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Kimberly Atkins Stohr is a senior opinion writer and columnist for The Boston Globe with over 20 years of experience covering politics, policy and law. She is an on-air political analyst for MSNBC, a frequent panelist on NBC's “Meet the Press,” and co-host of the popular Politicon legal news podcast #SistersInLaw. She has appeared as a political and legal commentator on a host of national and international television and radio networks, including CNN, Fox News, NBC News, PBS, NPR, Sky News, and CBC News. Before launching her journalism career, she was a civil trial and appellate litigation attorney in Boston, where she argued in a number of courts, including the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the federal 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals. In the wake of the devastating election, so many Americans are feeling anger, frustration and despair as we try to reconcile what happened and how we move forward as Americans and as a party in the face of so much sexism and racism and the abandonment of the party by several core constituencies. Kimberly and I take an honest and gut-wrenching look under the hood... Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 08-27-24 (6:05am) Mark Zuckerberg FINALLY admits that Facebook censored posts, info, and opinions at the specific request (i.e., pressure) of the Biden Administration. Story here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/zuckerberg-meta-white-house-pressure-00176399   Some metro area schools are cracking down on cell phones in class. Story here: School districts across the area start the year off with strict cell phone bans (firstalert4.com)   The out-of-town broadcast team for the San Diego Padres asked the question last night that we'd also like answered...where are the fans at Busch Stadium? Announced attendance was once again under 30,000 at 28,697, and if you looked around the stadium, it looked like it was half that amount in the stands.    (6:22am) Biden's on the beach, Harris is somewhere on the road...HEY!! Who's minding the store? The (D) stands for dysfunctional. We discuss.   (6:37am) Bryan Riley, Director of Free Trade Initiative at the National Taxpayers Union, talks about legislators attempting to impose a big tax increase on low-income families by ending the "de minimis" exemption in tariff law that spares goods valued under $800 originating from non-market economies like China. Bryan's article here: https://www.aier.org/article/trivial-tariff-would-cost-the-poor-billions/ More from Bryan here: https://www.ntu.org/publications/detail/import-taxes-inflate-back-to-school-prices-2 (https://www.ntu.org/foundation/about/staff/bryan-riley-2) (https://www.ntu.org/)   (6:50am) MORNING NEWS DUMP President Trump laid a wreath at Arlington Cemetery on the anniversary of the terrorist attack on Abbey Gate in Kabul when 13 American service members lost their lives. Story here: https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/08/26/trump-is-already-doing-the-duties-of-president-while-biden-and-harris-are-mia-n2178543 The Q in the Lou BBQ festival has been cancelled. It was scheduled for Sept. 6-8 at the Arch.  Story here: https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/08/26/q-lou-canceled/ Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month. Story here: https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/us-news/special-counsel-jack-smith-urges-appeals-court-to-reinstate-classified-docs-case-against-trump/ A federal judge in the 8th US Circuit Court has struck down Missouri's SAPA law. Attorney General Andrew Bailey is considering options for what to do next regarding an appeal. Cardinals lost to the San Diego Padres (or Friars, as Mike likes to refer to them) 7-4. Game 2 of the 3-game series at Busch Stadium is tonight at 6:45pm.  NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL Livestream 24/7: bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 08-27-24 Tulsi Gabbard joins RFK, Jr. on the Trump Train! Story here: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/08/27/a-true-unity-ticket-trump-adds-rfk-jr-tulsi-gabbard-to-transition-team-n2178590 Check out our friend Susie Moore's column on RFK, Jr. here: https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/08/27/rfk-jr-takes-it-to-church-in-tucker-interview-n2178580   (8:20am) MORNING NEWS DUMP President Trump laid a wreath at Arlington Cemetery on the anniversary of the terrorist attack on Abbey Gate in Kabul when 13 American service members lost their lives. Story here: https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/08/26/trump-is-already-doing-the-duties-of-president-while-biden-and-harris-are-mia-n2178543 The Q in the Lou BBQ festival has been cancelled. It was scheduled for Sept. 6-8 at the Arch.  Story here: https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/08/26/q-lou-canceled/ Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month. Story here: https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/us-news/special-counsel-jack-smith-urges-appeals-court-to-reinstate-classified-docs-case-against-trump/ A federal judge in the 8th US Circuit Court has struck down Missouri's SAPA law. Attorney General Andrew Bailey is considering options for what to do next regarding an appeal. Cardinals lost to the San Diego Padres (or Friars, as Mike likes to refer to them) 7-4. Game 2 of the 3-game series at Busch Stadium is tonight at 6:45pm.    (8:37am) Mark Zuckerberg FINALLY admits that Facebook censored posts, info, and opinions at the specific request (i.e., pressure) of the Biden Administration. Story here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/zuckerberg-meta-white-house-pressure-00176399   (8:50am) Some metro area schools are cracking down on cell phones in class. Story here: School districts across the area start the year off with strict cell phone bans (firstalert4.com)   NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL Livestream 24/7: bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Tuesday, August 6th, A.D. 2024. This is The World View in 5 Minutes written by Kevin Swanson and heard at www.TheWorldView.com. Filling in for Adam McManus I'm Ean Leppin. Court of Appeals Rules For Transgenderism in Ohio The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday against students attending Ohio state schools who refuse to accept the preferred gender of boys trying to turn themselves into girls, and vice versa. The court noted that “the First Amendment's guarantee is subject to some restrictions for public school students ‘in light of the special characteristics of the school environment.'” And, “free speech rules for schoolchildren must “take into account consideration of the sensibilities of . . . fellow students,” including those who wish to change themselves into some other gender.  The court based their decision on their conclusion that students who are attempting to transgender themselves would find “misgendering humiliating or offensive.” Christian Lawmaker Kidnapped in Nigeria Prominent Christian lawmaker Joan Onyemaech was kidnapped while at a Bible study at her local church in Asaba, Nigeria last Tuesday. The gunmen killed two others during the kidnapping. Hundreds of thousands of Nigerian citizens have taken to the streets to protest economic hardship and criminal violence in their country. . . with what has been called 4 days of rage.  Inflation has been running at 34% this year. The nation has been under Muslim presidential rule since 2015. Nigeria retains the highest inflation rate in the world, with the exception of Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Sudan, and Argentina.  Tensions Rise Between Iran and Israel In other international news, tensions between Iran and Israel remain high, after the death of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.  This followed a missile attack on Golan Heights, where 12 children and teenagers were killed. Over the weekend, the US state department issued advisement that all US citizens leave Lebanon due to the “risk of armed conflict.” Japanese Stock Market Index Falls The Japanese Stock Market Index lost 12.4% value on Monday — the largest percentage drop since the black Monday crash of 1987, about 37 years ago. The US markets followed suit with the DJIA dropping 3.8%. The Nasdaq was down 2.7% on the day. . . that's about 15% off its July 9th highpoint — the steepest decline since 2020. The Magnificent 7 stock index is down 17.2% in an extremely volatile market, since July 9th. NVIDIA has lost 24% of its market cap, or almost one trillion dollars in less than a month.  Bitcoin is also down 25% since early July, but gold is still hanging in there.   .. up 3% since early July. Profitability is down for American companies. The closely-watched S&P Price to Earnings Ratio has been hovering about 26.5 —  the ratio hit these highs during the dot com crash of 2000 and the 2008 recession. STDs Increase 5% Since 2020 Diagnoses for sexually transmitted diseases among US citizens have increased another 5% since 2020, according to a new report issued by FAIR health.  The biggest increases were seen among those over 65 years of age. The Center for Disease Control monitoring reveals significant increases in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases across the country since 1992— a 32 year trend.   Romans 1 reminds us that “For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their [i]women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the [j]men, leaving the natural use of the [k]woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.” Newsweek Editorialist Calls New GOP Platform a Win for LGBT Newsweek magazine editorialist Brad Polumbo is calling the new GOP platform “a massive win for LGBT Americans.” Polumbo referred to the recent change as the single biggest objective of gay Republicans. . . achieved,” with  “only a minor outcry in niche socially conservative circles.” Deadpool and Wolverine Becomes Most Popular R-rated Movie Another downward shift in the mass culture appeared over the weekend. The Hollywood summer blockbuster Deadpool and Wolverine, knocked out The Passion of the Christ as the most popular R-rated movie of all time. The film supports abortion, glorifies vengeful mass killings, and includes 150 profanities, and makes light of or supports every form of sexual sin — including bestiality, homosexuality, and pedophilia.  Chinese Man Saves Hundreds of Lives in China And. . .Here is the common grace of God at work in China. He's the Angel of Nanjing, and he makes it his job to rescue people attempting suicide at the iconic Yangtze Bridge. Over 23 years, Mr. Chen Si has saved 469 people from jumping off the bridge, and taking their own lives. Mr. Chen holds up a heart-shaped sign that reads: “Nothing is impossible. When God closes a door, he opens up a window.” ,  . and dons a coat that reads: “Cherish life everyday.”  He patrols the bridge ten times a day on his motor scooter. His journey to defending life started in 2000, when he came across a desperate-looking girl about to jump He bought her lunch, chatted with her for a while, and then paid her way back to her home.  That's when he said he realized these people could be saved.  A documentary on the Angel of Nanjing is available on Amazon.   Mr Chen says in the documentary quote “I understand these people I know they are tired of living here.  They've had difficulties. They have no one to help.  They carry this burden by themselves.  There's a saying in China, ‘The prosperity of a nation is everyone's responsibility'.  How can we avoid this responsibility? Proverbs 24:11 speaks to this. “Deliver those who are drawn toward death, And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.” And that's The World View in 5 Minutes on this Tuesday, August 6th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldView.com. 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Kimberly Atkins Stohr is a senior opinion writer and columnist for The Boston Globe with over 20 years of experience covering politics, policy and law. She is an on-air political analyst for MSNBC, a frequent panelist on NBC's “Meet the Press,” and co-host of the popular Politicon legal news podcast #SistersInLaw. She has appeared as a political and legal commentator on a host of national and international television and radio networks, including CNN, Fox News, NBC News, PBS, NPR, Sky News, and CBC News. Before launching her journalism career, she was a civil trial and appellate litigation attorney in Boston, where she argued in a number of courts, including the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the federal 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals. Kimberly helps unpack the latest news involving President Joe Biden's exit from the race; VP Kamala Harris's quick and impressive start; Donald Trump's mounting weaknesses; and what lies ahead for the campaign and the November election. And, she reveals her awesome Top 5 musical artists of all time! Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

