Epstein Secrets

rely possible in a heterogeneous and divided democracy. A similar process is today underway with regard to equality for gays. Abortion is different. The Supreme Court’s decision, now more half a century old, changed few minds on this issue, because those who believe that abortion — or certain kinds of abortion — is t

r going to be neatly resolved in a pluralistic democracy; it is an ongoing tight rope walk that requires sensitivity from all sides. It also requires a Supreme Court willing to buck popular pressures in this highly sensitive area that the framers of our Constitution deliberately removed from majoritarian politics.

omen, and de facto discrimination against Israeli Arabs. Since the early 1970s, I have been a vocal and persistent opponent of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. And after the war in Lebanon, I protested the use of cluster bombs that, though lawful, unduly endanger the lives of civilians. I have neve

roper purpose." The 5th Circuit was ordered to further investigate Panetti's mental state based on this new "rational understanding" standard. But the Supreme Court's attempt to codify and expand upon the vague guidelines it set out in the Ford case has made little difference in practice. Judges often ignore the n

of Humanitarian Affairs If you are keeping score, Israel killed more Palestinian civilians in 2014 than in any other year since the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip began in 1967, a UN report has said. Israel's activities in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem resulted in the deaths of 2,

treet Journal (11/12, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) argues that cases around affirmative action like the Harvard case continue to surface because the Supreme Court has failed to offer clear definitions of how or how much race should be considered as a factor in admissions. The Journal says that an appeal presen

raeli Settlement. Axios (11/12, Ravid, 521K) reports Secretary of State Pompeo "is planning to visit the Golan Heights and an Israeli settlement in the West Bank next week, both firsts for a U.S. secretary of state." Since 1967, "all previous U.S. administrations have treated the West Bank and Golan Heights

tempt to "add a citizenship question to the survey, which experts said could scare immigrants away and result in an inaccurate count" was blocked by the Supreme Court. The Administration separately "in July announced plans to try to exclude undocumented immigrants," sparking "several legal challenges" and a Suprem

the Trump foreign policy," Pompeo became "the highest ranking US official to set foot in an Israeli settlement, land the Palestinians also claim in the West Bank." The AP (11/19, Krauss) reports that in a "major policy shift" the State Department "announced that products from the settlements can be labeled '

tempt to "add a citizenship question to the survey, which experts said could scare immigrants away and result in an inaccurate count" was blocked by the Supreme Court. The Administration separately "in July announced plans to try to exclude undocumented immigrants," sparking "several legal challenges" and a Suprem

the Trump foreign policy," Pompeo became "the highest ranking US official to set foot in an Israeli settlement, land the Palestinians also claim in the West Bank." The AP (11/19, Krauss) reports that in a "major policy shift" the State Department "announced that products from the settlements can be labeled '

treet Journal (11/12, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) argues that cases around affirmative action like the Harvard case continue to surface because the Supreme Court has failed to offer clear definitions of how or how much race should be considered as a factor in admissions. The Journal says that an appeal presen

raeli Settlement. Axios (11/12, Ravid, 521K) reports Secretary of State Pompeo "is planning to visit the Golan Heights and an Israeli settlement in the West Bank next week, both firsts for a U.S. secretary of state." Since 1967, "all previous U.S. administrations have treated the West Bank and Golan Heights