Donald Trump’s spurious claims that voter fraud robbed him of the 2016 popular vote have incited courts in conservative states to uphold Photo ID laws aimed at preventing those most likely to vote ‘Democratic’ from exercising their right to suffrage during the midterms and in the 2020 Presidential election. Supporters say restrictive voting laws … [Read more...]
Gig Workers Win Big in California Supreme Court Ruling
The California Supreme Court set its sights on the gig-economy last month, when Justices issued a unanimous ruling requiring companies using contract labor to prove that their independent contractors actually run their own business. All seven of the Justices joined the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who took aim at … [Read more...]
18 States File Lawsuit Against the EPA Over Emissions Standards
In April, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced plans to revisit the Obama-era emissions standards, which if implemented would require cars and light trucks to operate at efficiency levels of 50 miles per gallon by 2025. According Pruitt, these standards are “too stringent” and go well beyond the necessary limit, as they are allegedly based on … [Read more...]
Senate to Vote on Maintaining Net Neutrality
In December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted down an Obama-era regulation that requires internet service providers – such as Comcast, Verizon and AT&T – to treat all internet data in the same way. Specifically, the repealed rule defines ISPs as Title II entities, subjecting them to the same regulations as telephone companies … [Read more...]
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act
Mandatory arbitration clauses have been a sore spot for a lot workers and consumers in recent years. When these provisions are included in contracts, they preclude the possibility of taking a complaint to court and force claims into black-box arbitrations. Funneling claims into closed-door arbitration serves the interests of corporations in at … [Read more...]
Ex-VW CEO Indicted in DieselGate and VW May File Civil Suit Against Him
Find more statistics at Statista Volkswagen’s 2015 admission to the EPA that it programmed its software to dupe the agency into believing VW cars met emission standards—while the vehicles were spewing 40 times the amount of nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere on the road than during emissions testing—has resulted in widespread consequences for … [Read more...]
Maryland Bans the Infamous Bump Stocks
Following to tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida, the country has been in a state of flux, with several states and the US government proposing measures that would ban bump stocks. High school students from around the US have been calling for such changes, seeking to greatly diminish the epidemic of mass shootings and the pervasive violence that … [Read more...]
House Republicans Might Be Willing to Pass Dodd-Frank Reform Measures
The Senate and the House have split on issues before. Most famously, last year, Congressional leaders were unable to come to a consensus on health care, despite the fact that Republicans have been saying for years that they want to repeal Obamacare. Now, it appears, they might be willing to put their differences aside in order to pass reforms to … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Saves Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Last week, a federal judge prevented the Trump administration from ending a key grant program utilized by Planned Parenthood. Former-Health and Human Services Administrator Tom Price defunded the teen pregnancy prevention program last July – a move that angered Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho. The reproductive health … [Read more...]
District Judge Rules in Favor of Transgender Student in Maryland
Max Brennan’s story is illustrative of a certain kind of suffering experienced by youth throughout this country. Raised as a girl, Max realized early on that he identified as a boy. Wearing feminine robes made him ill – so much so, he became severely depressed. Eventually, his parents found out, and at first, they couldn’t come to grips. Max’s … [Read more...]
Connecticut to Join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
After the elections of George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump, many people – especially democrats – are beginning to doubt whether the US can continue with the Electoral College. (President Trump has even questioned the viability of the Electoral College system.) Under this system, Bush and Trump both slid into the oval office without actually winning … [Read more...]
More Calls for Missouri Governor’s Impeachment; Sexual Felony Trial Starts this Month
Calls for Republican Missouri Governor Eric Greitens’ impeachment grew louder Wednesday, after a state House of Representatives investigatory committee concluded he used a top donor list from the veterans charity he founded to finance his campaign, a felony in Missouri. The report also says Greitens’ campaign “lied when it settled a Missouri … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Foreign Corporations
The Supreme Court ruled last week that foreign corporations may not be sued for human rights violations in another country. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the opinion for the plurality, arguing that Congress would have to weigh-in before claims could be brought. The question before the court boiled down to the following: can foreign corporations be … [Read more...]
Mentally Disabled People, Stripped of Their Right to Vote
In 39 states and the District of Columbia, mentally disabled people are kept from voting because they are deemed “incapacitated.” In some cases, people seek out guardianship to better protect their loved ones, and in the process, disenfranchise their mentally disabled child. As Linda Demer put it, speaking about her son Greg Demer, “I wanted to … [Read more...]
US Chamber of Commerce, Against the Unionization of Uber Drivers
Alongside the burgeoning gig economy, there has emerged a set of intractable questions around workers’ rights and the application of certain regulations. In Seattle, these questions came to a head, after the city council unanimously voted on an ordinance allowing Uber (and other ride-share) drivers to unionize and negotiate with their … [Read more...]
Federal Court Overturns Trump’s Cancellation of DACA
A District Judge in DC just issued a ruling enjoining the president’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. U.S. District Judge John Bates joined two other courts in making his decision, arguing that the administration had failed to supply adequate reasoning for shutting down DACA in September. The DACA program was … [Read more...]
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