Legal News for Fri 1/30 - Court Blocks Ending of TPS for Venezuelans, Mass Exodus of Lawyers from Fed Gov, MA Law to Block Out-of-state Nat Guard Deployments
This Day in Legal History: Hitler Appointed Chancellor
On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, a moment that marked the beginning of one of the darkest legal and political transformations in modern history. Contrary to popular belief, Hitler did not seize power in a coup; his rise was accomplished through entirely legal means under the Weimar Constitution. Once in office, the Nazi regime moved swiftly to erode civil liberties, beginning with the Reichstag Fire Decree, which suspended constitutional protections like freedom of speech, assembly, and due process…
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