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14 Jun 2023, 6:47 pm by Ilya Somin
Justin Amash, among others) that passed the House by a unanimous vote, only to have it die in the Senate. [read post]
7 Apr 2023, 5:01 am by Lee Kovarsky
Some criticism was less serious than others: former Representative Justin Amash objected to the number of counts (34), even though prosecutors routinely include numerous counts in major white-collar cases. [read post]
11 Jan 2021, 3:28 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The Trump era, with its normalization of incendiary rhetoric, only saw a handful of lawmakers switch their affiliations out of contempt for the president; one notable example is former Michigan House Representative Justin Amash, who abandoned the Republican party to become an Independent in 2019 and then switched again to Libertarian last year. [read post]
23 Dec 2020, 5:18 pm by Tom Smith
Justin Amash have pointed out, this meant that most members of Congress had to vote for or against the package before actually getting to read the legislation. [read post]
21 Dec 2020, 10:13 am by Tyler Broker
There is no justifiable reason to continue such an abused, ineffective, and (should be) unconstitutional practice. [read post]
9 Jun 2020, 7:26 am by Adam Steinman
Last week, Representative Justin Amash and 17 original cosponsors introduced H.R. 7085, the Ending Qualified Immunity Act. [read post]
7 Jun 2020, 6:00 am by Ryan J. Farrick
Amash is leading an effort to overturn a decades-old doctrine that makes it nearly impossible for people to sue police officers who break the law in brutal ways. [read post]
6 Jun 2020, 9:16 am by Nathaniel Sobel
The protests ignited by the killing of George Floyd have put a spotlight on the legal doctrine of qualified immunity. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 1:57 pm by Chas Kissick
Representative Justin Amash plans to introduce a bill which would eliminate qualified immunity and thus significantly lower the barriers for citizens to file civil lawsuits against police acting in official capacity, writes Reuters. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 7:54 am by Howard Wasserman
Justin Amash, the House member who left the GOP because of Trump, announced plans to introduce a bill (co-sponsored with Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) to eliminate qualified immunity. [read post]
3 Jun 2020, 3:53 am by SHG
Justin Amash or by the Supreme Court as it may revisit the doctrine. [read post]
6 Feb 2020, 11:00 am by Keith E. Whittington
After two weeks of impeachment trial hearings, the Senate has acquitted President Trump. [read post]
16 Jan 2020, 5:00 am by Bob Bauer
Justin Amash of Michigan, who voted as an independent). [read post]
15 Jan 2020, 7:43 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Justin Amash should have been named a House impeachment manager.] [read post]
25 Oct 2019, 9:13 am by Benjamin Wittes
President Trump’s substantive defense against the ongoing impeachment inquiry has crumbled entirely—not just eroded or weakened, but been flattened like a sandcastle hit with a large wave. [read post]