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2 Mar 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
Joanna Schwartz has written an illuminating series of law-review articles on the litigation and financial dimensions of civil rights litigation. [read post]
24 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
At worst, it can provide fodder for cynics who believe that political power is only available to those who know the right pe [read post]
23 Feb 2023, 4:30 am by Michael C. Dorf
The plaintiffs alleged that the algorithms of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter promoted ISIS content, thus rendering them liable under the civil liability provision of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). [read post]
17 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Trump Campaign Paid Researchers to Prove 2020 Fraud but Kept Findings SecretMSN – Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 2/11/2023 Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign commissioned an outside research firm in a bid to prove electoral-fraud claims but never released the findings because the firm disputed many of his theories and could not offer any proof he was the rightful winner of the election. [read post]
10 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The display reflected the ethos that has come to define the Republican-led House, where an emboldened right wing that styles itself after former President Trump is unapologetic about its antipathy for Biden and eager to show it in attention-grabbing ways. [read post]
30 Jan 2023, 2:46 am by Guest Author
This would mean, as some courts have ruled, that they are free to de-platform, de-boost, or deceive users in violation of state consumer fraud, contract liability, and even civil rights law. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 7:45 pm by Jim Sedor
Trump continues to face peril in advancing criminal probes and civil lawsuits related to his effort to overturn the 2020 election and his retention of sensitive national security records at his Mar-a-Lago estate after leaving office. [read post]
24 Jan 2023, 6:42 pm by Mark Ashton
            The trouble with the “common law” as digested by Judge Blackstone becomes apparent when you read his commentary on the rights of women. [read post]
19 Jan 2023, 1:36 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Billions at Stake as Online Fundraising Practices Turn Off Voters MSN – Jessica Piper (Politico) | Published: 1/17/2023 Llyod Cotler, the founder of Banter Messaging, advises friends and family to write a check if they want to make political contributions and avoid online giving, lest their emails and phone numbers end up on lists that recirculate through the campaign world for eternity. [read post]
13 Jan 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna ruled in December that Eastman was eligible to hold public office despite his membership in the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group that had some members and leadership participate in the riot at the U.S. [read post]
4 Jan 2023, 7:34 am by megbutlerlawlib
It charts how relatively well-known human/civil rights icons like Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, W.E.B. [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]
15 Dec 2022, 8:04 am by Jim Sedor
But far-right, inexperienced, and Donald Trump-endorsed candidates lost winnable seats across the country. [read post]
9 Dec 2022, 8:00 am by Gene Takagi
Georgia, with its storied civil rights history, booming Atlanta suburbs like Marietta and exploding ethnic diversity, is now officially contested ground, joining a narrow set of states that will select the next president. [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]
25 Nov 2022, 7:19 am by Just Security
Danya Perry (@Edanyaperry), Donald Simon, Joshua Stanton (@StantonLaw), Joyce Vance (@JoyceWhiteVance), Siven Watt (@SivenWatt), Andrew Weissmann (@AWeissmann_) and Fred Wertheimer (@FredWertheimer) Political Violence Incendiary Speech That Spurs Violence is Rising in US, But Tools Exist to Shrink It  by Susan Benesch (@SusanBenesch) Press Freedoms Strengthening Press Freedom: New Media Principles for Commonwealth States by Karuna Nundy (@karunanundy) Counterterrorism – Human… [read post]
22 Nov 2022, 5:00 am
.), the court addressed a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by a Defendant police officer in a §1983 Civil Rights Action alleging excessive use of force.According to the Opinion, the Plaintiff wife’s arm was broken was she was being arrested for domestic violence. [read post]
20 Nov 2022, 9:53 am by David Kopel
The very large majority, however, respected the right to keep and bear arms, including Bowie knives. [read post]