Braced for a clash with the new administration, marijuana legalization advocates push on.
Is legal pot really in trouble under Trump?
Since the election, the nation’s rapidly growing marijuana industry has cautiously awaited word of the new administration’s approach to cannabis.
How much can Trump do by executive order?
Now that Donald Trump has officially been sworn in and is already issuing executive orders, the world is pondering what to expect—and how many of Trump’s policy proposals will now become reality.
The legal powers—and limits—of ‘sanctuary cities’
In a mid-November news conference, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined other big-city mayors who are insisting they will continue leading “sanctuary cities” in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s hardline positions on illegal immigration. Standing beside immigration activists, area business leaders, and state and federal lawmakers, Emanuel sought to reduce the fear of immigrants living in this country without authorization. “To all those…
The Trump tape, and the legality of secret recordings
Recently, the release of an obscene 11-year-old audio recording sent the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump into a tailspin. Over a “hot mic,” the former reality star was captured speaking to then-Access Hollywood host Billy Bush about making unsolicited advances on women. “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful—I just start kissing them. It’s like a…
Can talking politics earn you a visit from the Secret Service?
In early August at a campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump asked his supporters to imagine what actions they could take in the event that he loses the upcoming election to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. “If she gets to pick her judges—nothing you can do, folks,” Trump said, adding, “Although,…