Blog

• Taping Conversations

  By Kathleen Davies September 21, 2018

  

  The topic of taped conversations, both in person and on the phone, has been in the news lately. Omarosa Manigault Newman’s account of recording both her firing by Chief of Staff John Kelly and a subsequent phone call with President Trump might lead people to believe that taping conversations is bo... Read more

• Charting Change of Venue

  By Kathleen Davies September 8, 2018

  

  Recently, attorneys for President Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, informed the judge in Manafort’s pending D.C. trial that they would seek a change of venue, although they did not yet know where they wanted the trial to be held. Such changes are not often granted due to the c... Read more

• The Dangerous Politics of Revoking John Brennan’s Security Clearance

  By Kathleen Davies August 30, 2018

  

    The topic of national security clearances has been in the news lately; however, confusion persists about what a national security clearance is and when (typically) it can be revoked. National security clearances became the focus of attention when, on August 15, 2018, President Trump ann... Read more

• Why the Supreme Court Matters

  By Kathleen Davies July 20, 2018

  

  With the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, that august judicial body and its importance to the lives of citizens has been much in the news, a fact that speaks to the continued vitality of an entity that is more than two hundred years old. The Supreme Court was created by Ar... Read more

• Supreme Court Allows Limited Version of Trump’s Travel Ban to Take Effect

  By GetLegal June 26, 2017

  

  The Supreme Court issued a decision today lifting parts of the injunction against Trump’s executive order seeking to ban foreign nationals of six countries from entering the United States for 90 days. The ruling effectively allows foreigners with ties or relationships in the U.S. to enter the coun... Read more