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This Day in Legal History: Andrew Johnson is a Scoundrel On this day in legal history, March 27, 1866, President Andrew Johnson enacted one of the most consequential vetoes in American history. Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Bill, a pivotal piece of legislation intended to extend full U.S. citizenship to all former slaves and to fundamentally reshape the landscape of civil rights in the aftermath of the Civil War. This bill was a direct response to the Black Codes, laws passed by Southern states that severely restricted the rights of newly freed African Americans.Johnson, a Southern Democrat who ascended to the presidency after Lincoln's assassination, argued that the bill encroached upon states' rights and would lead to federal overreach. His veto underscored a profound political and ideological rift between the President and the Radical Republicans in Congress, who advocated for more stringent Reconstruction policies and greater protections for former slaves.The veto of the Civil Rights Bill did not mark the end of the struggle for equality; rather, it galvanized Congress to action. In a rare and historic move, Congress overrode Johnson's veto in April 1866, marking the first time in U.S. history that a major piece of legislation became law over a presidential veto. This event signaled a shift in the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches and underscored the growing commitment of the federal government to civil rights.The passage of the Civil Rights Bill set the stage for the 14th Amendment, which would be ratified two years later in 1868. The amendment enshrined in the Constitution the principles of birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law, fundamentally transforming the nature of American citizenship and laying the groundwork for future civil rights advancements. Johnson's veto, and the legislative response it provoked, remain a testament to the turbulent and transformative nature of the Reconstruction era, highlighting the enduring struggle for justice and equality in the United States.The U.S. Justice Department strategically filed its significant antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. in New Jersey, aiming to leverage the Third Circuit Court's history of plaintiff-friendly rulings in monopoly cases. This move is part of the broader Biden administration effort to regulate the dominance of Big Tech through antitrust law, targeting practices Apple uses to maintain its smartphone market monopoly. The Third Circuit, known for its openness to cracking down on monopolistic behavior, contrasts with other circuits perceived as more defendant-friendly in antitrust matters.Legal experts point out the Third Circuit's precedents in supporting the government's stance against monopolistic practices, citing past rulings against companies like Dentsply and 3M Co. for violating the Sherman Act. These precedents underline the court's stricter standards for monopolists, relevant to the DOJ's allegations against Apple for Section 2 violations of the same act. The choice of New Jersey also reflects tactical considerations regarding subpoena power and the desire for a court that might approach the case with fresh eyes, avoiding circuits like the Ninth, where Apple has previously secured favorable rulings.The DOJ's lawsuit, joined by New Jersey and other states, underscores the strategic legal and geographic considerations at play in selecting a venue. This reflects a deliberate effort to position the case advantageously within the U.S. legal landscape, aiming for a fresh judicial examination of Apple's business practices and their impact on competition and consumers.DOJ's Apple Suit Filed in New Jersey for Friendly Third CircuitThe 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily halted a Texas law, SB4, which authorizes state officials to arrest, detain, and deport individuals entering the U.S. illegally, pending an appeal. This decision represents a temporary victory for the Biden administration in a legal battle with significant ramifications for U.S. immigration policy. The court's 2-1 ruling maintains the suspension of the law, following a lower court judge's determination that it conflicts with federal immigration statutes.Chief Judge Priscilla Richman, writing for the court, underscored that immigration enforcement predominantly falls within federal jurisdiction, despite Texas' efforts to address what it perceives as a failure by Congress to fund adequate responses to increased illegal entries into the United States. She emphasized that Texas cannot assume the federal government's role in immigration matters according to the Constitution and laws.The contested law has caused considerable confusion and uncertainty in Texas, especially regarding its potential enforcement mechanisms. Texas officials argue that SB4 is necessary to mitigate the border crossing influx, criticizing federal inaction. Conversely, the Biden administration contends that the law unlawfully encroaches on federal authority to manage immigration policy and could hinder border management efforts.The appeals court noted that the Texas statute would likely disrupt the federal government's established processes for managing the removal of individuals in the country illegally, pointing out the federal system's complexity and national scope. The 5th Circuit is set to further review the state's appeal of a February ruling by US District Judge David Ezra, who blocked the law on grounds that it would effectively nullify federal law and authority. Oral arguments for the appeal are slated for April 3, as the broader legal challenge to SB4's enforceability continues, with the federal government, a Texas border county, and immigrant rights organizations seeking its permanent injunction.Texas Deportation Law Stays Blocked Until Appeal Is Resolved (1)Disney has settled a lawsuit with the state of Florida, marking the end of its dispute with Governor Ron DeSantis. This resolution came about after a board, appointed by DeSantis to manage the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District which oversees Disney's operations in the region, accepted Disney's settlement offer. The conflict, lasting nearly a year, stemmed from Disney's implementation of certain changes that diminished the municipal authority's powers, specifically limiting the new board's oversight on theme park expansions and billboard advertising.These changes were enacted just before the takeover by the DeSantis-appointed board, leading to a significant legal and public relations battle between the state and Disney, one of Florida's largest employers. Under the terms of the settlement, Disney has agreed to withdraw these controversial changes, thereby restoring the authority of the municipal board.Jeff Vahle, president of Walt Disney World Resort, expressed satisfaction with the settlement, highlighting that it not only concludes the ongoing litigation in Florida's state court but also initiates a period of positive engagement with the district's new leadership. He emphasized that this agreement facilitates further investments and job creation in Florida, benefiting both the state's economy and its workforce. This settlement represents a significant step towards resolving the tensions between Disney and the Florida government, opening the door to future cooperation and development.Disney Ends Fight With Ron DeSantis by Settling Florida LawsuitFlorida governor, Disney reach settlement | ReutersA consumer lawsuit accusing Apple of anti-competitive practices related to cryptocurrency transactions in its App Store was dismissed by a federal judge in San Francisco. The lawsuit, filed in November 2023, claimed Apple's restrictions on cryptocurrency technology stifled competition and increased transaction fees for services like Venmo and Cash App. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria criticized the lawsuit as "speculative," identifying several critical flaws, but allowed the plaintiffs 21 days to amend their complaint. Apple, which has faced various antitrust challenges, including a notable lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department over smartphone market monopolization, denied any wrongdoing. This dismissal adds to the ongoing debate about Apple's influence on app market competition and its regulatory compliance amidst growing legal scrutiny.Apple defeats consumers' crypto-payment antitrust case for now | ReutersHunter Biden is set to request the dismissal of tax evasion charges against him, claiming the case is politically motivated. His legal team will argue before a Los Angeles federal court that the prosecution was influenced by Republican scrutiny of his father, President Joe Biden. Hunter has pleaded not guilty to charges of evading $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019, despite having repaid the amount. His trial is scheduled for June, ahead of the contentious November presidential election. Additionally, Hunter faces separate charges in Delaware related to the alleged purchase of a handgun while using illegal drugs, to which he has also pleaded not guilty. His defense includes claims of selective prosecution and challenges the appointment of Special Counsel David Weiss, asserting the case should be dismissed due to an earlier plea deal that fell through.Hunter Biden to ask judge to dismiss tax charges as politically motivated | Reuters Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

A federal court ordered Florida to halt a law banning Chinese nationals from owning real estate in the state. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has yet to fully block the law, awaiting arguments in April, but indicated the plaintiffs have a strong case under federal law, which supersedes state law. This federal law, involving the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, reviews foreign real estate transactions. The challenge to the state law, supported by Governor Ron DeSantis to prevent land purchases by those linked to the Chinese Communist Party, was brought by a Florida real estate broker and four plaintiffs. We will be talking today about the US Border and the obvious flood of Chinese influence inside of America in the purchase of land, the building of factories, and the thousands of Chinese migrants coming over the border every week.Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 02/05/2024Listen to this FULL show exclusively on Faith & Valueshttps://members.faithandvalues.com/posts/us-senate-israel-and-ukraine-more-important-than-the-us-borderJoin the leading community for Conservative Christians! https://www.FaithandValues.comYou can partner with us by visiting https://www.TruNews.com/donate, calling 1-800-576-2116, or by mail at PO Box 399 Vero Beach, FL 32961.Now is the time to protect your assets with physical gold & silver. Contact Genesis Gold Today! https://www.TruNewsGold.comGet high-quality emergency preparedness food today from American Reserves!https://www.AmericanReserves.comIt's the Final Day! The day Jesus Christ bursts into our dimension of time, space, and matter. Now available in eBook and audio formats! Order Final Day from Amazon today!https://www.amazon.com/Final-Day-Characteristics-Second-Coming/dp/0578260816/Apple users, you can download the audio version on Apple Books! https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/final-day-10-characteristics-of-the-second-coming/id1687129858Purchase the 4-part DVD set or start streaming Sacrificing Liberty today.https://www.sacrificingliberty.com/watchThe Fauci Elf is a hilarious gift guaranteed to make your friends laugh! Order yours today!https://tru.news/faucielf

