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6 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Former Obama Counsel Found Not Guilty of Lying to Investigators Probing Work to Aid Ukraine President Duluth News Tribune – Spencer Hsu and Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) | Published: 9/4/2019 A jury acquitted former Obama White House counsel Gregory Craig over allegations he lied to the federal government about his work with Ukrainian officials. [read post]
4 May 2010, 5:20 pm by SOIssues
Our correctional system in California is a hugely bloated bureaucracy, whose biggest job growth over the last 10 years has been the central office staff in Sacramento — many of them paid a lot more than most UC professors. [read post]
3 Mar 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Scott Perry is asking an appeals court to block a search of his cellphone by the special counsel investigating the insurrection at the Capitol. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The office also urged the inspector general to consider the consequences of actions taken by invalidly appointed officials. [read post]
20 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Not in the office of then-Judiciary Committee Chairperson Charles Grassley, which was copied on the letter. [read post]
2 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Questions about Barrack complying with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) arose during former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election before being referred to the U.S, attorney’s office in Brooklyn. [read post]
5 Nov 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Capitol were elected to public office on November 2. [read post]
11 Jun 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act seeks to prohibit federally elected lawmakers, senior-level government appointees, and high-ranking military officers from registering as lobbyists for foreign agents after they leave the government. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Chief Justice John Roberts was among at least five members of the court who did not appear to embrace the claim of absolute immunity that would stop special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of Trump on charges he conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss. [read post]
26 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
This Bill Could Stop That MSN – Ari Plachta (Sacramento Bee) | Published: 1/17/2024 New legislation in California strengthens laws that prevent energy utilities from passing on the costs of lobbying to their customers. [read post]
22 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Fed Ethics Office Warned Officials to Curb Unnecessary Trading During Rescue New York Times – Jeanna Smialek | Published: 10/21/2021 As the Federal Reserve was taking steps to shore up financial markets at the onset of the pandemic last year, its ethics office sent out a warning. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
DeVos Under Investigation for Potentially Violating Hatch Act Because of Fox News Interview Politico – Daniel Lippman and Michael Stratford | Published: 9/21/2020 The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) has started investigating Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for potentially violating the Hatch Act after she criticized Joe Biden in a Fox News interview and her agency promoted it through official channels. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
The penalty was far above the $22,000 fine recommended by a hearing officer. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 11:10 pm by Christa Culver
Washington for a state court to deny a defendant’s ineffective-counsel claim premised on the theory that, before presenting a defense of consensual sexual relations in a rape prosecution, counsel must secure DNA testing of genetic material obtained from the alleged victim in case it might disclose evidence of somebody else’s DNA; and (2) whether it is necessarily unreasonable under Strickland for a state court to reject such an ineffective-counsel claim where… [read post]
1 May 2015, 8:00 am by Jim Sedor
Political operatives who bypass Sacramento are waging their local campaigns with data-driven sophistication. [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
K Street Executives Under Pressure on Diversity The Hill – Alex Gangitano | Published: 10/30/2019 Overall, at least 22 corporate heads of companies’ K Street offices are people of color, according to data from the Washington Heads of Office, a group made up of senior government affairs executives of color. [read post]
30 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Joe Walsh, now a conservative radio show host, is challenging President Trump for the Republican nomination on the basis that he represents an alternative to a president who is morally unfit to hold his office. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Air Force, was selected by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to be the new head of the department’s Office of Federal Student Aid. [read post]
7 Feb 2010, 8:07 am by Andis Kaulins
Among the highlights are proposals to:* repeal mandatory minimum sentences;* study and fund alternatives to incarceration for offenders who may benefit from treatment for substance abuse and mental illness* develop and implement policies and procedures to combat racial and ethnic profiling;* implement prison policies and programs that, from the beginning of incarceration, assist prisoners in preparing to reenter society by providing, for example, substance abuse treatment, educational and job… [read post]