# due process (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover due process. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Gloves Are Off: ICE, Electric Shock Weapons and Secret Police](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_gloves_are_off_ice_electric_shock_weapons_and_secret_police) _2026-08-19 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ ICE is preparing to spend millions of dollars equipping agents with electric shock gloves designed to inflict pain and compel "compliance." In the hands of an agency already accused of excessive force, unlawful arrests, secrecy, mass surveillance and constitutional violations, these so-called less-lethal weapons pose a much larger danger. The problem is not merely the weapon. It is what happens… ## [The Gloves Are Off: ICE, Electric Shock Weapons and Secret Police \[SHORT\]](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_gloves_are_off_ice_electric_shock_weapons_and_secret_police_short) _2026-08-19 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ ICE is preparing to spend millions of dollars equipping agents with electric shock gloves designed to inflict pain and compel "compliance." In the hands of an agency already accused of excessive force, unlawful arrests, secrecy, mass surveillance and constitutional violations, these so-called less-lethal weapons pose a much larger danger. The problem is not merely the weapon. It is what happens… ## [Political Speech Under Threat: The Government Is Using Deportation to Silence Dissent](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/political_speech_under_threat_the_government_is_using_deportation_to_silence_dissent) _2026-08-14 · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ Can the government arrest and threaten to deport a handful of political dissenters in order to frighten everyone else into silence? The Rutherford Institute has joined civil liberties groups in AAUP v. Rubio and The Stanford Daily v. Rubio to challenge government efforts that threaten to turn immigration enforcement into a weapon for punishing political speech and chilling First Amendment rights.… ## [The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s Standing Army on American Streets](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_posse_comitatus_presidency_trumps_standing_army_on_american_streets) _2026-08-12 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ One year after President Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., the so-called "emergency" is over-but the troops never left. Now the Pentagon is preparing to keep a standing military presence in the nation's capital through the end of Trump's term. What began as an extraordinary response to a supposed crime crisis is becoming something far more dangerous: a precedent for using… ## [The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s Standing Army on American Streets \[SHORT\]](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_posse_comitatus_presidency_trumps_standing_army_on_american_streets_short) _2026-08-12 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ One year after President Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., the so-called "emergency" is over-but the troops never left. Now the Pentagon is preparing to keep a standing military presence in the nation's capital through the end of Trump's term. What began as an extraordinary response to a supposed crime crisis is becoming something far more dangerous: a precedent for using… ## [Court Permits Football Hazing Death Case Against Bucknell University to Continue](https://sportslitigationalert.com/court-permits-football-hazing-death-case-against-bucknell-university-to-continue/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ By Gary Chester, Senior Writer Hazing continues to be an unsettling problem at American institutions of higher learning. Harassment and bullying of newer student-athletes on sports teams has long been a safety issue; it prompted the NCAA to issue a hazing prevention handbook for coaches in 2007. The materials address student misconduct. The handbook does \[…\] ## [District Court Is ‘Skeptical’ That Plaintiffs’ Third Attempt to Sue the NFL ‘Will Be the Charm’](https://sportslitigationalert.com/district-court-is-skeptical-that-plaintiffs-third-attempt-to-sue-the-nfl-will-be-the-charm/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ By Jeff Birrren, Senior Writer Prisoners often have complaints. One, Leon M. Ager, has filed three cases against Roger Goodell and others, alleging that the NFL misappropriated his ideas concerning the Pro Bowl. His 2019 Complaint was quickly dismissed. In 2025 he was joined by Billy Frank Larkin in filing a second complaint that was \[…\] ## [Riggs v. NCAA: Indiana Court Rejects Duty of Care Claims in Former Football Player’s CTE Case](https://sportslitigationalert.com/riggs-v-ncaa-indiana-court-rejects-duty-of-care-claims-in-former-football-players-cte-case/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ By William H. Gray, Senior Associate Attorney at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. In a significant decision addressing the scope of the NCAA’s legal responsibilities to student-athletes, the Indiana Court of Appeals recently held that the NCAA owed no common-law duty of care to protect a former Texas A&M football player who allegedly developed \[…\] ## [Montana Supreme Court Rules High School Athletic Association Denied Student Due Process in Eligibility Dispute](https://sportslitigationalert.com/montana-supreme-court-rules-high-school-athletic-association-denied-student-due-process-in-eligibility-dispute/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ By Nicholas Stegmann and Dr. Michael S. Carroll The Montana Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling on April 22, 2026, finding that the Montana High School Association (MHSA) failed to provide a student with constitutionally