Kennedy Center Name Change Blocked as Judge Orders Trump Name Removed
Kennedy Center Name Change Blocked after a federal judge ruled only Congress can authorize renaming the national arts institution.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/trump-watch/kennedy-center-name-change-blocked/
The Founding Standard: Due Process, Declared War, and the Killings That Are Not Either
#warPowers #warCrime #separationOfPowers #declarationOfWar #authoritarianism #imperialism #excessionOfAuthority #congress #constitutionalLaw
The deal #Trump reached with his subordinates relies on a mechanism created by #Congress that legal experts warned was subject to manipulation.
…The whole enterprise is a jarring shock to conventional understanding of the #constitution, raising…profound questions of #PresidentialPower. If allowed to stand, Trump will have managed simultaneously to thwart Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse & the ability of the #courts to police the #SeparationOfPowers.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-fund-legal-questions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.oWr9.MEVPYndCxS2N&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse examines MAGA authoritarianism, constitutional overreach, separation of powers, religious freedom, and why America’s republic depends on leaders serving the Constitution rather than one man.
Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse: How America Might Be Stronger If MAGA Had Never Reached Power
Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse examines MAGA authoritarianism, constitutional overreach, separation of powers, religious freedom, and why America’s republic depends on leaders serving the Constitution rather than one man.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse/
Virginia Redistricting Ruling sparks dangerous clash between voter will and judicial power
Virginia Redistricting Ruling nullified a voter-approved amendment, preserving old maps and escalating a constitutional fight over voter sovereignty and judicial power.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/supreme-court/virginia-redistricting-ruling/
The move frees a trial judge to act on the #Trump admin’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction & indictment “in the interests of justice” [rewriting history].
The dismissal would be largely symbolic. #SteveBannon served a 4-month prison term after a #jury #convicted him of #contempt of #Congress in 2022. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction.
#SCOTUS #law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
WTAF!?
#SteveBannon wins #SCOTUS order likely to lead to dismissal of his #criminal #conviction for refusing to #Congress.
“Prodded” [instructed] by the #Trump admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a #subpoena from the #House committee that investigated the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection by Trump supporters.
#law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has won a Supreme Court order that’s expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress. Prodded by President Donald Trump’s administration, the justices on Monday threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack. The move frees a trial judge to act on the Republican administration’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction and indictment “in the interests of justice.” The dismissal would be largely symbolic. Bannon served a four-month prison term after a jury convicted him of contempt of Congress in 2022.
#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.
He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.
#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51
President Donald Trump says he'll soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days. He announced the unilateral move in a social media post Thursday. He's blaming Democrats for the impasse while thanking Republican leaders for their work this week in trying to end the standoff. The Republican president used a similar maneuver to resume pay for the Transportation Security Administration. Trump’s latest intervention is expected to apply to other non-law enforcement employees at the department, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard and support staff.
Federal court halts Trump ballroom after historic White House damage
Federal court halts Trump ballroom as a judge questions unilateral presidential power after historic White House structures were demolished without Congress.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/trump-watch/federal-court-halts-trump-ballroom/
The Democracy Advocate
Dave á Jus
Nonilex
Editor | The Democracy Advocate