#Trump demands recusal by Judge #Chutkan in #federal #Jan6 prosecution
#Attorneys for Trump on Monday asked US District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to disqualify herself from presiding over his federal #ElectionObstruction case, asserting that Chutkan in past cases involving #Jan6, 2021, riot defendants made statements that give the appearance that she has prejudged Trump’s guilt.
(Not going to happen)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/09/11/trump-chutkan-recusal-jan-6-judge/
#trump #chutkan #federal #jan6 #attorneys #electionobstruction
#Redistricting could not only give #Democrats a slight edge in their bid to reclaim the majority they lost in 2022 but also increase the number of #Black members in their conference. Prospective Democratic candidates in several key states are already eagerly eyeing a rare chance to run for a #federal office, & the party is brimming w/hope about growing its footprint in the South.
#redistricting #democrats #black #federal
The fundamentals of the 2024 campaign are still taking shape, but one thing is already clear: A flurry of #court actions might cost #Republicans the #House majority.
In the past 9 days, #state & #federal judges threw out 2 #CongressionalMaps — & helped #Democrats avoid a worst-case scenario in Ohio — kicking off an unusually busy #redistricting calendar heading into the #election year.
#gerrymandering
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/11/redistricting-could-help-democrats-win-back-the-house-00114780
#court #republicans #house #state #federal #congressionalmaps #democrats #redistricting #election #gerrymandering
A POLITICO analysis of #federal data & interviews w/a dozen #security, #extremism & #electricity experts revealed that despite a record surge in #attacks on the #grid nationwide, communication gaps between #LawEnforcement & #state & #federal #regulators have left many officials largely in the dark about the extent of the #threat. They have also hampered efforts to safeguard the #power network.
#federal #security #extremism #electricity #attacks #grid #lawenforcement #state #regulators #threat #power
#DomesticExtremists keep trying to trigger mass #blackouts — and that’s not even the scariest part
#Extremist groups are among those targeting the #electricity network, exposing the reporting gaps between the #state & #federal agencies that oversee its #security.
by Catherine Morehouse
#NationalSecurity #PoliticalViolence #DomesticTerrorism #DomesticViolentExtremists #Terrorism #Grid #Infrastructure
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/power-grid-attacks-00114563
#domesticextremists #blackouts #extremist #electricity #state #federal #security #nationalsecurity #politicalviolence #domesticterrorism #domesticviolentextremists #terrorism #grid #infrastructure
Last week in #DC, where Trump faces #federal #charges of trying to block the election results, arguments took place under seal related to Trump’s “daily extrajudicial statements,” (aka #harassment, #WitnessIntimidation, #JuryTampering, #Incitement of the #MAGAterrorists). Prosecutors & defense #lawyers are expected to file court papers in the dispute this week.
#dc #federal #charges #harassment #witnessintimidation #jurytampering #incitement #magaterrorists #lawyers
@threetails @douglasvb @GreenFire @fuchsiii @notjustbikes Sadly #VehicleTaxes and #Tolls are a #federal and not a #city level decision in #Germany....
Otherwise some Cities would try the same as one did with Bulldogs and tried to outlaw them with an absurd dog tax of €3.000 p.a. which OFC got canceled by courts as it was clear that it's an illegally high #paywall ...
But IDK how it's done in the #USA...
#Japan does incentivize #KeiCars tho with lower costs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo&t=1811s
#keicars #Japan #USA #paywall #Germany #city #federal #tolls #vehicletaxes
The chances of #Jan6 #insurrection #republicans flipping in the #rico indictments just went through the roof. My estimate is over 1000% now that the State Trials in #georgia will be scheduled live on national TV.
None of these traitors will have their indictments moved to #federal jurisdiction.
Republicans in congress will attempt to distract or cancel the TV coverage of the Georgia indictments with #impeachment of #potus
#Jan6 #insurrection #republicans #rico #georgia #federal #impeachment #potus #markmeadows
The #US state of #Georgia is the best current example of the death of even the idea of #democracy in this country as it prosecutes people in clear and open violation of the most basic of our supposed #CivilRights, #FreedomOfSpeech and association, as the #federal #government does literally nothing to stop the #state, tacitly granting its full approval.
#state #Government #federal #freedomofspeech #civilrights #Democracy #Georgia #US
The #GrandJury that handed up the #indictment against #Trump stemming from efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election is meeting Thurs at the #federal courthouse in Washington, #DC, after an over four-week hiatus.