sufficient due process when it denied his request to play basketball as a fifth-year senior. The decision in Hert \[…\] ## [Not a Heavy Lift: USAW Outlasts Breakaway Masters Weightlifting Organization in Trademark Suit](https://sportslitigationalert.com/not-a-heavy-lift-usaw-outlasts-breakaway-masters-weightlifting-organization-in-trademark-suit/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ By Robert E. Freeman, with Jackson Friedman, Andrew J. Rubin and Tara R. Shecter, Of Proskauer USA Weightlifting (“USAW”) flexed its legal muscle this past March when it prevailed at summary judgment in the Southern District of New York on its trademark-related counterclaims against USA Masters Weightlifting (“Masters Weightlifting”), a splinter organization that broke away \[…\] ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fJt4AnPhEr3G) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [SCOTUS To Consider Whether Title IX’s Protections Cover Employment Sex Discrimination This Fall](https://sportslitigationalert.com/scotus-to-consider-whether-title-ixs-protections-cover-employment-sex-discrimination-this-fall/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer, and Professor, Sports Media (retired), Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College In October of 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to consider whether employees working in federally funded schools have an implied private right of action to contest sex discriminatory treatment under Title IX of \[…\] ## [Caught Between Two Drafts: Rintaro Sasaki and the Intersection of the NPB and MLB Player Entry Systems](https://sportslitigationalert.com/caught-between-two-drafts-rintaro-sasaki-and-the-intersection-of-the-npb-and-mlb-player-entry-systems/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ By Takao Ohashi, Attorney at PAX Law Office (Tokyo), Professor, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Toranomon Graduate School Introduction On July 12, 2026, the Miami Marlins selected Stanford infielder Rintaro Sasaki in the eighth round (235th overall) of the MLB Draft. For American readers, an eighth-round pick from Stanford is unremarkable. What makes Sasaki’s situation extraordinary \[…\] ## [AS Roma’s Settlement Agreement and UEFA’s Financial Sustainability Framework](https://sportslitigationalert.com/as-romas-settlement-agreement-and-uefas-financial-sustainability-framework/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ By Luca Ferrari, the Global Head of Sport at international law firm Withers, and associate Alessia Murgia. The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally affected the financial landscape of European football. With revenues reduced and transfer profits declining, clubs were often unable to cope with persistently high running costs, especially player wages. Against this backdrop, UEFA revised its previous \[…\] ## [BakerHostetler’s Lee Talks Sports Law and the Issues He Is Monitoring](https://sportslitigationalert.com/bakerhostetlers-lee-talks-sports-law-and-the-issues-he-is-monitoring-2/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ By Holt Hackney Even with all the cache of being a sports lawyer, it is still a relatively new profession. That is what makes attorneys who have spent decades helping shape the industry especially noteworthy. Greg Lee, a partner at BakerHostetler and co-leader of the firm’s Sports Industry Team, is one of those attorneys. Over \[…\] ## [Jackson Lewis’ Dennis Discusses Firm’s Sports Practice and Trends He Is Following](https://sportslitigationalert.com/jackson-lewis-dennis-discusses-firms-sports-practice-and-trends-he-is-following/) _2026-08-07 · Sports Litigation Alert_ (Editor’s note: What follows is an exclusive interview with Attorney Bernard (Bernie) Dennis, the co-lead of Jackson Lewis’ sports law practice. Unlike many firms, Jackson Lewis has had an established and committed relationship with sports for two decades, starting with Robert Clayton (2009-10), Gregg Clifton (2010-2022), and Paul Kelly (2022-2025). Dennis worked closely with Clifton \[…\] ## [Who Decides What You Can Display on Your Own Property? Rutherford Institute Issues Guidance on Signs, Flags and Religious Displays](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/who_decides_what_you_can_display_on_your_own_property_rutherford_institute_issues_guidance_on_signs_flags_and_religious_displays) _2026-08-06 · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ The First Amendment protects more than spoken and written words. It also protects the right to communicate through signs, flags, crosses, banners, artwork and other expressive displays on private property. While local governments may enforce reasonable, content-neutral safety and land-use regulations, they may not favor approved messages, suppress controversial viewpoints or make protected… ## [Constitutional Q&A: The Right to Display First Amendment Messages on Private Property](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/legal_features/constitutional_qa_the_right_to_display_first_amendment_messages_on_private_property) _2026-08-06 · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ The First Amendment protects more than the right to speak. It also protects the right to communicate through signs, symbols, flags, art and religious displays without government favoring some viewpoints and suppressing others. In this Constitutional Q&A, The Rutherford Institute explains the constitutional protections governing First Amendment displays on private property and offers general… ## [America Reaps What Trump Sows: The Price of Policing the Globe](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/america_reaps_what_trump_sows_the_price_of_policing_the_globe) _2026-08-05 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ No government can bomb, threaten and police the world indefinitely without eventually bringing the consequences home. They