This episode is presented by Carolina Readiness Supply – The Carolina Journal reports: The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission continues to oppose an injunction blocking its investigation into published comments from state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. Meanwhile, a court filing Thursday suggests Earls might consent to an interview with commission staff next Monday. Earls is appealing to the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. She hopes that court will reverse US District Judge William Osteen's Nov. 21 decision not to grant her a preliminary injunction against the commission's investigation. Osteen revised his original order one day later.  Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11.20.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Roland Talks to a Black Trump Supporter, Voting Rights Act Under Attack, AL Riverboat Captain Speaks He says Donald Trump has done more for black people than any other president. Mark Fisher is in the studio to explain why he's endorsing Trump in 2024.  The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals says private entities cannot bring lawsuits under a provision of the law, known as Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Kareem Crayton, from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, and Damon Hewitt, the President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will help us break down the real implications of this ruling.  The Black Alabama riverboat co-captain who was attacked is facing assault charges. He's on the show tonight to tell his side of what happened on  August 5. An HBCU will be the site of a 2024 presidential debate.  And it's Diabetes Awareness Month. In our Fit, Live, Win segment, I'll talk to a young woman who "beat" diabetes. Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox  http://www.blackstarnetwork.com The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A three-judge panel of the US Circuit Court of Appeals in the nation's capital enjoined a directive restricting communication imposed on ex-President Donald Trump regarding his ongoing Jan. 6 legal situation. This rapid response transpired mere hours after the legal team representing him activated an emergency appeal related to the issue. The judicial panel suspended the speech-restricting order embedded on the septuagenarian former president by District Judge Tanya Chutkan and slated oral arguments to be held on Nov. 20. The defense advocates for Trump, led by attorneys John Lauro from Florida and Jon Sauer from Missouri, had earlier requested an expedited ruling on their appeal by Nov. 10. They portrayed the original order as a baseless and novel endeavor to suppress the communicative freedoms of a leading candidate of the 2024 GOP. Just two days prior, DC District Judge Chutkan reestablished the gag order following a document submitted by federal prosecutors. The memo alluded to Mr. Trump's record of deploying abrasive speech aimed at their legal team, the presiding verdict-giver, potential jury members, and possible witnesses. At the heart of their grievance, Special Counsel Jack Smith referenced recent expressive activities on the ex-president's social platforms. Especially concerning was a post insinuating that Trump's former Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, had received immunity in return for forged testimonies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They were able to wake up Papa Joe to sign a bill averting the Government Shutdown for 45 days. Now Speaker of The House McCarthy may be facing an oust from his position. Also the interesting case of who filed a racial discrimination suit against a venture capital fund for women of color entrepreneurs and actually won a temporary block courtesy of the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta GA and the precedence it may set. Also, my thoughts on the current Waffle House Strike. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-clark-fox/support

On this day, June 30th, in legal history, the 26th Amendment was ratified making the legal voting age a uniform 18.The amendment is straight and to the point, consistent of two sections and holding:Section 1The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.Section 2The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.The history of the reduction of the voting age is inextricably tied to Vietnam. During the 1960s, there was a growing movement across the United States to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. This push was fueled in part by the Vietnam War, as young men between 18 and 21 were being drafted into the military. Advocates argued that if these individuals were old enough to fight, they should be old enough to vote. Facing legislative inaction, supporters of lowering the voting age included a provision in a 1970 bill that extended the Voting Rights Act. However, the Supreme Court ruled in Oregon v. Mitchell that Congress couldn't lower the voting age for state and local elections. To avoid confusion and costs associated with maintaining separate voting rolls, Congress proposed and the states ratified the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18 for all elections.The US Supreme Court has ruled that universities cannot use race as a factor in admissions, overturning decades of precedent. The court's 6-3 decision stated that programs at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violated the Constitution's equal protection clause. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the court, rejected the argument that these programs were necessary for campus diversity. The ruling is expected to lead to fewer Black and Hispanic students at top universities and require many schools to revise their admissions policies. President Joe Biden disagreed strongly with the decision, claiming it effectively ends affirmative action in college admissions.Rather than recount the stretched logic and thinly masked reasoning behind the majority's overturning decades of precedent, I'll summarize Justice Jackson's dissent. Justice Jackson highlights the existence of significant racial disparities in the health, wealth, and well-being of American citizens, which have been inherited from the past and continue to persist today. She argues that these disparities contradict the fundamental principle of equality and suggests that holistic admissions programs, like the one implemented by the University of North Carolina (UNC), are a necessary solution to address this issue. She joins Justice Sotomayor's opinion that race can be considered in college admissions to ensure racial diversity, emphasizing the universal benefits of such considerations. She counters the contention made by the plaintiff, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), that considering race in admissions is unfair, stating that it ignores the historical and ongoing impact of discrimination and the transmission of inequality across generations. Ultimately, Justice Jackson dissents from the majority's decision to restrict the use of race in admissions, arguing that it hampers progress without a legal, historical, logical, or justifiable basis. A particularly salient quote from Justice Jackson's dissent:With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces “colorblindness for all” by legal fiat. But deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life. And having so detached itself from this country's actual past and present experiences, the Court has now been lured into interfering with the crucial work that UNC and other institutions of higher learning are doing to solve America's real-world problems.Supreme Court Rejects Use of Race in University Admissions (3)“A Tragedy for Us All”: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's Dissent | The NationIn a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court sided with a Christian website designer who argued that her freedom of speech entitled her to create wedding pages exclusively for opposite-sex couples. The court determined that anti-discrimination laws, including the specific Colorado measure involved in the case, must allow for exceptions for businesses engaged in expressive activities. Supreme Court Backs Web Designer Against Same-Sex Marriage (1)The US Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling on the legality of President Joe Biden's plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt, which aims to benefit up to 43 million Americans. The conservative justices expressed skepticism during arguments in February, considering legal challenges brought by six conservative-leaning states and two individual borrowers. The ruling has significant implications for the 26 million borrowers who sought relief after Biden announced the plan but faced opposition from lower courts. Biden's plan, fulfilling a campaign promise, seeks to cancel a portion of the $1.6 trillion federal student loan debt, but it faced criticism from Republicans who viewed it as an overreach of presidential authority. The plan would forgive up to $10,000 or $20,000 in federal student debt based on income and grant eligibility. The Biden administration argued that the plan is authorized under the 2003 HEROES Act, which empowers the education secretary to modify student financial assistance during emergencies. The legal challenge faced opposition from a federal judge in Missouri but was found to have proper standing by the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the plan exceeded the administration's authority. Public opinion on the debt relief plan is divided along partisan lines, with Democrats generally supportive and Republicans opposed. The Supreme Court's ruling will have significant implications for student loan borrowers and the Biden administration's efforts to address student debt.Supreme Court to decide fate of Biden student loan forgiveness | ReutersOpenAI Inc. is facing another class-action copyright lawsuit that alleges its popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, is trained on books without obtaining permission from the authors. The lawsuit claims that ChatGPT's machine learning training dataset includes content that OpenAI copied without consent, credit, or compensation. OpenAI and other generative AI companies have been encountering intellectual property and privacy lawsuits, as regulators and Congress attempt to regulate the industry. This latest lawsuit follows a previous class-action suit against OpenAI, accusing the company's AI models of scraping personal information from the internet in violation of privacy laws. It also references a separate copyright suit filed in 2022 regarding OpenAI's AI coding assistant, Copilot. The plaintiffs in the current case, authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad, allege that ChatGPT has provided accurate summaries of their books, leading them to believe their works were copied without permission. The lawsuit mentions a 2020 paper from OpenAI, which states that a portion of the training dataset comes from "shadow libraries" like Library Genesis and Sci-Hub, which illegally publish copyrighted works. OpenAI Legal Troubles Mount With Suit Over AI Training on Novels Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

GUEST: general counsel for the Building Industry Association of WA (BIAW) Jackson Maynard, explains the debate and controversy over WA Democrats restricting natural gas service in homes and businesses, how banning natural gas service in new construction will likely drive up the price of housing in WA, the legal fight over restrictions on natural gas service in WA is far more extensive than you probably thought, BIAW is now requesting State Building Code Council delay natural gas ban set for WA, the 9th US Circuit Court has already ruled that restricting (or banning) natural gas service violates federal law.

Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter the most on the morning of 04/24/2023

Fox News has reached a $787.5 million defamation settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, following accusations that the network had ruined Dominion's business by airing claims that its machines were used to rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election in favor of Democrat Joe Biden and against Republican Donald Trump. Fox still faces a $2.7 billion lawsuit from Smartmatic, another voting technology company, over its coverage of debunked election-rigging claims. Smartmatic is seeking damages from Fox and five individuals, including former Trump lawyers and hosts, alleging that they knowingly spread false claims that its software was used to flip votes. While the Dominion settlement is half of the $1.6 billion Dominion sought, it is the largest ever defamation settlement publicly announced by an American media company, according to legal experts. Fox denies the allegations in both cases.Fox resolves Dominion case, but a bigger election defamation lawsuit looms | ReutersThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has claimed the rights to $2bn that Silicon Valley Bank's former parent company, SVB Financial Group, believes is theirs. The $2bn deposit could provide potential cash recovery for the bankrupt parent company and its bondholders, which are owed $3.3bn, but the FDIC has laid claim to the money to offset claims relating to Silicon Valley Bank that are believed to have cost the FDIC's deposit insurance fund an estimated $20bn. The ensuing litigation could test the FDIC's power over the costs of failed banks. While SVB may get some of the cash back, it is likely to be on the FDIC's timetable. The FDIC has previously been blocked from retrieving nearly $905m against a bankrupt holding company in 2010. A New York bankruptcy judge will have to address whether the FDIC has a valid claim against the bankrupt company and whether the FDIC should be first in line to be paid back.SVB Parent's Fight for Seized Deposits Will Test FDIC AuthorityContingency Capital has filed a lawsuit against ACAP Litigation Fund seeking the return of more than $8.8m it says it loaned to the Houston-based Dunken Law Firm, alleging ACAP and Dunken defrauded the company into lending money to the firm to pay off its debts to ACAP. Contingency claims ACAP lied to it that the loan would cover Dunken's debt to ACAP. ACAP allegedly later declared Dunken in default of a new loan that it had agreed not to extend, according to the complaint. Litigation funders are increasingly providing more general loans to lawyers and firms, often used to pay off existing debts, as the popularity of mass torts has grown. Dunken is facing accusations of fraud and breach of contract over its handling of transvaginal mesh and talcum powder cases. The case highlights the risks litigation funders face in any deal, even when they do their due diligence. Further, and as we've discussed at length in previous episodes, it highlights the potential pitfalls and working at cross purposes of the entire litigation funding industry. Litigation Funders Fight Over Loans to Houston Injury Law FirmWilliams & Connolly law firm partner Robert Shaughnessy and Susan Shaughnessy have agreed to pay nearly $7.3 million to resolve a U.S. civil lawsuit alleging unpaid federal income taxes. The U.S. Justice Department filed the lawsuit against the Shaughnessys in September, seeking unpaid taxes from 2001 to 2006 and other years. Litigation-focused Williams & Connolly, a 300-plus lawyer firm based in D.C., was not named in the lawsuit. Shaughnessy joined Williams & Connolly in 1988 and became a partner in 1996. The settlement was reached after months of negotiations, according to court filings. The Shaughnessys were due to respond to the lawsuit by May 5.Williams & Connolly law firm partner to settle U.S. tax case for $7.3 mln | ReutersThe US Supreme Court is considering an appeal by three whistleblowers to revive lawsuits accusing pharmacy operators of overbilling government health insurance programs for prescription drugs. The whistleblowers accused Safeway Inc and SuperValu Inc of offering prescription drugs at discounted prices to most customers, while improperly charging higher rates to the government. The litigation was filed under a law called the False Claims Act that lets individuals sue on behalf of the US government when they have evidence of fraud against federal programs. The issue at hand is whether companies can avoid liability for fraud by showing that an "objectively reasonable" reading of the law supported their conduct, regardless of whether they truly believed that interpretation at the time of their alleged wrongdoing. The Chicago-based 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals previously sided with the companies. President Joe Biden's administration backed the whistleblowers, arguing that the 7th Circuit's ruling undermined the False Claims Act. A ruling is due by the end of June.US Supreme Court weighs key standard in whistleblower fraud cases | Reuters Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: As pro-life groups applaud what they called “this landmark win for women and girls,” the Biden administration is unhappy with the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals and its ruling that mifepristone can't be dispensed by mail. The case is now headed to the US Supreme Court. And more revelations are coming to light over the leak of dozens of highly classified documents on social media. The US intelligence community and lawmakers continue to assess the depth of the damage. The FBI says it wants to question a 21 year old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the classified documents leak. Managing Partner of the Brighton Strategy Group and former Chief Spokesman for the National Security Council, John Ullyot, joins to discuss how a 21 year old guardsman could gain access to such highly classified and sensitive documents. Since the war in Ukraine began, according to recent figures by UNICEF, 500 children have died, however those numbers are likely higher. CEO of Kidsave, Randi Thompson, joins to tell us about this grim milestone and her call to the international community to do more. Finally this evening, 37 years ago for the first time in history, a pope visited a synagogue. EWTN News Vatican Correspondent, Colm Flynn, tells us more about this anniversary and the other pontiffs who have repeated the same gesture. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