#SpecialCounsel #JackSmith #ElectionInterference #Jan6
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/jack-smith-2020-election-interference-grand-jury
#grandjury #indictment #trump #federal #dc #specialcounsel #jacksmith #electioninterference #jan6
Thousands of #Black, #Latino & other #minority #business owners are scrambling to prove that their race puts them at a “social disadvantage” after a #federal #judge declared a key provision of a popular #SmallBusiness Administration (SBA) program #unconstitutional, extending #SCOTUS’s recent retreat from affirmative action.
#black #latino #minority #business #federal #judge #smallbusiness #unconstitutional #scotus #law #legal
#SBA program upended in wake of #SCOTUS #AffirmativeAction ruling
A #judge struck down a provision of a #federal program meant to help minority-owned #businesses, a ruling that could imperil other programs that benefit underrepresented groups
#law #legal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/07/sba-8a-program-ruling-affirmative-action/
#sba #scotus #affirmativeaction #judge #federal #businesses #law #legal
#Federal Court Again Strikes Down #Alabama’s #CongressionalMap
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/05/us/politics/alabama-congressional-map.html#:~:text=A%20panel%20of%20federal%20judges,something%20%E2%80%9Cclose%20to%20it.%E2%80%9D
#Republicans failed to comply with a court order to create a second majority #Black district or something “close to it,” the judicial panel said.
#federal #alabama #congressionalmap #republicans #black
The #DOJ filed suit in July, arguing that the barrier violated a #federal #law that prohibits structures in navigable waterways w/o federal approval.
It said the barrier, placed in a section of the river in the border city of #EaglePass, #Texas, endangered #migrants, hampered the operations of the #BorderPatrol & #harmed #diplomatic relations w/ #Mexico.
#doj #federal #law #eaglepass #texas #migrants #borderpatrol #harmed #diplomatic #mexico #abbott #inhumane #thecrueltyisthepoint
#Mexico's #SupremeCourt upholds #AbortionRights #nationwide, paving way for #federal #access
#MexicoSupremeCourt on Wednesday struck down a federal #law #criminalizing #abortion, reaffirming an earlier ruling that #criminal penalties for abortion were #unconstitutional & allowing the federal #healthcare system to provide services.
(#SCOTUS has some explaining to do)
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-supreme-court-upholds-abortion-rights-nationwide-paving-way-federal-2023-09-06/
#mexico #supremecourt #abortionrights #nationwide #federal #access #mexicosupremecourt #law #criminalizing #abortion #criminal #unconstitutional #healthcare #scotus
Only mins later, during a pool-side chat away from Trump, #Corcoran got his own warning from another #Trump atty: If you push Trump to comply w/the #subpoena, "he's just going to go ballistic," Corcoran recalled.
Corcoran's… #VoiceMemos …made on his phone …illuminate Trump's… efforts to #defy a #federal #GrandJury #subpoena, & …shed… light on his frame of mind when he allegedly launched what prosecutors say was a #criminal #conspiracy to hide #ClassifiedDocuments from both the #FBI & #Corcoran….
#corcoran #trump #subpoena #voicememos #defy #federal #grandjury #criminal #conspiracy #classifieddocuments #fbi
#Alabama's congressional map is struck down again for diluting #Black voters' power
A panel of 3 federal judges has struck down Alabama's latest map of congressional #ElectionDistricts for not following a court order to comply w/the landmark #VotingRightsAct.
In an order released Tues, the judges said they are "deeply troubled that the State enacted a map that the State readily admits does not provide the remedy we said #federal #law requires."
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1193749552/alabama-congressional-map?origin=NOTIFY
#alabama #black #electiondistricts #votingrightsact #federal #law
The Feddie Reporting Award is open to any U.S.-based #journalist who has reported on the impact of #federal #laws and #regulations on #local #communities. To enter, submit a letter of support and English-language work samples by October 2. The award includes a cash prize of $5,000 and the winner participates in the National Press Foundation annual awards event. https://nationalpress.org/awards/the-feddie-award-for-reporting-on-federal-rules-and-local-impact/?a=4959
#journalist #federal #laws #regulations #local #communities
DeSantis says Florida will apply for federal disaster relief money. He opposed it as a congressman.
#DeSantis #Florida #DisasterRelief #Federal #Money #Opposition #Politics #News
#desantis #florida #disasterrelief #federal #money #opposition #politics #news
Good call by the #court! But don't get excited or complacent yet. There are still #fascists and #bigots in Texas that want #queer people #invisible and/or #dead and they won't stop until they think they've succeeded.
#BeVigilant #TakePride #LGBT #LoveIsLove
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4181412-texas-federal-judge-halts-states-ban-on-drag-shows/
#Texas #federal #judge halts state’s #drag #ban
#iamdb #ban #drag #judge #federal #Texas #LoveIsLove #LGBT #TakePride #bevigilant #dead #invisible #Queer #bigots #fascists #court