Arizona House Republicans recently passed SB1451, Senator Vince Leach’s latest attempt to kill the Citizens Initiative process. Every year, Republicans add new regulations to the popular Citizens Initiative process–like dramatically increasing the number of signatures, strict compliance on petitions (forcing us to write in between the lines or risk having our signature knocked off), or … Read more
Judge Amit Mehta held a hearing today on the Trump crime family’s attempt to squash a congressional subpoena for the Trump organization’s financial records from Mazars USA, and let’s just say it does not appear to have gone well, as one should expect. The law is clearly on the side of Congress. Ian Millhiser reports Trump’s … Read more
Jay Michaelson, legal affairs columnist for The Daily Beast, writes Clarence Thomas Just Showed How Supreme Court Would Overturn Roe v. Wade: In 1992, the Supreme Court looked poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case protecting abortion rights. They didn’t, however, and the main reason was respect for precedent—specifically, the legal doctrine known … Read more
Someday very soon Americans are going to wake up to learn that President Donald Trump has started a war with Iran (without congressional approval). I warned you about this: Neocons like National Security Advisor John Bolton, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and Sunni states like Saudi Arabia all want to destroy the Shiite Mullah … Read more
When readers last read about Jennifer Samuels, she was running for one of the State House Seats in Legislative District 15 during the 2018 elections. While she did not prevail in securing a State House seat last November, Ms. Samuels and her team will build on the campaigning experience in seeking the Democratic nomination for … Read more