Catholic Drive Time - 877-757-9424 Date – Thursday, January 19, 2023 – INTRO – Is the Military still punishing it's members for NOT complying? R Davis Younts weighs in. And – Mark Houck is back.... Bombshell Evidence Could Stop Joe Biden's Bogus Prosecution of Pro-Life Dad! Also – Why aren't young Catholics marrying? - about 54% of Catholic adults were married Quick News - - Hollywood studios lost over $500 billion in market value in 2022, with $120 billion of losses coming from Disney alone. The world's top 30 media companies, showed a 40 percent loss in 2022, with its total market value tumbling from $1.35 trillion to $808 billion, the Financial Times reported. - New Zealand's far-left prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, today announced her intention to resign from the nation's top political position. - The Justice Department on Tuesday claimed in the 11th US Circuit Court Join Email list! GRNonline.com/CDT GRN to 42828 What's Concerning Us? – Bombshell Evidence Could Stop Joe Biden's Bogus Prosecution of Pro-Life Dad Guest Seg. - Is the Military still punishing it's members for NOT complying? R Davis Younts weighs in. - Vax Mandates -Low Recruitment -What about those kicked out? -Wokeness -Readiness 2nd Hour Guest Seg. - Why aren't young Catholics marrying? - Despite the Church's pro-marriage stance, Catholic marriage rates are not much higher than the general population. In 2014, while about 50% of Americans overall were married, the USCCB reported that about 54% of Catholic adults were married. Those Catholics who do marry, marry at older and older ages. -But, in reality, devout young adults—even not-so-young adults, in their late twenties and thirties—often get stuck in discernment, unable to commit either to marriage, priesthood, or religious life for fear they might actually be called to a different vocation. - The 2014 USCCB study showed that 79% of Catholic parents were married and that the majority of Catholic children were growing up in a household with two married, Catholic parents. Since parents' divorce affects children's marital success, this is overall good news (though one wishes the number was even higher). - Even among my married friends and on social media, I hear, “Marriage is hard” a lot and see plenty of examples of the strife and sacrifice it entails—even from the people who verbally encourage their single friends and followers to marry. Though it's good to be reminded that marriage is hardly a Hallmark movie, I often wish married. - Pressure to marry, or lack of encouragement to be open to God's will, actually pushed these young adults further away from marriage. - WAIT.... All good advice. But rarely were we told when we would be ready for marriage, or how to get ready. Rarely were we told when and how to take an active role in finding a spouse, with God's assistance. Never were we told when to stop waiting and start dating. - The “wait” messages we had received growing up implied that there were guys out there just chomping at the bit to date us when the time came, but where were they? - It's great to practice communication skills, but communication used to be much easier, because those expectations were set by the culture. Young people benefited from the combined experience and wisdom of many generations and were given ready-made boundaries that all good people knew and followed, safeguarding their chastity and smoothing the road to the altar. Now that this entire aspect of our culture has Joe Social Media IG: @TheCatholicHack Twitter: @Catholic_Hack Facebook: Joe McClane YouTube: Joe McClane Rudy Social Media IG: @ydursolrac Youtube: Glad Trad Podcast Adrian Social Media IG: @ffonze Twitter: @AdrianFonze Facebook: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Adrian Fonseca YouTube: Catholic Conversations Visit our website to learn more about us, find a local GRN radio station, a schedule of our programming and so much more. http://grnonline.com/

ABC News Senior Investigative Reporter Aaron Katersky has the latest on a three-judge panel from the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals saying that Missouri does have standing to sue the Biden administration over student loan relief.

ABC News Senior Investigative Reporter Aaron Katersky has the latest on a three-judge panel from the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals saying that Missouri does have standing to sue the Biden administration over student loan relief.

Seeding Chaos at the Border- Co-hosts Wendy Patrick & Larry Dershem interview immigration law expert and TV commentator Esther Valdes, Esq. about our southern border crisis.  Are there enemies within our government purposefully trying to destroy America, or is it just misguided immigration policies? Biased Justice and Searching for Normal- We also cover the DOJ appeal to the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals to prevent appointment of a Special Master to oversee the handling of evidence collected from the FBI raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.  And co-host Larry Dershem offers commentary on why the "new normal" is anything but. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Friday!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the documents seized from Mar a Lago are the “crown jewels” of the intel community.On the rest of the menu, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold a Jim Crow voting law that Mississippi's white-supremacist leaders adopted in 1890 in an attempt to disenfranchise Black residents for life; a Nebraska high school shuttered the school's award-winning fifty-four year old student newspaper just days after its last edition that included articles and editorials on LGBTQ issues; and, widespread voting machine tampering during the primaries by Trump activists is causing a concern for the fall election.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Myanmar's military junta arrested a former British ambassador and her husband, and are holding them in a prison labor camp, for not filing out a change of address form on time; and, Italy's worst drought in seventy years has exposed the piers of an ancient bridge over the Tiber River once used by Roman emperors.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/26/2118894/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

Today's headlines: The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily saved Lindsey Graham from having to testify in the Georgia investigation into his actions on behalf of Trump, while Liz Cheney has told ABC News that the January 6th Committee has "been in discussions" with Mike Pence's legal team about him potentially testifying. Mitch McConnell stated at a Kentucky event that “there's probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they're statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome.” The National Republican Senatorial Committee has canceled TV advertising worth about $10 million dollars. New highlights in House Discrimination cases, as a Johns Hopkins professor experienced an almost 300 thousand dollar appraisal discrepancy that was based on his race. The daughter of a very influential advisor to Putin, Daria Dugina, was killed when her car exploded outside Moscow this weekend. Finally, a school district in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has reportedly banned at least 40 books, including an Anne Frank adaptation. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NPR: Graham gets a temporary reprieve from an order to testify before a grand jury ABC: Liz Cheney to ABC News on Pence testifying: 'I would hope that he will do that' NBC: McConnell says Republicans may not win Senate control, citing 'candidate quality' Washington Post: ‘It's a rip-off': GOP spending under fire as Senate hopefuls seek rescue AP News: Car blast kills daughter of Russian known as ‘Putin's brain' Washington Post: Anne Frank adaptation, 40 more books pulled from Texas school district

There's a nationwide baby formula shortage, driven by supply chain issues and recalls. You can't buy formula in many stores and in California, that's left many parents are scrambling.  Reporter: Cristina Kim, KPBS A federal appeals court has ruled that California's ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to people under the age of 21 is unconstitutional. A panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that the law violates the Second Amendment and the right of young adults to bear arms. Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, The California Report  COVID-19 cases rose 20% last week in L.A. County. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said mask mandates could return if the pace of new cases doesn't slow down. Reporter: Jackie Fortier, KPCC  With roughly 66,000 people across L.A. experiencing homelessness on any given night, there's renewed interest in the role of corporate social responsibility and charity.  Reporter: Ethan Ward, KPCC  Seal pup season is coming to a close in California. When adult elephant seals leave the beach, pups are on their own as they prepare to live out at sea for months at a time. This means pups must learn to sleep underwater. Reporter: Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright, KQED  

Russia asks Ukraine to surrender Mariupol. More evidence shows how poorly Russia's military is maintained. The Senate holds confirmation hearings for Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson. Dana compares the hearings for Judge Jackson to the opposition of Janice Rogers Brown to the US Circuit Court. Missouri Senate Candidate Eric Greitens gets accused of domestic abuse. A Dallas restaurant reviewer targets a conservative mayor for his pro-woman tweet. A 2.8-carat, $80K diamond given to Hunter Biden is reportedly part of the laptop probe. Foreign policy expert Stephen Yates joins us to discuss the NATO summit, peace talks and more.Please visit our great sponsors:Kel-Techttps://KelTecWeapons.comKelTec: Creating Innovative, Quality Firearms to help secure your world.Patriot Mobile https://PatriotMobile.com/DanaFree Activation with promo code DANA. Patriotmobile.com/dana or call 972-PATRIOT.Legacy Precious Metalshttps://legacypminvestments.comFight inflation and protect your family wealth with Legacy Precious Metals. Visit online or call 866-580-2088.Superbeetshttps://DanasBeets.comGet up to 45% off PLUS free shipping at DANASBEETS.COM.Black Rifle Coffeehttps://blackriflecoffee.com/DANAJoin the Club! Use code DANA for 20% off your first coffee club purchase, coffee and select gear.Tommy Johnhttps://tommyjohn.com/danaBe work and nap ready with 20% off your first order.