come home through hacked water systems, heightened surveillance, militarized police and demands that Americans surrender still more freedom in exchange for protection from dangers the government helped create. This is blowback-and once again, "we the people" will be left to… ## [America Reaps What Trump Sows: The Price of Policing the Globe \[SHORT\]](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/america_reaps_what_trump_sows_the_price_of_policing_the_globe_short) _2026-08-05 · By John & Nisha Whitehead · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ No government can bomb, threaten and police the world indefinitely without eventually bringing the consequences home. They come home through hacked water systems, heightened surveillance, militarized police and demands that Americans surrender still more freedom in exchange for protection from dangers the government helped create. This is blowback-and once again, "we the people" will be left to… ## [Rutherford Institute Urges Localities Not To Penalize Compassion by Placing Roadblocks Before Churches Ministering to the Homeless](https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/rutherford_institute_urges_localities_not_to_penalize_compassion_by_placing_roadblocks_before_churches_ministering_to_the_homeless) _2026-08-03 · The Rutherford Institute RSS Updates_ Government officials are increasingly passing laws that make it harder for the homeless to survive in public spaces-while regulating, restricting or even penalizing churches, religious charities and nonprofits that attempt to help. Yet churches should not have to choose between answering their religious calling and complying with unnecessary government paperwork before offering someone shelter on… ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PV5LzGgVg5DS) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [IT'S TIME TO GROW UP](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/its-time-to-grow-up/) _2026-07-16 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ Your relationship to games does not have to be governed by platform power. ## [REHABILITATING GAMERS’ IMAGE: A CONVERSATION WITH GAMER’S VOICE](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/rehabiliating-gamers-image-a-conversation-with-gamers-voice/) _2026-05-26 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ Gaming is a low trust community. ## [MAKING MUSIC WITH CHARLES BUKOWSKI](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/making-music-with-bukowski/) _2026-05-20 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ What's the point in performing if no one is there to see it? ## [A PERSONAL HISTORY WITH POKÉMON](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/a-personal-history-with-pokemon/) _2026-04-09 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ By god, I’m not a romantic, I’m a min-maxer. ## [GETTING AWAY WITH IT IN MARATHON](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/getting-away-with-it-in-marathon/) _2026-03-17 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ Marathon speaks to the classicists in the Old Language of the shooter genre. ## [WE ARE HAUNTED BY THE GHOST OF 2016 PAST](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/we-are-haunted-by-the-ghost-of-2016-past/) _2026-02-26 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ It’s not as simple as we all want a re-do of the last 10 years, but it’s not far off ## [JOHN WICK THE MOVIE: THE VIDEOGAME: THE VIDEOGAME](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/john-wick-the-videogame-the-movie-the-videogame/) _2026-02-13 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ There is no need for an Untitled John Wick Game because the John Wick films are already video games. ## [JOHN HIGHGUARD HAS COME UNSTUCK IN TIME.](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/john-highguard-has-come-unstuck-in-time/) _2026-02-02 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ John Highguard has come unstuck in time. John has gone to sleep a consummate gamer and awakened arthritic. He vaulted into a mech in 2017 and landed on a horse in 2026. He has fallen off that horse to find himself escaping an enclosing ring of antimatter in 2019. He has seen his rebirth and death many times, he says, and pays random visits to all the games in between. Highguard is a free-to-play,… ## [SEIZURES NOT MADE BY VIRTUE OF DUE PROCESS](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/metroid-samus-is-a-cop-bounty-hunter/) _2026-01-20 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ They may exercise their rights in person or by agent. They may pursue him into another state; may arrest him on the Sabbath; and if necessary, may break and enter his house for that purpose. The seizure is not made by virtue of due process. None is needed. United States Supreme Court ruling on the rights of independent agents holding suspects, Taylor vs Taintor 1873. We’re all thinking a lot about… ## [KILLJOY PRESENTS: THE BEST OF 2025](https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/killjoy-presents-the-best-of-2025/) _2026-01-02 · hidden (killjoy) · killjoy. with will butler_ Last August I had a conversation in the sweaty halls of Gamescom with a couple of journalists about the state of the games industry. We were bemoaning the ways in which the corporate presence is gutting our proverbial home for parts and polluting the culture in the process. We also discussed Brendan Keogh’s essential 2023 book The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist . Early on, Keogh posits that we… ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y1JkBUcfz6pU) _2026-01-02 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Pope Francis Should Not Have Met with JD Vance](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/pope-francis-should-not-have-met-with.html) _2025-04-20 · Unknown · iamimminent_ By meeting with JD Vance, Pope Francis gave the