In the 1850s, Chinese workers migrated to America to work in gold mines, take agricultural jobs, work in factories, and build railroads in the American west. Since the Chinese laborers had to repay loans to the shippers who helped them reach America and because they wanted to send money home to China, they had to… Continue reading American Immigration
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The Pardon Power Explained
The pardon power is defined in Article II, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
The Logan Act Explained
George Logan was a Pennsylvania state legislator and farmer.
The Magnitsky Act Explained
Sergei Magnitsky was a Russian lawyer who uncovered fraud worth 230 million dollars on the part of Russian tax officials and police.
Treason Explained
Article III Section three of the constitution defines treason, grants Congress the power to create the offense of treason, and restricts the punishment to the person convicted of treason.
The Application of the Emoluments Clause
The verdict for this episode is: the Emoluments Clause should cover elected officials. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Emoluments.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:40 — 3.5MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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The Emoluments Clause Explained
The Emoluments Clause is contained in Article I, Section 9, Clause eight of the Constitution.
Discussing Kate’s Law
This article describes the killing of Kathryn Steinle. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Kate.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:26 — 4.3MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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Mandatory Minimum Sentences Explained
On June 19, 1986, basketball star Len Bias died from what was rumored to have been smoking crack.
Prison Populations by Country
The below information comes from the University of London’s Institute for Criminal Policy Research’s World Prison Brief. The World Prison Brief’s data regarding worldwide incarceration is the most comprehensive and cited data I could find.