Russia asks Ukraine to surrender Mariupol. More evidence shows how poorly Russia's military is maintained. The Senate holds confirmation hearings for Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson. Dana compares the hearings for Judge Jackson to the opposition of Janice Rogers Brown to the US Circuit Court. Missouri Senate Candidate Eric Greitens gets accused of domestic abuse. A Dallas restaurant reviewer targets a conservative mayor for his pro-woman tweet. A 2.8-carat, $80K diamond given to Hunter Biden is reportedly part of the laptop probe. Foreign policy expert Stephen Yates joins us to discuss the NATO summit, peace talks and more.Please visit our great sponsors:Kel-Techttps://KelTecWeapons.comKelTec: Creating Innovative, Quality Firearms to help secure your world.Patriot Mobile https://PatriotMobile.com/DanaFree Activation with promo code DANA. Patriotmobile.com/dana or call 972-PATRIOT.Legacy Precious Metalshttps://legacypminvestments.comFight inflation and protect your family wealth with Legacy Precious Metals. Visit online or call 866-580-2088.Superbeetshttps://DanasBeets.comGet up to 45% off PLUS free shipping at DANASBEETS.COM.Black Rifle Coffeehttps://blackriflecoffee.com/DANAJoin the Club! Use code DANA for 20% off your first coffee club purchase, coffee and select gear.Tommy Johnhttps://tommyjohn.com/danaBe work and nap ready with 20% off your first order.

In this episode, co-hosts Kasey and Chloe talk about an important case in the Supreme Court this January. This case is so significant that could potentially be used to overrule the Indian Child Welfare Act and even threaten indigenous sovereignty. This case is Brackeen vs. Haaland, the result of a lawsuit in 2018 in which the federal district court of Texas ruled that the Indian Child Welfare Act is unconstitutional on the basis of it being racist to white people. A panel from the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed, and the case has now been sent to the Supreme Court. Kasey and Chloe also talk about IWCA (the Indian Child Welfare Act), what it is, and its impacts. *Note: This episode was created in December 2021, so the reason some current dates are referred to in the future is due to the episode's recording date.*

In today's episode:Donald Trump advances the narrative in multiple new directions in front of 85,000+ people in Conroe, TXThe Canadian trucker convoy has arrived in Ottawa to peacefully protest vaccine mandates or, as it's known to communists, enacted fascist violenceThe Anti-Defamation League changes the definition, making the new definition actually racist76% of Americans oppose Joe Biden limiting potential SCOTUS nominees to only black womenJoe Biden filibustered a black female nominee for the US Circuit Court of Appeals for two years and Barack Obama helpedThere is still no accounting for the tens of millions of dollars funneled into and out of the BLM organizationThe NYT does an "exposé" on "dark money".To support directly: anchor.fm/imyourmoderator or ko-fi.com/imyourmoderatorbtc via coinbase: 3MEh9J5sRvMfkWd4EWczrFr1iP3DBMcKk5Merch site: www.cancelcouture.com or shop.spreadshirt.com/cancel-coutureWriting at: imyourmoderator.substack.comFollow the podcast info stream: t.me/imyourmoderator or on Gab or Gettr @imyourmoderatorSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/imyourmoderator) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/be-reasonable-with-your-moderator-chris-paul.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - A Tennessee law restricting abortions on the basis of sex, race, or prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome is back in effect. But legal challenges against the law continue to play out in court. The 6th U-S Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the law last September. This week, the same court allowed the law to go back into effect. The court last year allowed a similar ban in Ohio to remain in effect. Catholics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are praying a novena for a young priest who was murdered in the country this week. The 36-year-old priest was assassinated by armed men while driving to his parish. He had just offered Mass . The pope has appointed a new archbishop of Glasgow. Bishop William Nolan is a longtime bishop from southwest Scotland. He also leads the Scottish bishops' commission for justice and peace. The previous archbishop of Glasgow died suddenly last year, two days after his 70th birthday. Today is the feast of the Franciscan Saint, Joseph of Lenissa.

In today's episode: Donald Trump advances the narrative in multiple new directions in front of 85,000+ people in Conroe, TX The Canadian trucker convoy has arrived in Ottawa to peacefully protest vaccine mandates or, as it's known to communists, enacted fascist violence The Anti-Defamation League changes the definition, making the new definition actually racist 76% of Americans oppose Joe Biden limiting potential SCOTUS nominees to only black women Joe Biden filibustered a black female nominee for the US Circuit Court of Appeals for two years and Barack Obama helped There is still no accounting for the tens of millions of dollars funneled into and out of the BLM organization The NYT does an "exposé" on "dark money". To support directly: anchor.fm/imyourmoderator or ko-fi.com/imyourmoderator btc via coinbase: 3MEh9J5sRvMfkWd4EWczrFr1iP3DBMcKk5 Merch site: www.cancelcouture.com or shop.spreadshirt.com/cancel-couture Writing at: imyourmoderator.substack.com Follow the podcast info stream: t.me/imyourmoderator or on Gab or Gettr @imyourmoderator

The Biden administration scored a significant victory Friday in its court battles to enforce various federal vaccine mandates, with an appeals court ruling that the government can enforce a vaccine-or-testing rule for companies with more than 100 employees. The decision, from the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals, came after a separate appeals court on Friday declined a Justice Department request that it reinstate the administration's federal contractor mandate, which had been blocked nationwide by a federal judge earlier this month.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

A United States appeals court has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to hold back the release of White House records linked to the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. A three-judge panel of the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, DC says that Trump had provided no basis for his request. The judges say both branches agree that there is a unique legislative need for these documents and that they are directly relevant to the Committee's inquiry into an attack on the legislative branch and its constitutional role in the peaceful transfer of power.

A United States appeals court has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to hold back the release of White House records linked to the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. A three-judge panel of the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, DC says that Trump had provided no basis for his request. The judges say both branches agree that there is a unique legislative need for these documents and that they are directly relevant to the Committee's inquiry into an attack on the legislative branch and its constitutional role in the peaceful transfer of power.

A United States appeals court has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to hold back the release of White House records linked to the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. A three-judge panel of the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, DC says that Trump had provided no basis for his request. The judges say both branches agree that there is a unique legislative need for these documents and that they are directly relevant to the Committee's inquiry into an attack on the legislative branch and its constitutional role in the peaceful transfer of power.

A federal judge in Texas issued an order Wednesday blocking the state's six-week abortion ban. US District Judge Robert Pitman's order is a victory for abortion rights proponents, who had seen other attempts to block the law stymied by the ban's novel design. It may, however, be only a temporary victory. At a hearing Friday, a lawyer from the Texas attorney general's office made clear that the state would appeal such an order to the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals if it were granted.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

A U-S Circuit Court of Appeals ruling has reversed a Trump-era rule that had expanded the use of E-15 fuel blends year-round. The decision is a blow to Nebraska ethanol producers who were already dealing with bad news last month.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a major abortion case next term concerning a controversial Mississippi law that banned most abortions after 15 weeks, rekindling a potentially major challenge to Roe v. Wade at the majority conservative court. Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban, which then-Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, signed into law in 2018, made exceptions only for medical emergencies or cases in which there is a "severe fetal abnormality," but not for instances of rape or incest. A federal judge in Mississippi struck down the law in November 2018, and the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling in December 2019.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Just in time for our 50th podcast episode, the verdict is in. Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd, was found guilty on all three charges. Here to discuss the verdict are returning guests: Criminal Defense Attorney, Michael Rosen; Former State and Federal Prosecutor, Richard Gregorie; along with Former Federal Judge, Billy Wilkins. Judge Wilkins was the 13th Circuit Solicitor and President Ronald Reagan’s first appointment to the federal court. He went on to become a Federal Judge and then Chief Judge of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Wilkins is now in private practice as a partner in one of the most respected law firms, Nexen Pruet. Follow the show: Instagram: primetimecrime_ Twitter: primetimecrime_ External clip from (https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/04/20/jury-verdict-derek-chauvin-guilty-george-floyd-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/derek-chauvin-trial-for-george-floyds-death/) Host: Katrina Daniel Produced: Carmen Lucas Edited: Wyatt Peake In association with legalvideoconcepts.com

On March 24th, 2021, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an earlier ruling and upheld the effective ban on the open carry of firearms in the state of Hawaii. Coming in the wake of multiple high-profile mass shootings around the country, the case of Young v. Hawaii is likely to be a contentious development in the ongoing gun debate. To briefly recap, back in 2011, George Young, a resident of Hawaii County, unsuccessfully applied for a carry permit twice citing a need for self-defense. Young filed suit, arguing that Hawaii's law was inconsistent with the Second Amendment. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Eric Ruben, an assistant professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law and a Brennan Center fellow to discuss the debate surrounding open carry laws, the history of Young v. Hawaii, this recent federal court ruling, and open carry vs. public safety.

On March 24th, 2021, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an earlier ruling and upheld the effective ban on the open carry of firearms in the state of Hawaii. Coming in the wake of multiple high-profile mass shootings around the country, the case of Young v. Hawaii is likely to be a contentious development in the ongoing gun debate. To briefly recap, back in 2011, George Young, a resident of Hawaii County, unsuccessfully applied for a carry permit twice citing a need for self-defense. Young filed suit, arguing that Hawaii's law was inconsistent with the Second Amendment. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Eric Ruben, an assistant professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law and a Brennan Center fellow to discuss the debate surrounding open carry laws, the history of Young v. Hawaii, this recent federal court ruling, and open carry vs. public safety.

