The U.S. government, in its zealous enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws, has become lawless, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Perilous Times for Freedom in the US
Category: Legal
‘I Am a Political Prisoner’
“My arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to free speech,” Mahmoud Khalil writes in his letter from ICE detention.
Patrick Lawrence: Season of the Sophists
Trump’s disrespect for the law and courts is not the “only question” raised by the disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil. There are several others, from long before Jan. 20.
The Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil & the First Amendment
A multi-pronged assault on free speech — built on baseless accusations — is being used to justify the deportation of a permanent U.S. resident, writes Robert Inlakesh.
Green-Card Holders’ Rights
As pro-Palestine protest leader Mahmoud Khalil faces deportation, legal scholar Gabriel J. Chin lists three major differences between the rights of citizens and lawful permanent residents.
Caitlin Johnstone: Zionism Is Strangling Free Speech in Australia
The real anti-Semitism problem in society is the way ruling institutions keep lumping all Jews in with the abuses of a genocidal apartheid state and the Western empire which supports it.
FBI Redactions on Seth Rich Index Leave No Answers
The F.B.I. met a court-ordered deadline to provide an index of files on slain DNC-staffer Seth Rich’s two computers, but more than 300 pages of redactions shed no light on an alleged connection to WikiLeaks, reports Joe Lauria.
Outrage at Israel for Cutting Power to Gaza Water Plant
“Ceasefire Israeli-style” — the act of collective punishment comes as negotiators are meeting in Qatar over the terms of the second phase of the ceasefire deal.
International Law’s Fight for Relevance
Ramzy Baroud on the possibility that West-centered legal institutions are capable of change.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Epstein Follies
There appears to be a good chance that Trump and his people have concluded that there is a fine line between attacking the Deep State and going along with it.