CFP: Governing Global Empires: Ideas and Practices of Political Order, 5–6 March 2027
My colleague, Paula Hastings, is putting on what looks like an excellent conference at the University of Toronto. The deadline for proposals is 10 July. Consider applying!
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The Supreme Court term that began in October was once again dominated by Felon-President Trump’s boundary-pushing policies.
Over the next several days, the justices will decide major tests of presidential power in cases involving the administration that could have generational consequences.
In contrast to the temporary orders the Supreme Court issued on an emergency basis early in Trump’s term,
the decisions the court announces this spring and summer will be more lasting. …
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Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori said on Wednesday she would seek to unite a Peru "split in two"
if she takes office,
after razor-thin election results gave her enough votes to secure what appears to be an insurmountable lead in the presidential runoff.
Fujimori, a four-time presidential hopeful and the daughter of late former President Alberto Fujimori,
said she would make an "open call" to experienced technocrats
to form her first cabin…
Politicians must be held accountable if their lies damage democracy,
according to a former US federal prosecutor and FBI general counsel who was pursued by Donald Trump.
The US must be “as creative as possible” and introduce sweeping structural reforms
if it escapes its current “mess”,
said Andrew Weissmann, laying out a proposal for a legislative crackdown on election deceit.
“Lying can be held to account,” argued Weissmann,
a senior figure in former FBI …