FOLLOW UP: VW APPEAL $20M SPANISH CLAIM After a Spanish court order Volkswagen to compensate owners €3000 each, who bought a car with the defeat-device fitted. The company has announced it will appeal the ruling. To read more, click the Reuters article here. FOLLOW UP: VW SEEKS US RULING ON EMISSION UPDATEWhen Volkswagen agreed to settle the criminal and civil actions, in the US, to the tune of $20 billion, it did not get liability protection from state and local governments, according to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. VW disagree and are taking the ruling to the US Supreme Court to attempt to protect themselves from state and local governments claiming penalties for the defeat-devices. To read more, click the Automotive News Europe article here. VW FACING FLEET CO2 FINEVolkswagen Group missed their required target for fleet CO2 levels, in 2020, and is now facing a potential fine of €95 for every g/km missed per car sold. Diess tried to put a brave face on it, by stating VW and Audi brands exceeded the targets. Whilst we wait for the final ruling from the EU, click the Autocar article here to read more. NISSAN TO BUILD EVS IN UKNissan has committed to building EVs in the UK for the foreseeable future and to enable that will package the batteries in the UK too, due to Rule of Origin requirements of the Brexit deal. To read more, click the Relocate Magazine article here. For further background information, see the Twitter thread involving Jim Holder, Haymarket Editorial Director, and Dr Andy Palmer, formerly of Nissan and Aston Martin, by clicking here. TFL SEES CONGESTION CHARGE INCOME INCREASEFollowing agreement between the Government and Transport for London (TfL), for a financial handout in 2020, the “temporary” increase to the scope and level of the charge resulted in an £86 million increase of income. The '“temporary” changes will remain in place until the end of this financial year, at least. To read more, click the Autocar article here. SHELL BUYS UBITRICITYShell is continuing to expand into the EV charging industry, with the announcement that it is buying Ubitricity. There are 2700 charging points, mainly low energy versions built into street furniture such as bollards, street lamps and the likes. To read more, click here for the Autocar article. BLOODHOUND LSR UP FOR SALEThe Bloodhound Land Speed Record project, is once again up for sale, after Ian Warhurst stated he could not afford to take attempt the record due to the extra investment required. Hopefully, someone can come in and support the project to a successful conclusion. To read more, click the BBC News article here. SUBARU TO REMAIN IN THE UKSubaru’s new boss, who was appointed last summer, has confirmed that the company is staying in Europe and the UK markets. Admitting that 2020 was an embarrassment John Hurtig is confident they have a recovery plan to address their poor market performance. We hope they do and they work out who they are as a brand. To read more, click here for the Autocar article. LOTUS ANNOUNCES NEW MODELSLotus has presented a plan to move the brand forward, starting with a new model this year, called the ‘Type 131’, whilst they will also be aiming for Porsche. We feel this isn’t a rehashed Bahar move, as we think their plans are more realistic, which fills us with more optimism. To read more about the exciting plans, click here for the Motoring Research article. _____________________________________________If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-FORMULA E: THE COST CAP DILEMMAS DESTABILISING FORMULA EThis is an article from Sam Smith, writing on The Race, explaining the nuances of the problems of a cost cap and the various aspects that have to be taken into consideration. This will be fascinating to watch unfold, but to get up to speed, click the article link here. WRC: MONTE CARLO RESULTSThe Mote Carlo Rally took place, no one unauthorised turned up, no stages had to be cancelled and it went as smoothly as could be expect. Hooray! Ogier won the event for the eigth time and his 50th win in WRC, with team-mate Evans second and Neuville ensuring Hyundai were on the podium. To read about the event, click here for the DirtFish article. For the ‘What we learned’ article from DirtFish, click the link here. To find out how the organisers managed to pull off the rally, click another DirtFish article here. DESIGNERS MOOD BOARD: MORAY CALLUM TO RETIREMoray Callum, Ford’s Design Chief, is set to retire, being replaced by Anthony Lo, previously at Renault. Callum started out with working on the Lotus Carlton, but has also penned the Ford GT, the Mustang and the Mustang Mach-E. To read more, click the Autocar article here. LUNCHTIME READ: RUPPERT’S BANGERPEDIA 2000-2010A disclaimer, before we start, we have been sent copies of James Ruppert’s latest book, Ruppert's Bangerpedia: 2000 - 2010, which covers most of the models that were available to buy in the UK between 2000-2010, with a rating, information, stats and things to look out for if you intend to buy. Having read through this book, we feel this is a vital tool for you, if you intend to go down the Bangernomics route. If you are interested in buying a copy, you can click here on an Amazon affiliate link that will benefit both James and this podcast. LIST OF THE WEEK: TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE SUPER RICH CUSTOMISED THEIR ROLLS-ROYCES IN 2020If you are wondering if money can guarantee taste, or not, you will find examples at both ends of the spectrum in this list from The Scotsman, where we see how some owners personalised the look of their cars. To run through the list, click the link here. AND FINALLY: NISSAN OVER-ENGINEERED A FUEL GAUGE The top of the range Nissan 300ZX from 1984, had one peculiar feature, especially for a sports car, and that was a dual fuel gauge. This allowed the more financially conservative to closely monitor how little fuel they actually had left. To read more about this bizarre move by Nissan, click the Jalopnik article here.

We're still assessing the impacts of remote learning in K-12 schools, but one positive development might be that some boys are thriving in their stay-at-home and self-directed environment. Christian Barnard is an education policy analyst at the Reason Foundation and a senior contributor with Young Voices. He joins me to discuss . Plus, a three-judge panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals smacks down a lower court judge who blocked North Carolina's voter ID law. Also, the Governor's daughter says she did NOT get married at the Biltmore last weekend, and insults people who do. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tổng thống Trump đề cử bà Amy Coney Barrett vào vị trí trống ở Tối Cao Pháp Viện thế chỗ bà Ruth Bader Ginsburg vừa ra đi. Bà Barrett là Thẩm phán Tòa Phúc thẩm Liên bang Hoa Kỳ (the U-S Circuit Court of Appeals) khu vực số 7. Nếu việc đề cử được Thượng viện thông qua thì bà Barret sẽ là Thẩm phán trọn đời tại Tối Cao Pháp Viện Hoa Kỳ.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a federal appellate judge and Notre Dame law professor, is a proven conservative with a compelling personal story who has long been atop President Donald Trump's Supreme Court short list.Trump announced he is nominating Barrett to be the new high court justice during a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden. The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin confirmation hearings on Barrett's nomination on October 12.Barrett, the mother of seven children and a former law clerk to the late right-wing beacon Justice Antonin Scalia, Barrett, now 48, was a finalist for the Supreme Court spot that went to Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.She met with Trump to discuss the nomination on Monday, sources close to the process told CNN.Advocates on the far right have backed her possible nomination because of her writings on faith and the law. Religious conservatives were especially energized for Barrett when, during the 2017 confirmation hearing for her current judgeship, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California suggested to her that the "dogma lives loudly within you." Barrett supporters believed the nominee was being disparaged for her Catholicism.For all the reasons that Trump sees Barrett as a potential successor to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democratic senators and liberal advocates have long been poised to oppose her, warning particularly that she could roll back abortion rights and invalidate the Affordable Care Act.Critics beyond Feinstein, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, have suggested Barrett's religious views would influence her rulings.Barrett testified that her faith would not shape her rulings at the Senate hearings for appointment by Trump to the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.2nd Amendment, immigration and abortionSince joining the appellate bench, Barrett has been a cautious jurist, plainly aware that she remains under a national microscope for any Supreme Court confirmation battle. Still, she has demonstrated her conservative bona fides on Second Amendment gun rights, immigration and abortion.Last year, she dissented alone when a 7th Circuit panel majority rejected a Second Amendment challenge from a man found guilty of felony mail fraud and prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal and Wisconsin law."History is consistent with common sense: it demonstrates that legislatures have the power to prohibit dangerous people from possessing guns," she wrote in Kanter v. Barr, applying an originalist approach that looked to the 18th-century intentions. "But that power extends only to people who are dangerous. Founding legislatures did not strip felons of the right to bear arms simply because of their status as felons."Barrett concluded, "Holding that the ban is constitutional ... does not put the government through its paces, but instead treats the Second Amendment as a second-class right."More recently in June, she dissented as a 7th Circuit panel left intact a US district court decision temporarily blocking a Trump policy that disadvantaged green card applicants who apply for any public assistance. In dispute were federal immigration regulations regarding when an applicant would be deemed a "public charge" and ineligible for permanent status in the US.In her dissent, Barrett wrote that the Trump administration's interpretation of the relevant "public charge" law was not "unreasonable." The 7th Circuit majority in Cook County v. Wolf countered that her construction failed to take account of the immigrants who would "bear the brunt of the" new rule.In 2018, when the full 7th Circuit declined to reconsider a dispute over an Indiana abortion regulation requiring that the post-abortion fetal remains be cremated or buried, Barrett dissented with fellow conservatives. They began by focusing on a more contentious provision that had been earlier invalidated and not subject to the appeal.The Supreme Court conf...

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a federal appellate judge and Notre Dame law professor, is a proven conservative with a compelling personal story who has long been atop President Donald Trump's Supreme Court short list.Trump announced he is nominating Barrett to be the new high court justice during a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden. The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin confirmation hearings on Barrett's nomination on October 12.Barrett, the mother of seven children and a former law clerk to the late right-wing beacon Justice Antonin Scalia, Barrett, now 48, was a finalist for the Supreme Court spot that went to Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.She met with Trump to discuss the nomination on Monday, sources close to the process told CNN.Advocates on the far right have backed her possible nomination because of her writings on faith and the law. Religious conservatives were especially energized for Barrett when, during the 2017 confirmation hearing for her current judgeship, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California suggested to her that the "dogma lives loudly within you." Barrett supporters believed the nominee was being disparaged for her Catholicism.For all the reasons that Trump sees Barrett as a potential successor to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democratic senators and liberal advocates have long been poised to oppose her, warning particularly that she could roll back abortion rights and invalidate the Affordable Care Act.Critics beyond Feinstein, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, have suggested Barrett's religious views would influence her rulings.Barrett testified that her faith would not shape her rulings at the Senate hearings for appointment by Trump to the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.2nd Amendment, immigration and abortionSince joining the appellate bench, Barrett has been a cautious jurist, plainly aware that she remains under a national microscope for any Supreme Court confirmation battle. Still, she has demonstrated her conservative bona fides on Second Amendment gun rights, immigration and abortion.Last year, she dissented alone when a 7th Circuit panel majority rejected a Second Amendment challenge from a man found guilty of felony mail fraud and prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal and Wisconsin law."History is consistent with common sense: it demonstrates that legislatures have the power to prohibit dangerous people from possessing guns," she wrote in Kanter v. Barr, applying an originalist approach that looked to the 18th-century intentions. "But that power extends only to people who are dangerous. Founding legislatures did not strip felons of the right to bear arms simply because of their status as felons."Barrett concluded, "Holding that the ban is constitutional ... does not put the government through its paces, but instead treats the Second Amendment as a second-class right."More recently in June, she dissented as a 7th Circuit panel left intact a US district court decision temporarily blocking a Trump policy that disadvantaged green card applicants who apply for any public assistance. In dispute were federal immigration regulations regarding when an applicant would be deemed a "public charge" and ineligible for permanent status in the US.In her dissent, Barrett wrote that the Trump administration's interpretation of the relevant "public charge" law was not "unreasonable." The 7th Circuit majority in Cook County v. Wolf countered that her construction failed to take account of the immigrants who would "bear the brunt of the" new rule.In 2018, when the full 7th Circuit declined to reconsider a dispute over an Indiana abortion regulation requiring that the post-abortion fetal remains be cremated or buried, Barrett dissented with fellow conservatives. They began by focusing on a more contentious provision that had been earlier invalidated and not subject to the appeal.The Supreme Court conf...

