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#Trump has cast another #mail #ballot in #Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of “fraud” & push #Congress to curtail the practice.
Palm Beach County voter records show Trump voted by mail in a Tuesday special #election for state legislative seats & his ballot has been counted. Early in-person voting in the contest ran through Sunday, when Trump was still at his south Florida estate.
#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference
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This Louisiana prosecutor...
• Was forced to resign from the DA’s office for submitting false paperwork
• Withheld evidence in at least 3 death row cases
• Compared a Black teen to a dog and told the jury to “get rid of it”
Now he’s running for judge.
propublica.org/article/hugo-ho…
#News #Louisiana #Law #Legal #Courts #Election #NewOrleans #Shreveport
He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He’s Running for Judge.
Holland, who once compared a Black child to a dog, has had a career mired in controversy. That hasn’t stopped him from becoming the de facto frontrunner of his judicial race.Peter.DiCampo@propublica.org (ProPublica)
#BillCosby Loses #SexAssault Lawsuit & Faces a $19 Million Judgment
A California jury found that #Cosby had abused Donna Motsinger in 1972 after inviting her to attend one of his comedy shows.
#criminal #law #power #abuse #ViolenceAgainstWomen
nytimes.com/2026/03/23/arts/te…
Using #taxpayers’ money to stay dependent on #FossilFuels & continue contributing to #ClimateChange
#Trump Admin to Pay $1 Billion to #Energy Giant to Cancel #WindFarms
In exchange, the French company #TotalEnergies would invest in #oil & natural #gas projects in Texas & elsewhere.
#WastefulSpending #law #ClimateSolutions #WindPower #wind
nytimes.com/2026/03/23/climate…
The #US Securities & Exchange Commission's top enforcement official, who left abruptly last week, had clashed with agency leaders over the direction of its #enforcement program, including the handling of cases with ties to #Trump & his family, according to 3 people familiar with the matter.
#criminal #law #SEC #felon47 #fraud #InsiderTrading #MarketManipulation
reuters.com/business/finance/u…
#SCOTUS hears arguments over “late” [postmarked on time] arriving #mail [absentee] #ballots
The #US #SupremeCourt is hearing arguments over whether #states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots — an election [non]issue targeted by #Trump.
#law #ElectionLaw #access #equality #overseas #military #disabled #elderly #parents #students
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#Trump to deploy #immigration agents to #airports Monday
Trump said Sunday that #ICE agents will be sent to #US airports Monday, with border czar Tom “Bag of Cash” Homan leading the effort. The move comes as #Democrats voice strong opposition & a partial government #shutdown continues to strain airport operations.
#law #tyranny #fascism #untrained #DHS #USpol
cnn.com/us/live-news/tsa-wait-…
Patriot missile involved in #Bahrain blast likely #US-operated, analysis finds
Middlebury Institute of International Studies researchers concluded with moderate-to-high confidence that the suspect missile was likely launched from a #US Patriot battery located about 4 miles (7 km) to the southwest of the impacted neighborhood.
#TrumpsWar #kakistocracy #Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #economy #oil
reuters.com/investigations/pat…
#Trump says the #US will “obliterate” #Iran power plants if it doesn’t fully open the #StraitOfHormuz within 48 hours
Trump issued the ultimatum on social media while he spent the weekend at his resort in Florida.
He said he’s giving Iran exactly 48 hours to open the vital waterway or face a new round of attacks. He said the US would destroy “various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”
#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
apnews.com/live/iran-war-israe…
#Trump threatens to deploy #ICE to airports as #TSA shortages drive delays
In a post to Truth Social, Trump said the ICE agents would “do Security like no one has ever seen before, including the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country, with heavy emphasis on those from Somalia.”
#law #immigration #WhiteSupremacy #racism #unfit
washingtonpost.com/politics/20…
Former #FBI Director #RobertMueller, who investigated #Russia – #Trump ties, dies
Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks & who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia & Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, has died. He was 81.
3 weeks in, #Iran #war escalates beyond Trump's control [not that it was ever in his control after the first attack]
#Trump ends the 3rd week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands∶ Global #energy prices are surging, the #US stands isolated from [former] #allies & more #troops are preparing to deploy despite his promise the war would be only a "short excursion."
#TrumpsWar #IllegalWar #law #Congress #WarPowers
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…
I remember this game, it’s called “stop hitting yourself”
#Trump admin lifts #sanctions on millions of barrels of #Iran #oil
As oil prices soar, the #Treasury Department has lifted sanctions on Iranian crude already loaded onto vessels — giving Iran’s war effort against the #US a boost.
