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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account

Powerful American leaders have systematically evaded accountability for crimes, contrasting sharply with international prosecutions of foreign leaders for similar offenses.
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fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

Do Federal Officials Really Have "Absolute Immunity"?

Federal agents killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti during an immigration-enforcement operation in Minneapolis, triggering legal conflict over state ability to investigate or prosecute federal officials.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

US supreme court begins new term with nation's democratic governance at stake

For several years since conservatives, gained a six-three majority on the bench thanks to Donald Trump's nominations during his first presidency the court has been delivering transformative rulings that have reverberated across the social and political landscape. In 2022, it overturned Roe v Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion that had existed for nearly half-a-century. In July 2024, in a far-reaching decision, it granted Trump and, by extension, other US presidents sweeping immunity from prosecution
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