Republished with full copyright permissions from The Washington Daily Chronicle. Tuesday marks a somber milestone—1,000 days since the detainment of Jimmy Lai, the esteemed pro-democracy advocate and publisher of Hong Kong’s once-thriving Apple Daily newspaper. Lai’s case highlights a disturbing trend—the arbitrary detainment of British nationals in foreign prisons on questionable charges. This issue extends beyond Lai alone, with numerous individuals currently facing similar circumstances. Despite pleas for their release and international support, the British government’s response remains dishearteningly silent. A Global Crisis: The precise number of arbitrarily detained British nationals worldwide remains unknown due to the lack of official … Continue reading The Plight of Arbitrarily Detained British Nationals Abroad: A Call for Support

Republished with full copyright permissions from The San Francisco Press. It has become a polarizing and contentious debate. Two 126-page scholarly works by legal experts present divergent arguments on whether Donald Trump is eligible to run for the presidency again under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The arguments put forth by Professors Nelson Baude, Michael Paulsen, Josh Blackmun, and Seth Barrett Tillman have captured the attention of legal scholars and political observers, further fueling the already fiery discussion. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits individuals who engaged in insurrection and had previously taken an oath … Continue reading Unraveling the Eligibility Debate: Was Trump an “Officer of the United States”?