Click HERE for FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT TODAY in New York City a legal battle for the integrity of the Grand Jury process and the First Amendment Right to Petition for Redress is being waged. On Friday night March 20, 2020 Lawyers’ Committee Litigation Director, Mick Harrison, and his co-counsel, Lawyers’ Committee Board Director John O’Kelly, filed an historic 4 count First Amended Complaint in the Southern […]
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Critics had called on the Department of Agriculture to suspend implementation of the new food stamp restrictions, especially in light of the economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from adopting a rule change that would force nearly 700,000 Americans off food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The rule […]
A court has ruled that Google has the right to legally manipulate searches in order to cause electoral interference and influence political results, rebuking a legal challenge from Democrat Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard sued the tech giant after Google bottled up her campaign as it was rising following a strong performance in a presidential debate. She alleged that they denied her a crucial advertisement buy […]
There’s a stand of trees in Nevada’s Spring Valley that are sacred to native people. They’re worried a water pipeline to Las Vegas would destroy them. Reno Gazette Journal Opponents argued pipeline would decimate rural communities and drain water from trees that are sacred to Shoshone people. Pipeline plan is decades old, rural Nevadans say it would decimate communities Southern Nevada Water Authority and Nevada State […]
The Trump administration is taking actions that may contribute to the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) among immigrant communities by way of immigration courts, according to the federally-designated collective bargaining group for immigration judges. Late Monday, the National Association of Immigrant Judges (NAIJ) said that officials with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) are intentionally impeding messaging provided by the Centers for Disease Control […]
Sen. Ted Cruz is aiming to dramatically curtail the power of the International Criminal Court, The Daily Beast has learned. The Texas Republican is working to garner support for a resolution that would call on the UN Security Council to bar the ICC from bringing charges against people from states who aren’t parties to the treaty that governs it—which would include Russia, China, the U.S., and […]
President Donald Trump has proposed a number of outside-the-box solutions to combat illegal immigration from Mexico, reportedly including fortifying the southern border with a snake and alligator-filled moat, erecting an electrified fence, and suggesting that U.S. officials shoot migrants in the legs to slow them down. The moat and electric fence never ideas came to fruition (despite reports that administration aides sought out cost estimates), but […]
On Wednesday, yet another federal appeals court ruled that allowing a transgender boy to use the boys’ restrooms and locker rooms does not violate the rights of cisgender students or parents. The decision is a resounding victory for trans youth and all who care about gender justice in schools and beyond. At this point, two federal appeals courts have rejected the arguments from those who want to keep […]
John Pilger: It Is Time For Julian Assange To Be Saved, Not Betrayed By John Pilger, Thegrayzone.com February 20, 2020 John Pilger: It Is Time For Julian Assange To Be Saved, Not Betrayed2020-02-202020-02-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/pilger-assange.jpg200px200px The truth is that Australia could have rescued Julian Assange and can still rescue him. Leaders of his homeland who have betrayed him should be called out; history and decency will not forget them or […]
A jury on Saturday awarded US$ 250 million in punitive damages to a southeastern Missouri peach farmer who argued that weedkiller dicamba that had drifted onto his orchards from other farms had severely damaged his trees — an award that could bode well for over 140 other farmers suing the chemical’s makers – Bayer (Monsanto) and BASF. The punitive damages awarded to farmer Bill Bader, of […]
In a decision which warmed my heart on a cold Valentine’s Day here in Washington, the federal Court of Appeals issued an unanimous opinion striking down the Arkansas work requirements waiver. In doing so, it upheld district court Judge Boasberg’s decision vacating the Arkansas’ Section 1115 waiver (including most famously Medicaid work requirements) because it was “arbitrary and capricious” and therefore violated the Administrative Procedures Act. As I […]
Mistrial Is Another Blow To US Coup In Venezuela; Our Work Continues By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance February 16, 2020 Mistrial Is Another Blow To US Coup In Venezuela; Our Work Continues2020-02-162020-02-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/eqxzfoax0aae-fj-e1581890121568.jpg200px200px Last week, we along with Adrienne Pine and David Paul were unsuccessfully prosecuted by the Trump administration for our protection of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC from April 10 to […]
Journalist Abby Martin Sues State Of Georgia Over Law Requiring Pledge Of Allegiance To Israel By Alan Macleod, Mintpressnews.com February 13, 2020 Journalist Abby Martin Sues State Of Georgia Over Law Requiring Pledge Of Allegiance To Israel2020-02-132020-02-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/screenshot-9_edited.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Journalist Abby Martin announces a federal free speech lawsuit to overturn Georgia’s unconstitutional Israel boycott in partnership with CAIR and the Partnership for Justice Fund. Photo | Facebook Screenshot […]