Friday, July 26, 2024
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduces bill to reverse Supreme Court deregulatory ruling
In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, the corprate-owned justices overturned the "Chevron deference" precedent that had been recognized for four decades. Where laws are ambiguous, Chevron deference allowed federal agencies to make regulations. Under the new ruling, federal judges would substitute their judges for that of agency experts in a wide range of technical fields. Warren's bill will restore the deference rule by statute. Warren believes that the Court's ruling will open the door to giant corporations to get favorable judicial rulings that endanger the general public, workers, and consumers.
Charlie Cooper
Upstart beats City Council veteran using public campaign funds
Zac Blanchard defeated Eric Costello - a darling of the local business community - by 48 votes out of 7,000. He used Baltimore's relatively new public campaign finance fund. One item that motivated Blanchard was that Costello took campaign contributions from towing companies and then voted to raise towing fees.
Charlie Cooper
Financier give $30 billion to establish center for Supreme Court reform
A private equity manager who describes himself as a political moderate has established a center for reform of the Supreme Court and given $30 million to support the work. He says he is opposed to the Citizens United decision and to Trump v. United States. The latter case established far-reaching immunity for a President that seems to turn the Constitution upside down. The new center will operate within the Brennan Center for Justice.
Charlie Cooper
Monday, July 22, 2024
The states that are dropping out of ERIC are accused of intent to suppress the vote
In this op-ed a long-time journalist charges that Republicans are leaving ERIC (a national multi-state facility that is intended to help states maintain accurate voter lists) because it encourages states to register those who are eligible but unregistered. The author alleges that Republicans want to purge certain voters.
Charlie Cooper
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Pro-Trump multimillionaire and election denier boosts funds to far-right voter-conspiracy groups | Donald Trump | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/20/patrick-byrne-trump-election-deniers
A multi-million dollar election denier his funding groups around the country that will try tamper with election administration and suppress unwanted votes. This article focuses on Arizona where a key beneficiary group is led by a woman who is obsessed with anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Sheila Ruth
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