Trump’s broad nondisclosure agreement was reportedly meant to appease him, and wasn’t actually enforceable

Getty Images The White House counsel who created President Donald Trump’s nondisclosure agreement for staff members reportedly suggested the document was not legally binding. The NDA imposed financial penalties, $ 10 million for each offense, for staff members who released unauthorized “confidential information.” White House counsel Don McGahn privately told senior aides that the NDA […]

The Texas criminal code still bans ‘homosexual conduct,’ even though it’s not enforceable under the Constitution

Max Whittaker/Getty Images Hey, Texplainer: Why does Texas criminal law still ban “homosexual conduct”?  Technically, the state’s ban on “homosexual conduct” is not enforceablebecause of a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. But a state statute banning sex between people of the same gender remains on the books.   In 1973, Texas made homosexual conduct a […]