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13 May 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A 49-Year Crusade: Inside the movement to overturn Roe v. [read post]
22 Apr 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – City of Industry’s Confidentiality Could Sink Criminal Case Against Its Former City Manager, Experts Say San Gabriel Valley News – Jason Henry (Pasadena Star News) | Published: 4/19/2022 The City of Industry has repeatedly prevented the testimony of witnesses in the criminal hearing of former City Manager Paul Philips and may end up creating an opening for Philips’ defense team to argue their client cannot receive a fair trial on corruption… [read post]
22 Feb 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Hawaii: “Corruption at The Hawaii Legislature Puts Campaign Donations in the Spotlight” by Kevin Dayton for Honolulu Civil Beat New Mexico: “Appeals Court: Cowboys for Trump is a political committee” by Morgan Lee (Associated Press) for MSN Elections Oregon: “Oregon Supreme Court Says No to Nick Kristof’s Governor Candidacy” by Lauren Drake and Dirk VanderHart for OPB Ethics National: “National Archives… [read post]
18 Feb 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Three Hawaii Defense Contractors Charged with Illegal Donations to Sen. [read post]
11 Feb 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Stock Trading Ban for Lawmakers Gains Momentum on Capitol Hill New York Times – Jonathan Weisman | Published: 2/9/2022 An effort to strictly control stock ownership by members of Congress is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill for the first time in a decade, fueled by politically vulnerable lawmakers who recognize the potency of signaling to voters that they will act on the perceived corruption in Washington. [read post]
28 Jan 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal As Giuliani Coordinated Plan for Trump Electoral Votes in States Biden Won, Some Electors Balked MSN – Beth Reinhard, Amy Gardner, Josh Dawsey, Emma Brown, and Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) | Published: 1/20/2022 On December 14, 2020, the day of the electoral college vote, Republican electors convened in the capitals of five states that Joe Biden had won. [read post]
26 Jan 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “Ex-Giuliani Associate Fruman Sentenced to One Year in Prison in Campaign Finance Case” by Luc Cohen for Reuters Arizona: “Arizona Appeals Court Rebuffs Group’s Bid to Skip Campaign Law Fine” by Howard Fischer (Capitol News Services) for Arizona Daily Star Georgia: “Ethics Panel Says It Will Pursue Ex-Insurance Commissioner” by Associated Press for MSN Elections Georgia: “Georgia Prosecutor Granted Special Grand Jury in… [read post]
7 Jan 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Richard Durbin called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to fire Carvajal after an investigation by the Associated Press found the Bureau of Prisons was a “hotbed of abuse, graft, and corruption [that] has turned a blind eye to employees accused of misconduct. [read post]
6 Jan 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Ron DeSantis Moves Jacksonville News Conference After Protest and Handcuffing of Community Leader” by Dan Scanlan (Florida Times-Union) for Yahoo News Hawaii: “Former Solar Executive Will Head Ethics Commission” by Stewart Yerton for Honolulu Civil Beat Michigan: “Feds Demand Ex-Detroit Councilman Spivey Get Stiff Prison Sentence” by Robert Snell for Detroit News South Carolina: “Eyeing Corruption Scandals, Gov. [read post]
5 Jan 2022, 9:29 am by ernst
[The exam in my American legal history course consists of two essays, one on the legal history of some regulatory regime my students did not study but which developed much like those they did. [read post]
24 Dec 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Public Works Director Nuru Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge MSN – Michael Cabanatuan (Sam Francisco Chronicle) | Published: 12/17/2021 Mohammed Nuru, San Francisco’s former public works director whose tenure was ended by a federal corruption probe that snowballed into numerous prosecutions against city officials and contractors, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud. [read post]
17 Dec 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A New Lawsuit Accuses the FEC of Failing to Investigate Russia’s ‘Coordination’ with the 2016 Trump Campaign Yahoo News – C. [read post]
2 Dec 2021, 2:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
Billions of dollars are made each year, and the trade involves corruption, money laundering, and terrorism.[19] According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF): “Large-scale organized smuggling likely accounts for the vast majority of cigarettes smuggled globally. [read post]
1 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal As Districts Grow More Diverse, Congressional Outreach Does Too MSN – Michael Macagnone (Roll Call) | Published: 9/30/2021 Over the past decade, U.S. [read post]
30 Sep 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
” by Liz Crampton (Politico) for Yahoo News Ethics National: “Fallout Begins for Far-Right Trolls Who Trusted Epik to Keep Their Identities Secret” by Drew Harwell, Hannah Allam, Jeremy Merrill, and Craig Timberg (Washington Post) for Seattle Times California: “California Treasurer Sued for Harassment Often Shared Overnight Lodging with Staffers” by Sophia Bollag (Sacramento Bee) for MSN Hawaii: “Years Before Indictments, Honolulu Permitting Department… [read post]
21 Sep 2021, 5:22 am
Brown (University of Hawaii, Law School) China’s BRI in Central Eastern European countries: “17+1” connectivity, divisiveness, or pathway to ER-China FTA? [read post]
17 Sep 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Delta Variant Postpones K Street’s Full Return MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 9/14/2021 On the cusp of Memorial Day back in May, most lobbyists were gearing up for a more normal return to their in-person work life, as they began to reemerge for meetings on Capitol Hill and sessions with clients and colleagues. [read post]
16 Sep 2021, 1:34 pm
By Haiyun Damon-Feng* One of the cruelest and most devastating Trump-era immigration policies was the Remain in Mexico policy, formally titled the “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP).[1] MPP upended decades of established asylum law and practice, forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico pursuant to a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Mexico—where many were kidnapped, raped, tortured, or otherwise exploited or killed for their vulnerability as migrants—while they… [read post]
13 Sep 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “Giuliani Associate Igor Fruman Pleads Guilty in Campaign-Finance Case” by Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN Florida: “Dems Gave $700K to Dark-Money Group That Helped Republicans Win Races in ‘Ghost’ Candidate Scandal” by Jason Garcia and Annie Martin for Orlando Sentinel Ethics Florida: “Florida Official Sentence to 5 Years in Corruption Case” by Brendan Farrington (Associated Press) for MSN Hawaii:… [read post]