Dean: Raskin is not ivory tower
Raskin s reputation in Congress can be traced to his years in academia.
“As a professor, he’s extraordinarily approachable, very popular with students and faculty,” Robert Dinerstein, acting dean of American University Washington College of Law, told USA TODAY. “He was really focused on teaching students and empowering them to go off and do great things.”
While teaching at American University, Raskin co-founded the Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, which encourages college students to teach high school students in marginalized communities
As a teacher, Raskin enlivened his courses with concrete examples. One section dealt with Tinker vs. Des Moines, a touchstone Supreme Court case about free speech for students. Raskin brought in Mary Beth Tinker, who as a 13-year-old student in 1965 was told not to wear a black armband to protest the Vietnam War, to help teach his class, Dinerstein said.
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As former President Donald Trump s second impeachment trial unfolds, a group of nine House Democrats will have the task of prosecuting the case before the Senate whose members will serve as jurors.
The impeachment managers, selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will lay out their case in the Senate chamber alleging Trump incited his supporters to launch an attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The assault came as lawmakers were working to certify President Joe Biden s electoral victory. The attack left five dead, including a Capitol Hill police officer.
House impeachment managers are expected to rely on lawmakers personal experiences during the riots to build the case against Trump.
Who Are the House Impeachment Managers for Trump s Second Trial and What Do They Do?
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As Congress prepares for Donald Trump s second impeachment trial this week, House impeachment managers are getting ready to take center stage and present their case against the former president.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has selected nine Democrats to serve as the impeachment managers and make the case against Trump. The ex-president is accused of inciting a violent mob of his supporters to storm the Capitol on January 6. The attack left five dead, including one Capitol Police officer. President Trump incited a violent mob to attack the United States Capitol during the Joint Session, thus impeding Congress s confirmation of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as the winner of the presidential election, a brief filed by the managers reads.