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18 Dec 2007, 2:34 am
"I will never forget how I've been abused by a state and a governor that was supposed to protect the innocent and enforce the laws," said Marilyn Flax, whose husband Irving was abducted and murdered in 1989 by death row inmate John Martini Sr.New Jersey's Public Defender's Office, which represents all eight men, questioned whether Corzine had authority to commute death sentences to life in prison without parole. [read post]
24 Mar 2014, 9:01 pm
As of 2014, two states, Colorado and Washington, are permitting the legal sale of marijuana for recreational use—solely by licensed operators. [read post]
31 Dec 2018, 3:40 pm
Republicans hold 6 out of 7 congressional seats, the governor’s office, and a supermajority in the legislature. [read post]
13 Sep 2011, 10:22 pm
This isn’t to say that state lawmakers haven’t made attempts. [read post]
30 Jul 2024, 9:01 pm
In most states, new legislators are sworn in too late to play a role in sending slates of Presidential electors, but of course state legislatures and governors play a key role in the regulation of nearly everything.Since the Supreme Court eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion in 2022, the differences have been stark. [read post]
3 May 2016, 12:31 pm
Kelly Cohen of the Washington Examiner reports that Virginia's GOP leaders say McAuliffe overstepped his constitutional powers as governor and was politically motivated when he issued an executive order 10 days ago restoring the voting rights of about 206,000 convicted felons. [read post]
22 Jul 2008, 10:23 am
Known as the Fair Conduct Act, this law passed the legislature and was signed by the governor of Washington. [read post]
23 Nov 2009, 2:52 pm
In fact, fourteen other states and Washington, D.C. already ban the practice, either entirely or by restricting the behavior of drivers under a certain age. [read post]
17 Jul 2023, 8:10 am
Second, Washington Department of Licensing v. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 2:55 pm
It would be the state's 475th post-Furman execution since 1983. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 7:00 am
So we here in California are ready to help in any way possible because, like I said, to me protecting this country and homeland security, all of those things are extremely important and also to stop the flow of drugs to the United States and also to stop the flow of guns from the United States to Mexico. [read post]
20 Jun 2010, 7:14 pm
In a study of 2007 sentencing statistics, the Washington, D.C. [read post]
3 Aug 2020, 1:01 am
In 1847 he was selected to fill the vacancy of Lieutenant Governor of New York, and in 1848 was elected Governor. [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 10:01 am
Now he seems destined to become Governor Sunbeam. [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 11:05 am
Over Ten Years, Washington State Spent $211 Million Enforcing Marijuana Laws The ACLU of Washington recently released a report that identifies the costs to state taxpayers of arresting, trying, and punishing marijuana offenders. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 8:29 am
The water supply situation has not materially improved since the governor of California declared a state of emergency on January 17. [read post]
29 Dec 2018, 7:07 am
People are getting fired and indicted over this.More than one percent of adult males in Texas still incarcerated: Texans in Washington were full of boasts over Texas' decarceration efforts, but the Lone Star State remains one of the nation's top incarcerators, with far more people in prison per capita than other large U.S. states. [read post]
3 Mar 2024, 12:24 pm
The text applies to those who hold "civil office under the Authority of the United States. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 10:24 am
I suppose the only exception should be if someone really wants to defend the idea that government (and governors) really should be all-powerful and accountable to no one (and that George Washington and his friends should have been hung as the traitors they were for rejecting the sovereignty of His Royal Majesty King George III and the British Parliament). [read post]
10 Mar 2015, 1:42 pm
On March 7, 1965, voting rights supporters, led by Lewis and hundreds of activists, attempted to march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery to present then-Governor George Wallace with a list of grievances, demanding the fundamental right to vote for all. [read post]