#TrumpsWar #IllegalWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #energy #economy
washingtonpost.com/business/20…
#US #military strike on boat in #Pacific leaves 2 dead & a rare survivor
The ongoing US maritime operation against alleged drug traffickers has killed 159 people in nearly 50 strikes.
#Trump #MafiaState #murder #theft #piracy #imperialism #geopolitics #economy #inflation #NewWorldOrder #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
washingtonpost.com/national-se…
#Musk found liable to #Twitter shareholders in #fraud lawsuit over $44 billion takeover
A #US federal #jury found #ElonMusk liable on Friday for claims he defrauded Twitter shareholders by trying to drive down the #SocialMedia company's #stock price so he could renegotiate or back out of a $44 billion takeover in 2022.
“It’s pretty facially an attempt to mollify the White House post Charlie Kirk’s assassination. … What I’m seeing is the unfettered use of these very powerful tools and these very powerful statutes, absent any sort of norms or guardrails that normally would be in place to guard against overreach.” texasobserver.org/prairieland-…
#Law #Trump #NorthTexas #politics #USpol #news #FreeSpeech #activism #ICE #antifa
How the Prairieland 'Antifa' Verdict Threatens the Anti-Trump Resistance
Last week's convictions related to a July 4 ICE detention center demonstration raise red flags about the right to protest. “This can happen to you, and if they can do it to you, they will.”Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)
Here we go again
#Trump Administration Sues #Harvard Over Accusations of “Antisemitism” [Protests for #Palestinian #HumanRights]
The admin spent months investigating the #school. The two sides had been in talks to negotiate a settlement.
#law #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #AcademicFreedom #RevengePolitics
nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/trum…
The #US #military is deploying thousands of additional #Marines & #sailors to the Middle East, 3 US ofcls told Reuters Friday.
The deployments of the USS Boxer, along with its Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) & accompanying #warship, comes as Reuters reported that the #Trump admin was considering deploying thousands of US #troops to reinforce its #war in the #MiddleEast.
#TrumpsWar #Iran #Israel #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy #oil
reuters.com/world/us-deploy-th…
Nope.
The #Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the #Iran #war, a senior admin official says.
The DoD sent the request to the White House, acc/to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity…
It’s an extraordinarily high number & comes on top of extra funding the Defense Dept already received last year in #Trump’s big tax cuts bill.
#TrumpsWar #US #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/iran-war-us…
#TulsiGabbard tells senators #Iran regime is degraded but still intact
The director of national intelligence provided the #Senate #Intelligence Committee with mixed messages about the state of Iran’s #nuclear program before the war began.
#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
washingtonpost.com/national-se…
So… not “America First” eh?
The #Trump admin on Wednesday announced a 60-day waiver of #JonesAct #shipping #regulations to help ease deliveries of #fuel & #fertilizer to combat rising #prices & #supply disruptions caused by #TrumpsWar in #Iran.
Under the Jones Act, goods shipped between #US ports must be carried on vessels that are US/built, US-flagged & mostly US-owned.
#war #law #geopolitics #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis #unions
reuters.com/world/us/us-expect…
#Iran confirmed death of #AliLarijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the #war
A week ago, after #Trump threatened to attack Iran “TWENTY TIMES HARDER” if Tehran stopped #oil flowing through the #StraitOfHormuz, Larijani responded on X∶
“The sacrificial nation of Iran doesn’t fear your empty threats. Even those bigger than you couldn’t eliminate Iran. Be careful not to get eliminated yourself.”
#TrumpsWar #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics
apnews.com/article/ali-larijan…
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over #TrumpsWar, says #Iran posed no imminent threat
#JoeKent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the #Trump admin’s #war in Iran.
Kent said on social media Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation, & it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel & its powerful American lobby.”
#RegimeChange #law #geopolitics
apnews.com/article/trump-iran-…
This is insane. Who does he think he is? He is out of control!
#Trump Told #Cuba That Its President Has to Go
The #US has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President #MiguelDíazCanel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.
#NationalSecurity #warmonger #MadWithPower #MafiaState #imperialism #sovereignty #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
nytimes.com/2026/03/16/world/a…
US judge blocks efforts to reshape childhood #vaccine policy
#law #PublicHealth #health #medicine #science #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories
reuters.com/world/us-judge-blo…
From Gus Bova in our magazine: If conservatives are going to unsettle what it means to be American, maybe it’s best to accept the invitation. texasobserver.org/american-cit…
#democracy #HumanRights #books #politics #bookstodon #politics #USpol #law
Lies, Damned Lies, and American Citizenship
We shouldn’t ignore the protofascism brewing on the JD Vance-aligned right. But the status quo ante isn’t good enough either.Gus Bova (The Texas Observer)
The other option? Don’t attack #Iran. Idiots.
