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Friday, March 25, 2016
The rise of Donald Trump as the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination has taken almost every political observer by surprise. But now that Trump is the favorite to be the Republican nominee, some analysts are beginning to seriously assess whether he has a plausible path to winning the general election. To assess this...
read onWednesday, March 23, 2016
#CIFF40 is nearly upon us, and the City Club is once again happy to be partnering with the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) to present 10 FilmForums – a screening followed by a panel discussion – between March 30 to April 10. Find trailers and descriptions for the first five below. Also, be sure to...
Monday, March 21, 2016
In anticipation of a Supreme Court nomination, the progressive Alliance for Justice is circulating a letter signed by more than 350 law professors arguing that the Senate has a “constitutional duty” to provide a hearing and vote on a nominee to the Supreme Court. While there are reasonable policy and political arguments that the Senate should consider...
Friday, March 18, 2016
As chief nominations counsel to Senator Patrick Leahy, I worked on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s consideration of the last five nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court. On the day we learned of Justice Scalia’s death, I believed the focus would be on his life and legacy, as it had been upon the death or resignation...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The results are in, and as the dust settles from the latest round of primary contests on March 15, the only thing that is clearer is the race for the White House is still far from over. Donald Trump, as polls predicted, won four of five states; all but Ohio, whose 66 delegates went to...
Monday, March 14, 2016
“The City of Cleveland is not a private corporation. Our bottom line is not profit, it is service." - Mayor Frank G. Jackson Last week, Frank G. Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland, delivered his 11th annual State of the City address, touching on issues ranging from the impending Republican National Convention to a proposed income...
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