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a federal appellate judge and Notre Dame law professor, is a proven conservative with a compelling personal story who has long been atop President Donald Trump's Supreme Court short list.Trump announced he is nominating Barrett to be the new high court justice during a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden. The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin confirmation hearings on Barrett's nomination on October 12.Barrett, the mother of seven children and a former law clerk to the late right-wing beacon Justice Antonin Scalia, Barrett, now 48, was a finalist for the Supreme Court spot that went to Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.She met with Trump to discuss the nomination on Monday, sources close to the process told CNN.Advocates on the far right have backed her possible nomination because of her writings on faith and the law. Religious conservatives were especially energized for Barrett when, during the 2017 confirmation hearing for her current judgeship, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California suggested to her that the "dogma lives loudly within you." Barrett supporters believed the nominee was being disparaged for her Catholicism.For all the reasons that Trump sees Barrett as a potential successor to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democratic senators and liberal advocates have long been poised to oppose her, warning particularly that she could roll back abortion rights and invalidate the Affordable Care Act.Critics beyond Feinstein, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, have suggested Barrett's religious views would influence her rulings.Barrett testified that her faith would not shape her rulings at the Senate hearings for appointment by Trump to the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.2nd Amendment, immigration and abortionSince joining the appellate bench, Barrett has been a cautious jurist, plainly aware that she remains under a national microscope for any Supreme Court confirmation battle. Still, she has demonstrated her conservative bona fides on Second Amendment gun rights, immigration and abortion.Last year, she dissented alone when a 7th Circuit panel majority rejected a Second Amendment challenge from a man found guilty of felony mail fraud and prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal and Wisconsin law."History is consistent with common sense: it demonstrates that legislatures have the power to prohibit dangerous people from possessing guns," she wrote in Kanter v. Barr, applying an originalist approach that looked to the 18th-century intentions. "But that power extends only to people who are dangerous. Founding legislatures did not strip felons of the right to bear arms simply because of their status as felons."Barrett concluded, "Holding that the ban is constitutional ... does not put the government through its paces, but instead treats the Second Amendment as a second-class right."More recently in June, she dissented as a 7th Circuit panel left intact a US district court decision temporarily blocking a Trump policy that disadvantaged green card applicants who apply for any public assistance. In dispute were federal immigration regulations regarding when an applicant would be deemed a "public charge" and ineligible for permanent status in the US.In her dissent, Barrett wrote that the Trump administration's interpretation of the relevant "public charge" law was not "unreasonable." The 7th Circuit majority in Cook County v. Wolf countered that her construction failed to take account of the immigrants who would "bear the brunt of the" new rule.In 2018, when the full 7th Circuit declined to reconsider a dispute over an Indiana abortion regulation requiring that the post-abortion fetal remains be cremated or buried, Barrett dissented with fellow conservatives. They began by focusing on a more contentious provision that had been earlier invalidated and not subject to the appeal.The Supreme Court conf...

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a federal appellate judge and Notre Dame law professor, is a proven conservative with a compelling personal story who has long been atop President Donald Trump's Supreme Court short list.Trump announced he is nominating Barrett to be the new high court justice during a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden. The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin confirmation hearings on Barrett's nomination on October 12.Barrett, the mother of seven children and a former law clerk to the late right-wing beacon Justice Antonin Scalia, Barrett, now 48, was a finalist for the Supreme Court spot that went to Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.She met with Trump to discuss the nomination on Monday, sources close to the process told CNN.Advocates on the far right have backed her possible nomination because of her writings on faith and the law. Religious conservatives were especially energized for Barrett when, during the 2017 confirmation hearing for her current judgeship, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California suggested to her that the "dogma lives loudly within you." Barrett supporters believed the nominee was being disparaged for her Catholicism.For all the reasons that Trump sees Barrett as a potential successor to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democratic senators and liberal advocates have long been poised to oppose her, warning particularly that she could roll back abortion rights and invalidate the Affordable Care Act.Critics beyond Feinstein, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, have suggested Barrett's religious views would influence her rulings.Barrett testified that her faith would not shape her rulings at the Senate hearings for appointment by Trump to the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.2nd Amendment, immigration and abortionSince joining the appellate bench, Barrett has been a cautious jurist, plainly aware that she remains under a national microscope for any Supreme Court confirmation battle. Still, she has demonstrated her conservative bona fides on Second Amendment gun rights, immigration and abortion.Last year, she dissented alone when a 7th Circuit panel majority rejected a Second Amendment challenge from a man found guilty of felony mail fraud and prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal and Wisconsin law."History is consistent with common sense: it demonstrates that legislatures have the power to prohibit dangerous people from possessing guns," she wrote in Kanter v. Barr, applying an originalist approach that looked to the 18th-century intentions. "But that power extends only to people who are dangerous. Founding legislatures did not strip felons of the right to bear arms simply because of their status as felons."Barrett concluded, "Holding that the ban is constitutional ... does not put the government through its paces, but instead treats the Second Amendment as a second-class right."More recently in June, she dissented as a 7th Circuit panel left intact a US district court decision temporarily blocking a Trump policy that disadvantaged green card applicants who apply for any public assistance. In dispute were federal immigration regulations regarding when an applicant would be deemed a "public charge" and ineligible for permanent status in the US.In her dissent, Barrett wrote that the Trump administration's interpretation of the relevant "public charge" law was not "unreasonable." The 7th Circuit majority in Cook County v. Wolf countered that her construction failed to take account of the immigrants who would "bear the brunt of the" new rule.In 2018, when the full 7th Circuit declined to reconsider a dispute over an Indiana abortion regulation requiring that the post-abortion fetal remains be cremated or buried, Barrett dissented with fellow conservatives. They began by focusing on a more contentious provision that had been earlier invalidated and not subject to the appeal.The Supreme Court conf...

