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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Supreme Court called the appellate court’s conclusion that there are always reasonable legal alternatives to disobeying constitutional laws “untenable,” and held that “reasonable legal alternatives” must be effective. The defendants were sentenced to 15 days in jail, with credit for time served, and to pay fees and fines of $75.

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No, Secretary of State Blinken’s Failure In Afghanistan is Not an Impeachable Offense

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Andy Harris of Maryland and Ralph Norman of South Carolina formally announced impeachment articles against Secretary of State Antony J. Once again, the use of impeachment to address such policy and programmatic “failures” would fundamentally change the purpose of impeachment in our constitutional system.