#Trump Removes #Sanctions on #Russia to Help #Oil Flow Amid Iran #War
The #US on Thursday temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is currently at sea, allowing it to be shipped to buyers around the world as the Trump admin scrambles to contain #energy #prices that have been soaring because of the war in Iran.
#TrumpsWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #Ukraine #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving
nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/poli…
#Oil Shock’s Tentacles Grip #WorldEconomy: ‘This Really Is the Big One’
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international #trade #chaos brought on by #Trump #tariffs, #war in #Ukraine & chaotic #US policymaking are facing lasting economic damage.
#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #energy #EnergyCrisis
Grammarly pulls AI tool mimicking Stephen King and other writers
Writers criticised the feature which used their names and styles as "AI personas" without consent.James W Kelly (BBC News)
The Federal Reserve Board is composed of 7 members removable by #POTUS only for cause. #SCOTUS upheld the constitutionality of such independent agencies in Humphrey’s Executor v. US. But that case was undermined by the #SupremeCourt decision in Trump v. Wilcox to allow the removal of a member of the NLRB. Now, Trump has fired a member of the Federal Reserve Board. Will the Court uphold the Board’s independence in Trump v. Cook? #law #history #economics
Exclusive: Up to 150 #US troops wounded in #Iran #war, two sources tell Reuters
As many as 150 US troops have been wounded in the Iran war, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The figure has not been previously reported & is far higher than the #Trump admin’s publicly disclosed figure of 8 seriously wounded US forces.
#SuckersAndLosers #ForeverWars #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
reuters.com/world/iran-war-liv…
Chancellor Friedrich #Merz said Tuesday that he shares many of the aims of the #US - #Israel campaign against #Iran, but “more questions arise with every day of war.”
“Above all we’re concerned that there is apparently no joint plan for how this #war can be brought quickly to a convincing end,” Merz said.
He stressed that “#Germany & #Europe have no interest in an endless war” or in Iran’s territorial integrity disintegrating.
#ForeverWars #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
apnews.com/live/iran-war-israe…
Trump's #Iran spin falls flat
#Trump has spent a lifetime talking himself out of tough spots. But in the #war with Iran, his trusty technique of sowing confusion to postpone reckonings is beginning to fail.
Ten days in, Trump still hasn’t settled on a consistent rationale for why he went to war. Now, he’s hinting that peace might soon be at hand—even while he & top aides simultaneously warn the fighting might get more intense & last longer.
Finally! This man is all kinds of wrong.
#Trump #DOJ official #EdMartin formally accused of ethical violations over letter he sent to #Georgetown Law about its #diversity programs
Ed Martin, an outspoken Trump admin official, is facing #attorney discipline proceedings in Washington, DC, for a letter he sent to Georgetown Law about its diversity programs, the district’s professional conduct investigator announced on Tuesday.
#law #LegalEthics #WhiteSupremacy #Jan6
cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/ed…
Just the earliest of the US strikes on #Iran cost the #UnitedStates $5.6 billion in munitions, #Pentagon estimates
The figure, accounting only for the first 2 days of the #Trump #war is likely to intensify concerns in #Congress that #US forces are churning through a scarce supply of advanced weaponry.
#ForeverWars #US #Trump #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
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Afroman heads to court this month after deputies sued him for turning their unfounded raid on his home into viral music videos that exposed their faces and actions when he used his security camera footage of the raid.
The trial begins March 16 in Adams County, #Ohio, where the legal battle between the rapper and law enforcement has become a test case for free speech rights in the digital age.
Afroman’s argument is straightforward: he documented what happened to him and turned his story into art. #Law #FreeSpeech #Music
The music video: youtube.com/watch?v=oponIfu5L3…
The article: allhiphop.com/news/afroman-bat…
Afroman Battles Deputies In Court Over Viral Music Video From Home Raid - AllHipHop
Afroman faces trial after deputies sued him for making viral music videos using security footage from their raid on his home.Mike Winslow (AllHipHop.com)
Obviously! The source code is: that code required to produce the binary. That code was LGPL. It doesn't matter how many algorithms, nor the nature of the algorithms, it goes through to become those 1s and 0s.
#law #lawfare #computerScience #intellectualProperty #licensing #FOSS #GNU #LGPL #MIT #code #softwareEngineering #LLM #codeWashing
