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U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee And New York AG Blow Up The NRA’s Fraudulent Bankruptcy
May 4, 2021
Years ago, one of my first jobs out of law school was working as an investigator for the bankruptcy trustee, handling Resolution Trust Corporation cases following the Savings & Loan scandal. So I can say with confidence that this is most unusual and rarely occurs. The New York Times reports, N.R.A. Leadership and Bankruptcy Assailed by
4 Ways to Fight For Voting Rights and Fair Elections
May 4, 2021
The Republican opera bouffe “audit” of Maricopa County ballots is attracting national attention now that Georgia and the major players there have gone silent. The issues raised in Georgia’s legislation are surely going to the courts there. Arizona’s situation is absolutely nuts. In the Legislature, the most damaging legislation that would torque a perfectly good
Sen. Joe Manchin Opposed to Washington, D.C. Statehood Without a Constitutional Amendment
May 3, 2021
Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution provides, in pertinent part: New states may be admitted by the Congress into this union; but no new states shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states, or parts of
Parallel Universes
May 3, 2021
The Arizona we have and the Arizona we want seem to bear no relationship to each other. What does that say about the state of our democracy? First, let’s look at the AZ we have. The Southern Poverty Law Center has released its 2020 “The Year in Hate and Extremism” report. https://www.splcenter.org/year-hate-and-extremism-2020 They count
Senate Prince of Darkness Mitch McConnell Can Take His Opening Bid on Infrastructure and Shove It
May 3, 2021
Well, Democrats should hope Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin, and other moderate Democrats that think they can get bipartisan support on an infrastructure-jobs plan through Congress was paying attention to remarks from Enemy of the People-Obstructionist in Chief-Legislative Grim Reaper-Moscow Mitch McConnell today. According to reporting by the Hill, the Senate Minority Leader made it perfectly
Redistricting Wars Head To Court Early
May 3, 2021
States are months away from getting the census data they need to draw new political maps, but courts are already filling up with lawsuits challenging the redistricting process. Politico reports, Delayed census data kicks off flood of redistricting lawsuits: One of the Democratic Party’s most prominent lawyers quickly filed three suits in states where neither Republicans
MeidasTouch Ad: ‘Voices’
May 3, 2021
Progressive PAC MeidasTouch is calling on people to reject the “radicalized” GOP ― and spotlights the harmful influence that personalities on right-wing media such as Fox News can have on MAGA/QAnon cult Republicans ― with its latest viral ad. ‘Radicalized’ GOP And ‘Twisted People’ On Fox News Called Out In Damning New Ad: The narrator in
Loft Cinema in Tucson re-opening big screen on May 7
May 3, 2021
“Mark Your Calendars: On May 7th, Movies Return to The Loft Cinema! 3233 E. Speeway Blvd. Tucson On Friday, May 7th, The Loft Cinema will resume public indoor screenings of newly-released films, beginning with Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street! The staff and board of The Loft Cinema are thrilled to welcome audiences
