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27 May 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal After Texas Shooting, Republicans Face Online Anger Over NRA Money MSN – Timothy Bella (Washington Post) | Published: 5/25/2022 While some Republicans in Congress offered their thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, critics have been quick to point out the millions of dollars that GOP lawmakers have taken from the National Rifle Association (NRA) in contributions over the years. [read post]
17 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A White-Collar Indictment Shatters a Congressman’s Blue-Collar Image DNyuz – Kenneth Vogel and Kitty Bennett (New York Times) | Published: 5/13/2024 U.S. [read post]
10 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Candidates for Federal Office Can Raise Unlimited Funds for Ballot Measures DNyuz – Maggie Haberman (New York Times) | Published: 5/5/2024 The FEC issued an advisory opinion allowing candidates to raise unlimited money for issue-advocacy groups working on ballot measures in elections in which those candidates are on the ballot. [read post]
9 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
House Democrats File Lawsuit to Enforce Subpoena Against McGahn The Hill – Olivia Beavers, Jacqueline Thomsen, and Morgan Chalfant | Published: 8/7/2019 House Judiciary Committee Chairperson Jerrold Nadler filed a civil lawsuit to enforce a subpoena for testimony from Don McGahn, the former White House counsel who at the Trump administration’s direction defied lawmakers’ request to appear before the committee. [read post]
11 Oct 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Bernie Sanders Says He Will Slow His Campaign Pace After Heart Attack ENM News – Sydney Ember and Jonathan Martin (New York Times) | Published: 10/8/2019 U.S. [read post]
21 Feb 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Bloomberg Would Sell Business Interests If Elected President AP News – Kathleen Ronayne | Published: 2/19/2020 Michael Bloomberg would sell the financial data and media company he created if he is elected president, adviser Tim O’Brien said. [read post]
5 Mar 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
One judge called a defendant’s claim of civil disobedience “detached from reality. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 3:01 am by Steve Lombardi
After quickly digesting the contents of the idea, its thumbs up or thumbs down and the contestants leave smiling like lions after a kill or mad as hell about being rejected in front of the unemployed audience. [read post]
23 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Two agencies have a role in enforcing Hatch Act violations: the Justice Department, which handles criminal cases, and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), which takes on civil violations. [read post]
21 May 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Democrats Confront Reality on Voting Rights: Congress probably isn’t coming to the rescue MSN – Mike DeBonis (Washington Post) | Published: 5/17/2021 Asked about the path to enact new voting-rights laws, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer has offered a pat reply: “Failure is not an option. [read post]
6 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The work of Chacona, a civil servant, is guided by a strict ethics code and long-standing norms that employees avoid any public actions that might suggest partisan leanings. [read post]
23 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
But while Democrats seized on Floyd’s death to highlight racism in policing and other forms of social injustice, Republicans responded to a summer of protests by proposing a raft of punitive new measures governing the right to lawfully assemble. [read post]
25 Feb 2008, 10:45 am
Some areas of Internet Law are fascinating and others... are Civil Procedure. [read post]
26 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Now she is on the hook to pay the city $750,000 to resolve civil penalties related to the matter, according to a settlement proposal. [read post]
30 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
It comes amid other efforts to make right-wing figures and media answerable for spreading election fabrications. [read post]
4 Jun 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Democrats Grapple with the Enemy Within: What to do about the filibuster rule that could kill their agenda MSN – Michael Kranish, Mike DeBonis, and Jacqueline Alemany (Washington Post) | Published: 5/29/2021 As Senate Democrats work to solidify support within their conference to move on gun violence, climate change, voting rights, and an investigation into the Capitol riots, they are running up against the same stubborn reality: they need at least 10 Republican votes to… [read post]
23 Dec 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Supreme Court these days is that it has lurched to the right and is out of step with the public on many issues. [read post]
9 Dec 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Democrats Ramp Up Investigation of Kushner Family Business Dealings MSN – Michael Kranish (Washington Post) | Published: 12/7/2022 Democrats on a pair of congressional committees launched a new effort to obtain information about whether Jared Kushner’s actions on U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf region as a senior White House adviser were influenced by the bailout of a property owned by his family business. [read post]