Category: legal system

The DOJ Can Run, but It Can’t Hide From Gen. Michael Flynn

Six years ago, senior U.S. spies framed Gen. Michael Flynn, a combat veteran with over three decades in uniform, as a Russian spy. Even after he was forced out of the White House, corrupt prosecutors continued to hound him and his family. And when the DOJ finally relented, a federal judge upended the Constitution to go after…


PREMIERING at 11AM ET: The DOJ Can Run, but It Can’t Hide From Gen. Michael Flynn

Six years ago, senior U.S. spies framed Gen. Michael Flynn, a combat veteran with over three decades in uniform, as a Russian spy. Even after he was forced out of the White House, corrupt prosecutors continued to hound him and his family. And when the DOJ finally relented, a federal judge upended the Constitution to go after…


LIVE NOW: CECC Holds Hearing on Hong Kong Legal System

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) holds a hearing on Hong Kong’s legal system, its political prisoners, and the erosion of the rule of law at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 11. Sebastien Lai, son of political prisoner Jimmy Lai; Brian Kern, writer, researcher, and activist; Kevin Yam, senior fellow, Center for Asian Law, Georgetown…


CECC Holds Hearing on Hong Kong Legal System

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) holds a hearing on Hong Kong’s legal system, its political prisoners, and the erosion of the rule of law at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 11. Sebastien Lai, son of political prisoner Jimmy Lai; Brian Kern, writer, researcher, and activist; Kevin Yam, senior fellow, Center for Asian Law, Georgetown…


Labour’s Shadow Justice Minister Promises Minimum Sentence of Seven Years for Rapists

The opposition Labour Party has said it would introduce minimum sentences of seven years in prison for rape, while also promising to introduce specialist rape courts and a domestic violence register. Shadow justice minister Ellie Reeves said that if elected, Labour would bring in minimum sentences for rape for the first time, while repeating an…


Did You Know John Adams Once Put His Career at Risk to Defend the Right to a Fair Trial?

Across New England, snow fell early in the day on March 5, 1770. In Boston, a single sentry, Private Hugh White, grenadier of the 29th Regiment of Foot, stood watch at the Customs House, a soldier of one of the two regiments of His Majesty’s Army remaining in the city to keep the peace and…


Focus on the Factors That Drive Crime, Not Visible Minorities

Commentary Flecks of racism mar Canadian society, yet Canada cannot seriously be called a racist country. And racism here is certainly not systemic. That is clear to me after living and working in multiple provinces, towns, and cities in our fair Dominion. From Toronto and Picton to Brandon and The Pas, from Winnipeg to Meadow…