Day: April 29, 2020

What does Moscow Mitch have against Aid to the States and Infrastructure Spending when Kentucky is one of the Leading Recipients of Federal Aid

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Kentucky, depending on which study is cited, is among the top states that take in more money in federal aid than it pays out in taxes. Governor Andrew Cuomo brought that up last week when Political Prince of Darkness-Enemy of the People-Obstructionist in Chief-Legislative Grim Reaper-Moscow Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s senior Senator, and Senate Majority Leader … Read more

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral argument in Don McGahn case

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Charlotte Butash and Margaret Taylor have the full play-by-play color commentary, complete with an audio link, of the Oral Arguments in the DC Circuit En Banc Consideration of Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn and U.S. House of Representatives v. Mnuchin at Lawfare Blog. From the introductory portion of their analysis: On April 28, Justice … Read more

So now immigrant labor in meat processing plants are ‘essential’, i.e., expendable labor?

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June 2018: ICE arrests nearly 150 meat plant workers in latest immigration raid in Ohio: Fresh Mark in Salem, Ohio, and a federal document search warrant at three other Fresh Mark locations. August 2019: Investigators believe five poultry companies violated immigration law, search warrants say: Aug. 7 ICE raids on seven plants operated by Koch … Read more