDICTMENT On February 24, 2013, the Texas Court of Appeals put an end to the tortured legal saga…
Simple Justice
Memorial Day 2026
My first SJ post about Memorial Day was in 2007. The idea that someday Trump, or someone like Trump, would be president was unthinkable. “The Donald,” as he was then…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Trump fires Attorney General Bondi, White House official says
By Reuters
Listen to this article Summary WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post Thursday, a White House official said, following mounting frustration with her…
Bressler Risk Blog
Judicial and AG Conflicts Allegations — Judge Declines to Recuse Based on Marriage Concerns, State AG Can Bring Charges Against Governor without Conflict
By Dan Bressler
David Kluft asks: “Is it a conflict for an Attorney General to bring criminal charges against a Governor?” — “The Northern Mariana Islands Attorney General brought charges against the Governor…
Microjuris Blog
Tribunal Supremo desafora a Wanda Vázquez Garced
“Es de notar que, al día de hoy, no hemos podido detectar ni una pizca de arrepentimiento de la licenciada Vázquez Garced por los hechos admitidos, circunstancia que este Tribunal…