February 15, 2021
Second-year law student Brandie Burris was recently elected editor-in-chief of
Minnesota Law Review, the flagship journal of the University of Minnesota Law School. She is the first Black student to hold that position in the publication’s 104-year history.
“I am honored and pleased that my peers thought that I am the right leader for the role,” says Burris, who is also a first-generation law student.
“I recognize that … while I bring a wealth of experience and vision to the role, there have been so many outstanding Black law students who came long before me. A lot of people, a lot of my peers, were surprised to learn that my election was a historic first for
The independent body consists of high-profile academicians from across the world and rules on issues concerning social media content moderation. Essentially, it decides.
February 8, 2021 10:29 a.m.
While the Senate considers whether Donald Trump’s incitement of the Capitol mob is a “high crime and misdemeanor” worthy of impeachment, he and his associates may be on the hook for separate, criminal prosecutions.
Charging a former president would be an explosive move by the Justice Department, which refrains from prosecuting sitting presidents. Yet it has no internal prohibition against charging a former president once he’s out of office.
Based on the publicly available facts, a look at what Trump and his allies may have expected the Jan. 6 rally to achieve could be warranted, former federal prosecutors told TPM. Some raised the possibility that Trump-world could be exposed to a seditious conspiracy prosecution. Then, there are the many failed election-reversal plots that came before Jan. 6, which involved the former President and his associates leaning on local election officials and demanding that states “find” votes
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The Diversity and Inclusion Task Force will assist the city council in its efforts to promote inclusivity in Sandy Springs. (Shutterstock)
SANDY SPRINGS, GA Reinforcing the city s commitment to being an inclusive city, Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul named members to the Sandy Springs Diversity and Inclusion Task Force during the Feb. 2 meeting of the Sandy Springs City Council. The task force will assist the city council in its efforts to promote inclusivity in Sandy Springs. To create a city where all feel welcomed, and there is a strong sense of belonging is an effort that must be shared community-wide, Paul said. This task force represents the diversity of our city and will provide the city council with recommendations to foster an environment that respects and accepts all members of our community.