Trump sycophant the photo op he wanted and appeased someone who defends crimes against humanity and violations of international law. Pope Francis meets with US Vice President JD Vance. Vatican Pool/Getty Images On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis met briefly with JD Vance, a fellow Catholic who has irreconcilable views on how migrants and other humans… ## [I Have Moved to Substack--Join Me There](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/i-have-moved-to-substack-join-me-there.html) _2025-04-19 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ On the advice of several friends, I am migrating this blog to Substack. You can find me at https://notesfortheperplexed.substack.com/ Come on over and subscribe! ## [Why Due Process Matters, Part 2: Trump Administration Incompetence](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/why-due-process-matters-part-2-trump.html) _2025-04-18 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is certainly in the news with the Trump Administration claiming it can send certain aliens to a notorious El Salvadoran prison without due process. Even the conservative Supreme Court (without dissent) smacked down this outrageous argument. To their everlasting shame, however, several conservative politicos have doubled down… ## [What the Trump Administration's War on Harvard (and other Universities) Means for Average Americans](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/what-trump-administrations-war-on.html) _2025-04-17 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ There are lots of reasons to be very concerned by the Trump Administration's war on Harvard and other elite universities. If nothing else, it is disturbing the the Trump Administrations wants to use federal power to force governance changes and curriculum changes on the universities. Yes, antisemitism is a problem, but Harvard already took significant steps to address this issue and the requested… ## [A Recipe for Recession: Tariffs, Firings, and Mass Deportations](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/a-recipe-for-recession-tariffs-firings.html) _2025-04-17 · Unknown · iamimminent_ A Trump Recession is coming, and it is going to be as painful as it was avoidable. Trump on announcing devastating tariffs on "Liberation Day." Donald Trump seems to be intent on creating a recession so deep it will rival the economic collapse of 2008. High tariffs, firing hundreds of thousands of federal employees, and carrying out the mass deportation of immigrants are the perfect recipe for… ## [Harvard Decides to Fight Against Trump's Fascism](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/harvard-decides-to-fight-against-trumps.html) _2025-04-15 · Unknown · iamimminent_ Harvard decides to fight against fascism after seeing what happened to Columbia University, which tried to appease Trump and is now being told it must make more concessions. Students protest Trump's fascism. Harvard has decided to fight back against Trump and his fascist attempts to stifle free speech and academic freedom at American universities under the pretext of protecting students from… ## [Trump and the Supreme Court Have Ended Due Process](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/trump-and-supreme-court-have-ended-due.html) _2025-04-15 · Unknown · iamimminent_ Trump and a Supreme Court that has given him too much power have ended due process as we know it. Secret police can now decide on their own to disappear people and not have to answer to a judge. Will you be next? The United States is a nation in distress. Trump hosted authoritarian President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador today, and both men joked in front of the media and the world about how they… ## [Our Vichy Moment, Part 2: Harvard Will Not Collaborate](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-vichy-moment-part-2-harvard-will.html) _2025-04-14 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ In my blog post yesterday, I explained why institutions need to stop collaborating in response to the Trump Administration's illegal orders. As I summarized, " Fighting is hard. Fighting is risky. But the lesson of history is that not fighting authoritarians, in the end, never ends well." I was therefore pleased to see today that my law school alma mater, Harvard, has decided to fight. I urge you… ## [Our Vichy Moment: Time to Stop Collaborating](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-vichy-moment-time-to-stop.html) _2025-04-13 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ In my experience practicing law for nearly 40 years, I have learned that American institutions--corporations, individuals and non-profit alike--are very pragmatic when it comes to resolving disputes. Clients may initially claim that they must stand on principle, but in the end will most often swallow principle to put a problem behind them. This is especially the case when the potential downside to… ## [Trump Hosts Dictator Imprisoning 179 Immigrants with No Criminal Record](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/trump-hosts-dictator-imprisoning-179.html) _2025-04-13 · Unknown · iamimminent_ Trump illegally deported over 200 immigrants to an El Salvador concentration camp on March 15th, and at least 179 of them had no criminal record and were denied due process. He has proposed sending American citizens to the same place. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and Donald Trump. (SAUL LOEB) SAUL LOEB/AFP/AFP On Monday, Donald Trump is hosting El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, who is a… ## [We Finally Found the One Thing Trump Can't Bully: The Bond Market](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-finally-found-one-thing-trump-cant.html) _2025-04-10 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ For anyone with a 401(k) account, the last week has been a roller coaster. Stocks plummeted after Trump announced the largest tariff increase in American history, only to have the market see huge gains after the tariffs were paused. Apparently, the fact that this was just a pause and still applies to our largest trading partner--and thus the Trump tariff chaos will continue--has resulted in yet… ## [Trump Still has Tariffs in Place, Don't Get Stockholm Syndrome](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/trump-still-has-tariffs-in-place-dont.html) _2025-04-10 · Unknown · iamimminent_ Despite the announced 90-day pause on tariffs, it only applies to "reciprocal" tariffs and all others are still in place. There is nothing to celebrate here. "Stable Genius" Donald Trump. Contrary to what investors desperate for positive news and MAGA faithful want to believe after the market rallied today, Donald Trump is not some genius playing 28-dimensional chess. He is a fraud and… ## [The Supreme Court is 20 Pounds of Fascism in a 5-Pound Bag](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/the-supreme-court-is-20-pounds-of.html) _2025-04-08 · Unknown · iamimminent_ The Supreme Court supports Trump using the Alien Enemies Act against immigrants and his mass firing of federal workers all within 18 hours. Fascism is officially here. The Current Justices of the Supreme Court. (Supreme Court Historical Society) The Supreme Court that Trump appointed 1/3 of keeps siding with Trump. Last night, the high court essentially ruled Trump could continue illegally… ## [The Gulf of Mexico Returns: District Court Orders that the White House Restore AP Access to the Oval Office](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-gulf-of-mexico-returns-district.html) _2025-04-08 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ The Associated Press made an editorial decision to continue to call the Gulf of Mexico by the name it has historically had (and that is used by all Nations save One). In response the Trump White House Press operation barred the AP from Oval Office events and East Room events to which the press is otherwise invited. Seems like a clear cut violation of the First Amendment to me. The law is clear… ## [Ignore the Trump Administration Spin: The Supreme Court Decision Yesterday Was Still a Win for Due Process](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/ignore-trump-administration-spin.html) _2025-04-08 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ Yesterday in a 5-4 decision , the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the order of the district court in D.C. stopping deportation and transfer of Venezuelans to El Salvador pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act. The Trump Administration immediately declared this a huge win. As the Washington Post reports , " Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling in a social media… ## [Republicans in Congress Must Grab the Purse Back from Trump, End the Tariffs](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/republicans-in-congress-must-grab-purse.html) _2025-04-07 · Unknown · iamimminent_ Congress can block the destructive tariffs Trump is putting in place, but Republicans need to stop being cowards and Democrats need to put the heat on them before it's too late. US Capitol. By Diliff To avoid an economic catastrophe, Congress must take back the purse from Trump and immediately reassert its authority under the Constitution to decide if and when a tariff is imposed on other… ## [Are the Trump Tariffs Even Legal?](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/are-trump-tariffs-even-legal.html) _2025-04-05 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ With all the attention to the harm that the Tariffs will cause the US and Global economies, there has been little discussion on an important question: is Trump even authorized to impose such massive tariffs? There is actually a strong legal case that the tariffs are not authorized, and there is already one legal challenge to the initial round of tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the U.S. There is a… ## [Trump Refuses to Return Man Illegally Deported to El Salvador](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/trump-regime-refuses-to-return-man.html) _2025-04-05 · Unknown · iamimminent_ Trump illegally deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to an El Salvador concentration camp due to an "administrative error" and is defying a court order to bring him back to the United States. In this undated image, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia confirms her husband is pictured above at the El Salvador concentration camp Trump sent him to. (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland via AP)… ## [A Few Observations About the Trump Tariffs](https://talkingpointsfortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-few-observations-about-trump-tariffs.html) _2025-04-03 · Chuck Blanchard · Talking Points for the Perplexed_ Source: USITC and Yale Budget Lab This charts says it all. The Trump tariffs announced yesterday have resulted in an average US tariff rate higher than the infamous Hoover Administration era Smoot-Hawley Tariffs that caused our economy to go into a tailspin. And the folks who know the US economy better than anyone--the folks that buy and sell stocks--have given their view of the tariffs: as I… ## [Gay Asylum Seeker One of Many Illegally Sent to Concentration Camp by Trump](https://www.iamimminent.com/2025/04/gay-asylum-seeker-one-of-many-illegally.html) _2025-04-02 · Unknown · iamimminent_ Andry José Hernández Romero, a gay Venezuelan man requesting asylum in the US due to persecution in his home country, was disappeared to an El Salvador concentration camp on 3/15/2025 by the Trump regime without any due process. Andry José Hernández Romero On March 15th, a 31-year-old gay Venezuelan man named Andry José Hernández Romero was sent to an El Salvador concentration camp with hundreds…