A federal court has struck down the Trump administration’s repeal of an Obama-era policy aimed at boosting revenue for taxpayers, according to Reuters. The policy changes how energy companies value sales of coal, oil and gas extracted from federal and tribal land. The decision, which found the Interior Department’s repeal of the so-called … [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...]
House Democrats Pass Universal Background Checks Legislation
Fulfilling a promise made to survivors of gun violence in 2018, the Democratic majority in the US House of Representatives voted at the end of February to pass The Bipartisan Background Checks Act, the first significant gun control legislation to pass either Congressional chamber in decades. The bill in its current form will not pass the … [Read more...]
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’ 2020 Citizenship Question Blocked by Federal Judges
Senior White House Adviser Jared Kushner, and his wife, Assistant to the President Ivanka Trump, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus are seen as they arrive with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to the Murabba Palace as honored guests of King … [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...]
House Investigation Targets Trump-Putin Talks, Obstruction
Lawmakers in Congress unleashed a slew of demands in their investigations of President Donald Trump on Monday, according to Reuters. Democrats are seeking information about the president's communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin and documents from 81 sources in an obstruction probe. Lawmakers have expressed concern about media … [Read more...]
Court Approves New Map of Legislative Districts in Virginia
The Court of Federal Appeals (Lewis F. Powell Courthouse) and the skyline of Richmond, Virginia, in the early morning from the foot of the Virginia Capitol grounds, Richmond, Virginia, USA - CC 3.0 A panel of federal judges from the Fourth Circuit ordered the state of Virginia to adopt a new map of legislative districts, a decision that could … [Read more...]
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s Former Lawyer and Fixer, to Testify Before Senate
Michael Cohen, the former “fixer” for U.S. President Donald Trump, plans to testify on Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time about a leak of emails that would hurt his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Cohen will also say that Trump directed negotiations for a real estate project in Moscow even as he … [Read more...]
New Election In the North Carolina 9th Congressional District
https://youtu.be/cEZisVWj8OA?rel=0 There will be a second election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District, after the state election board unanimously voted for a “do-over” in the face of credible accusations of absentee voter fraud against Mark Harris, the Republican candidate who won the initial election in November by about 900 votes. … [Read more...]
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