Thursday morning the United States Department of Justice made public the Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. The release came after Attorney General William Barr gave a press conference defending President Donald Trumps role in the interference. As reported, the end of the investigation … [Read more...]
Days After County Judge Strikes Down Laws, Court of Appeals Stays Ruling
Photograph of Tony Evers giving a speech to a crowd in the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda for the 2012 State of Education Address (Photo Credit: Lisacheese, CC 4.0) A county judge in Wisconsin this month ruled that the laws passed by the Wisconsin legislature during then-Governor Scott Walker’s lame-duck session were unlawful because the legislature … [Read more...]
North Carolina Court: Gerrymandering Rendered State Constitutional Amendments Illegitimate
The American legal system is grappling with gerrymandering in a way it never has before. This reckoning is long overdue, and there's the potential – though not the certainty – that these new cases could make American elections dramatically fairer. However, even in the best case scenario these cases are forward looking. Courts can't travel back … [Read more...]
Trump Appointed Attorney General Says Redacted Mueller Report Will Be Released To Congress
According to a report by Business Insider, on Friday, Attorney General William Barr said in a letter to senior members of Congress that he plans to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The letter, addressed to Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham and House … [Read more...]
Robert Mueller Sends Report on Trump Investigation to Department of Justice
Special counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation into Donald J. Trump, the Trump campaign and any connection to Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election. The report has been delivered to the Justice Department's Attorney General, William Barr, who was appointed to the position by Trump earlier this year. In … [Read more...]
Enforcement of Consumer-Protection Laws Is Down
During his campaign, Donald Trump claimed that he would not let “Wall Street get away with murder,” but now, well over two years later, the Trump Administration is allowing several industries to get away with anything and everything. Consumers, on the other hand, are suffering as law enforcement activity at three of the largest consumer protection … [Read more...]
Federal Court Rules Lawsuit over Georgia Voting Machines can Move Forward
Since the 2016 election, Americans have grown uncomfortably familiar with the voting machines used by the state of Georgia. What we've learned is that Georgia has been using voting machines that are vulnerable to mischief-making from outside actors. And we've learned that elections officials in the state aren't terribly concerned about this … [Read more...]
Trump Tweets ‘There Should Be No Mueller Report’ After House Passes Unanimous Resolution
In a series of tweets Friday, President Trump claimed that Robert Mueller's findings on Russian interference shouldn't become public. The tweet marked the first time Trump called for the special counsel’s findings to be quashed from the public. According to Business Insider, the legality of Mueller’s probe has been upheld in multiple courts. On … [Read more...]
Paul Manafort Will Serve 7 1/2 Years for Conspiracy, Obstruction, and Fraud
Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, was sentenced Wednesday in the second of two cases against him from the special counsel Robert Mueller, according to Business Insider. Last week, Manafort was sentenced in the first case, brought in Virginia, to 47 months in prison. In the second case, he pleaded … [Read more...]
New York Passes Red Flag Law, Other Gun Control Measures
In 2013, and in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, New York passed the Safe Act, which tightened restrictions on assault rifles, closed various loopholes and toughened penalties for illegal gun ownership. After that, however, the Republican-controlled state Senate killed any further gun control legislation, stymieing … [Read more...]
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