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6 Aug 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Facebook Boots NYU Disinformation Researchers Off Its Platform and Critics Cry Foul NPR – Shannon Bond | Published: 8/4/2021 Facebook blocked a team of New York University researchers studying political ads and COVID misinformation from accessing its site, a move critics say is meant to silence research that makes the company look bad. [read post]
4 Aug 2021, 3:43 am by Immigration Prof
A Video from Governor Abbott's Official Website CNN reports that a federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas Governor Greg Abbott from implementing an executive order targeting the transportation of migrants. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 5:56 am by David Oscar Markus
Greg Craig, Obama’s first White House counsel, was a former State Department official who showed more interest in Obama’s worthy, but failed, effort to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay than in choosing judges.Obama, meanwhile, prevailed on Craig to hire Cassandra Butts, a personal friend and law school classmate of Obama’s with a distinguished career on Capitol Hill and in left-of-center politics. [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 12:18 pm by Jacquelyne Germain
Legislative standoffs of this nature are very rare, but the Democrats went to Washington to block the full range of issues that were at stake in the special session. [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The notes could be turned over to Congress in a matter of days if Trump does not file papers in court seeking to block such a handover. [read post]
24 Jul 2021, 2:16 am by Mona Paulsen
My thanks to Greg Messenger for highlighting this point. [2] On zones of exception, see N.C. [read post]
23 Jul 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Bipartisan House Probe of Jan. 6 Insurrection Falls Apart after Pelosi Blocks Two GOP Members MSN – Marianna Sotomayor, Jacqueline Alemany, and Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post) | Published: 7/21/2021 Plans for a bipartisan committee to investigate the January 6 insurrection fell apart after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi moved to block two controversial Republicans appointed by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy from sitting on the panel, paving the way for two separate and… [read post]
19 Jul 2021, 5:00 am by Joy
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 12, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter:Criminal defence lawyers sound alarm over Ford government's new justice of the peace appointeesTennessee's Transgender Bathroom Sign LawManitoba chief justice says he was followed by private investigator to catch him breaking COVID-19France hits Google with a $600 million fineLawyer files misconduct complaint after private investigator hired to follow Manitoba chief justiceGovernor… [read post]
16 Jul 2021, 12:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal An American Kingdom MSN – Stephanie McCrummen (Washington Post) | Published: 7/11/2021 There is growing Christian movement that is nondenominational, openly political, and has become an engine of former President Trump’s Republican Party. [read post]
The post Texas Democrats leave state to block vote on election restrictions bill appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
5 Jul 2021, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
” They are dedicated to defending the power and prerogatives of rural, white, male citizens.Their strategy plays out in many ways, all of them designed to discredit democratic institutions or to shape the rules of the game in order to limit the franchise.Republicans have largely fallen in line with former President Trump’s big lie about the 2020 presidential election, blocked federal efforts to ensure ballot access, and, with the support of conservative Supreme Court Justices,… [read post]
2 Jul 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Rudy Giuliani Facing Inquiry into Whether He Lobbied Trump for Turkey MSN – Christian Berthelsen, Greg Farrell, and Chris Strom (Bloomberg) | Published: 6/29/2021 Rudolph Giuliani is the subject of a Justice Department inquiry into possible foreign lobbying for Turkish interests separate from a criminal probe of his activities in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. [read post]
30 Jun 2021, 9:27 pm by Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer
Greg Lambert  5:28 I can’t tell you the number of meetings I’ve been in where the CFO just says, Alright, everyone just keep blocking and tackling out there. [read post]
30 Jun 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Lori Trahan, Accused of Using Illegal Campaign Donations to Pay Off Debts for Hotel Business and Yacht” by Jackson Cote (MassLive) for MSN Montana: “Helena District Court Judge Will Block 11th-Hour Additions to Campaign Finance Law” by Mara Silvers for Montana Free Press Elections Arizona: “Arizona’s Maricopa County Will Replace Voting Equipment, Fearful That GOP-Backed Election Review Has Compromised Security” by Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) for… [read post]
4 Jun 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 2 Nonprofits That Track Money in Politics Are Merging Maryland Matters – Josh Kurtz | Published: 6/3/2021 Watchdogs, journalists, opposition researchers, and the civic minded have relied on data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics and the National Institute on Money in Politics to help them keep elected officials and the special interests that seek to influence them accountable. [read post]
2 Jun 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “Steve Chabot’s Ex-Campaign Manager Facing More Than 2 Years in Prison After Guilty Plea” by Kevin Grasha (Cincinnati Enquirer) for MSN California: “Multimillionaire Recall Candidate John Cox Owes Consultants from Failed Gubernatorial Bid” by Seema Mehta (Los Angeles Times) for MSN Elections Nevada: “Nevada OKs Bill in Try for 1st Presidential Nominating State” by Michelle Price and Sam Metz for Associated Press News Ethics… [read post]
The post Texas house democrats block vote on election reform bill appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
21 May 2021, 8:40 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Kitty Block is President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States. [read post]