Informed Comment daily updates (07/02/2024)

 

Did the Supreme Court just Immunize Trump from his Insurrectionist Tweets? Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I may not have a law degree, but I do know a great deal from personal experience (as a pioneering blogger) and wide reading about the internet. So the passage about presidential tweets in the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity in Trump v. United States caught my eye. The […]

Pro-Palestinian protesters slam U of Michigan for asking Michigan AG to press Charges against Students By: Jon King – A coalition of student groups at the University of Michigan say Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is now looking into possible charges against students involved in pro-Palestinian protests on the Ann Arbor campus, which her office has confirmed for the Michigan Advance. The TAHRIR Coalition, made up of more than 80 […]

Israeli Army Spokesman admits Hamas can’t be Destroyed, as Netanyahu eyes War with Hezbollah By Jonathan Este, The Conversation | – Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a recent assessment by the Israeli government that the “intense phase” of the ground offensive is drawing to a close. The IDF will now switch […]

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