Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that if Congress does not punish President Trump for his actions the power of the Constitution will erode. “I want to stress that if what we’re talking about is not impeachable, then nothing is impeachable,” Gerhardt said. “… If Congress concludes that they’re going to give a pass to the president here … every other president will say, ‘OK, then I can do the same thing.’ The boundaries will just evaporate, and those boundaries are set up by the Constitution. We may be witnessing, unfortunately, their erosion. And that is a danger to all of us.” Source

Kamala Harris dropped out of the race and Tom Steyer made the cut this week. Source

Three of the constitutional law experts called before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday testified that they agree that “abuse of power” is an impeachable offense and that President Trump committed such an offense. Democratic counsel Norm Eisen asked the legal scholars called by House Democrats: “Did President Trump commit the impeachable high crime and misdemeanor of abuse of power?” Noah Feldman, Pamela Karlan and Michael Gerhardt all agreed that Mr. Trump is guilty of abuse of power. “We three are unanimous,” Gerhardt said. Source

Several Titans players visited heart and orthopaedic patients to kick off the holiday season at Saint Thomas West Hospital on Titans Tuesday. Source

Pamela Karlan, the Kenneth and Harle Montgomery professor of public interest law and co-director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Stanford Law School, said Wednesday that President Trump’s actions aided Russia, which interfered in the 2016 election. Karlan said Mr. Trump’s behavior “shows a president who delayed meeting a foreign leader and providing assistance that Congress and his own advisers agreed served our national interest in promoting democracy and limiting Russian aggression.” Watch her opening statement in the impeachment inquiry. Source

Rule change may push nearly 700,000 adults out of federal program, while saving $5.5 billion over five years. Source

Once outlawed and punishable by prison, celebrating love across racial and cultural barriers would have been unimaginable in apartheid South Africa Source

The House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump on Wednesday. Watch Congressman Doug Collins, the top Republican on the committee, deliver his opening statement. Source

Noah Feldman, the Felix Frankfurter professor of law and director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at Harvard Law School, said Wednesday that President Trump “committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors by corruptly abusing the office of the presidency” in asking the Ukrainian president to investigate a political rival. Watch his opening statement in the impeachment inquiry. Source

The Tennessee Titans have announced nine finalists for the team’s annual High School Coach of the Year award. The award recognizes high school football coaches who continuously demonstrate excellence in their profession, dedication to their football programs and focus on the safety and character of their players. Source