Welcome Back! We are closing up today's show discussing the Class Action lawsuit against Facebook and why Business Applications are leaking information. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Related Articles: Plaintiffs in Facebook Class Action Awarded Standing  Are your Apps Leaking? Unpatched Vulnerabilities Lead to Leaking Apps  --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson Hey guys, Craig Peterson back again. Welcome. Welcome to everybody. If you haven't heard me before, I am on the radio every Saturday from one till 3 pm here on WGAN. And we talk a lot about technology and my business is entirely based on technology, on networks and security and securing regulated businesses including financial businesses, medical businesses, and DFARs security for military contractor businesses as well. So that's what I do. Why do I talk a lot about security? Because I have been in the boat before where I didn't know what was happening. I got hacked, different type of technique. Basically I got hacked two decades ago. And I almost lost the business that I had been building because of this hack. I was all of a sudden the de facto security person in the business as the owner of the business, right, and as the owner, you have to wear a lot of hats. And then I started helping other business owners with it, and then started helping their people, the office managers, that's a very common title of the people that I work with, who are the de facto it and security people. So I, you know, I've been working with them over the years and I have found that almost to a person, they need some help because it's, it's so complicated. And so many people out there are lying to them, just like we talked about a couple of segments ago with VPN, how these VPN companies are building. Line line line online, which is really, really bad if you ask me. So I try and help straighten them out and straighten it out here on the show. We have a lot of home users, a lot of home listeners, a lot of retirees here who are listeners on the radio. And you guys are some of the biggest targets, believe it or not, because the huge, multi-billion dollar corporations, they can afford security. If you have less than 1000 employees, you can't. And the basic reason you can't is that you can't afford the security people that you need. You might be able to afford some of the equipment that you need. You probably can, but you can't afford to have the people that you need to design that to set it up and to run it. It's a full-time job for a staff of people. And so that's where we come in for those types of companies that really need really want the security but can't afford it, and can't do it themselves and really need help. So that's, that's my business side of things. And you know if you have any questions at all if we can help because this is complicated, let me know. Just email me at Craig Peterson dot com that'll come to me. And I answer pretty much every question that comes our way. Sometimes I answer them here on the radio, if particularly if it's a common question a lot of people have. Sometimes I will just go ahead and email you back. I also have a text number so that you can send questions to me, and my texting number is just 855-385-5553 you can text me anytime. If it's the middle of the night. I'm not going to answer for him in the meeting right. Not answer right away anyways. 855-385-5553 to be things right now. And we'll get to them because this is our last segment of the day. So I have to get to them right now. But I want to get to these. One again is from Ars Technica. Another one is from dark reading. So we got a couple of articles from each of these sites this week. This one is about Facebook. And this has been kind of everywhere online. If you go ahead and do some searches, you'll see this, but Facebook has facial recognition software. And if you go into your security controls on Facebook, you'll see right there that Facebook has a little checkbox that lets you turn off facial recognition. And the idea is with Facebook, hey, listen, we want to let you know when you're in a photo from a friend or a relative. Right And personally, I'd like to know if I'm in a photo from a friend or a relative, right. I think that'd be a great thing. Facebook will let you know. But that this facial recognition technology is far from perfect. And it's been used by the Chinese socialist government to track people and penalize them if they don't do what the government tells them to do. And it's being used in London the most surveilled city in the world. It's being used there to track people. And it's being used, as I mentioned by Facebook. So another landmark lawsuit underway here of federal court declined to hear another appeal to stop a $35 billion class-action lawsuit against Facebook. That's real money. Well, it's real money to you and me, you know, not so much for Facebook, right. But in San Francisco last week, the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which means it's almost always Going to be overturned. It is the most overturned district Circuit Court in the country. But I think this particular ruling might stand. But the US court of appeals to the Ninth Circuit denied Facebook's protection petition for an unborn Karen in the case. So usually appeals cases are heard by three judges that are picked within the district court. And so they were looking to try and get a larger group of judges, maybe all of them to hear. So in the Ninth Circuit, there's 11 of the 29 judges, judges that would sit for the unbanked punk cases, and the court said none on the three-judge panel was enough. So this class acts as a class action suit that can now move forward includes these three different Illinois residents who filed suit against Facebook back in 2015. That's how long these things take. Okay? The suits that were rolled together into one class action complaint argue that Facebook's collection of users faces for tagging proposes violates the Illinois biometric Information Privacy Act. And that's a law that requires businesses to gather consent from residents of Illinois before the biometric data is used or even collected. Ok. So the Facebook find in Illinois be five grand for each nine violation. There are about 7 million Facebook users in Illinois, hence the $35 billion that they're going for. A very, very big one. Massachusetts brands branch of the ACLU. This week also released results of a test it ran on Amazon's recognition software, in which it mistakenly match many New England professional athletes to mug shots from a database. So fascinating, isn't it? absolutely fascinating. These facial recognition systems not only don't do well with Caucasian faces, but they are horrible. with Chinese, many of the Asian faces, they can't tell them apart. The very bad with African faces. And it's there. There's just a lawsuit potential all over the place for people that are arrested or detained or charged, based on facial recognition, particularly if they are air quotes here, minorities, right? so fascinating stuff there, Facebook's in more trouble. Now, this is from a company called Veracode. You might have heard of them. I've talked about them before on the code. They've got this annual State of software security report. And what they found I thought was very, very interesting. There's something in the software business called regression testing. Now, if you've known me for a while, you know, I was involved very heavily in what's called Colonel software, I helped to develop windows in the kernel, various versions of Unix, in the kernel, various network protocols again in the colonel, and I've done it for some of the biggest names in the world. Okay, absolutely. So we would always do regression tests. In other words, we fixed a bug. Well, before we fix a, you know, and release that, that fix for the bug, we have to test it. And then we put that test into a series of what are called regression tests. So let's say a year or two years from now, there, somebody else has made some changes and, and it might have not touched our code. It might have touched the code that I fixed, right? But it's been a few years. So what happens is, the good companies will do a regression test and they'll make sure that That bug fixed two years ago, did not reappear. Well, it turns out that businesses aren't doing regression tests. And the more at least many of them aren't. Because according to this, many enterprise organizations are to increase breach risk because of aging unaddressed application security flaws. And this isn't just applications like apps that might be on your phone. These are applications that might be web apps, they might be applications that are used to run anything from a green screen through a Mac or Windows computer. They did security tests on more than 85,000 applications and found that on average, companies fix just 56% of all software security issues they discover between the initial and final scans. Most of the flaws that are fixed tend to be newly discovered ones well older previously discovered issues are neglected and allowed to accumulate dangerously. So very codes calling this security debt. It's increasing breach risks that many organizations. And when you get right down to it, those older flaws are usually the easiest for the bad guys to breach. Because it's well known how to breach using those flawed vectors. Very interesting. So, bottom line, pull up your socks companies out there that are developing any sort of software. And don't think that just because you're using a cloud vendor for part of it, are you using various API's to go to various cloud vendors to put your overall business operations together? Don't think that makes you safe because it doesn't. And what we're finding now is more and more, that's actually a dangerous, more dangerous way to do it, than writing the code yourself. Then there's all the open-source code and the problems people have had with that. So anyhow, hopefully, you guys, you were attended my security summer this year. We went through a lot of great security stuff that was absolutely free. My master class this week on VPN, hopefully, you attended that. It was absolutely free. had a lot of great questions that we answered. I also want to remind you of coming up this week, the masterclasses about mobile devices coming up probably Thursday afternoon. Sign up now Craig Peter song.com slash masterclass. Okay, Craig Peterson calm. You'll see it on my homepage as well. Have a great week. You've been listening to me on WGAN and online as well. Sorry I got a frog in my throat just in time. Transcribed by https://otter.ai   --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

The Ernst & Young ITS Washington Dispatch brings you a monthly review of US international tax-related developments. In this edition: IRS issues proposed rules on cloud-based, other digital transactions – French President Macron comments on new Digital Services Tax – IRS increase cryptocurrency enforcement efforts – IRS will allow domestic partnerships, S corps to apply proposed GILTI regulations before 22 June 2019 – US Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Tax Court’s decision in Amazon case – IRS withdraws “Altera Memo” Directive on cost-sharing arrangement stock-based compensation – OECD releases US Stage 2 peer review on BEPS Action 14 minimum standard.

This week’s episode of Entering the Bar® is with Alex Pergament, a career law clerk at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Alex, who is New Jersey-based, also moonlights on the side as a musician, photographer, and artist.On this episode, we chat about improvisation as an “affirmation of faith,” and collaboration in law and in art, as well as how, at its base, both art and law seek to help people “see” better—just in different ways.We also talk about NaNoWrimo (and the Artist’s Way!), the act of channeling energy through “acts of restriction” (i.e., rules and laws), allowing yourself the freedom to “follow your own muse,” and, in a nod to listening law students, how social norms play into the legal concept of the “reasonable person.”We also chat about some of Alex’s past and current projects, such as Helga + Carl, a collaborative project exploring the intersection of law and art, as well as his ongoing musical improvisational groups After School Orchestra and Yuuge, and why you should always “trust your own value system” when it comes to creating your own career path in the law.And of course, since you’re listening to “Entering the Bar,” we talk about the Thirsty Thursday kegs in law school (which is maybe why he enjoyed it so much—just kidding, Alex!).You can find out more about National Novel Writing Month (“NaNoWrimo”) here; and about Yuuge, here. You can find out more about After School Orchestra, here; watch a video recording of the Orchestra at work in the studio, here (or just listen, here); and listen to the Orchestra’s sister group, After School Activities, here.The music featured on this week's episode (and all future episodes) is called “Entering the Bar Theme Music,” composed by Sam Carden for Entering the Bar®.

As the world wades further and further into the Information Age, the definition of a journalist has continued morphing at a faster rate than ever. So what is a journalist? Is it a person acting as a watchdog of the government, or a spokesman for it? Is it a member of age-old institutions that have been respected for years, or is it a lone speaker trying to be heard above the din of voices? Did he or she study some form of writing, or is he an accountant with a hobby? Does it matter? These are questions that no longer only plague discussions of credibility, but also the laws of the land. In recent months the discussion surrounding the implantation of a federal shield law has significantly increased, with cases like Jana Winter’s and James Rosen’s garnering mass media coverage. But smaller cases have been surfacing as well, such as the Crystal Cox defamation suit.   What Is a Journalist? Merriam Webster defines a journalist firstly as a “writer or editor for a news medium,” and secondly as a “writer who aims at a mass audience.” While the first definition may be reserved for employees of institutional news organizations, the second could easily apply to any blogger. Most citizen journalists know they’ll never reach more than a few readers, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t hope to go viral. Most people don’t write in a public forum just for themselves. The complication comes when you consider the rights of a journalist, and how broadly those rights should apply. Last summer the Senate Judiciary Committee spent time debating the definition of a journalist as it constructed the language for a federal shield law, which is any law that gives a reporter privilege, much like a priest or doctor has, that prevents a judge from compelling him or her to produce information for a subpoena. Sen. Diane Feinstein wanted to ensure that any definition did not cover entities such as WikiLeaks, who she feels aren’t journalists, just leakers. One proposal she put forward was a salary requirement. Sen. Chuck Schumer fought that requirement because in the Internet Age it’s not just writers who earn a living for it who are disseminating important public information. Consider Sohaib Athar, also known by his Twitter handle “Really Virtual,” who unknowingly live-tweeted the military operation that killed Osama bin Laden. He may live in Pakistan, but had he lived in the United States that type of citizen reporting likely would, and should, have been covered as journalistic in nature. Another prime example is the work of the members of the Arab Spring who helped forward the goals of freedom. TIME even awarded the protesters from that movement, as well as others such as Occupy Wall Street, with its “Person of the Year” award in 2011.   The Need For a Shield Law Currently 40 states have enacted specifically tailored shield laws. The rest of the states, less Wyoming, protect a reporter’s privilege through case law, the state constitution, or other legal means. The federal shield law, which would likely trump state laws and render them obsolete, is slowly making its way through Congress. The language, as it stands, states that a party searching for information in a trial must have exhausted all other means of obtaining the information; that there is a reasonable belief that a crime has been committed; and that the information is critical to the party winning its suit (criminal or civil). Other situations under which a journalist could be compelled to testify include cases of future national security threats; if the information could prevent imminent bodily harm or death; if trade secrets are being disseminated; or if the public interest of the information being revealed outweighs the public interest of the information being withheld. A judge has the final say on a case by case basis. The law also does not protect defamation, slander, and libel, which have case law as precedents. A last provision in the federal law state that the subpoena can’t be overly broad, unreasonable, or oppressive, and it must be “narrowly tailored” in subject matter and time so that other documents aren’t unnecessarily revealed. So why is this type of law necessary? Take a look at our current administration. Many say that it is the worst for ever for going after reporters. New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson told Al Jazeera America last year that the Obama administration “is the most secretive White House that I have ever been involved in covering” in 22 years; James Goodale, one of the lawyers who fought for publication of the Pentagon Papers and defended the Times’ right to publish them in front of the Supreme Court, wrote an editorial for The Daily Beast last May that the Obama administration is worse than Nixon’s in terms national security press freedom. In fact, this administration has prosecuted eight individuals for felonious crimes of leaking classified information to the press under the 1917 Espionage Act, compared with a total of three prosecutions for all previous administrations. First, it was uncovered that the Department of Justice had seized two months of incoming and outgoing phone records from Associated Press reporters and editors without notifying the publication to allow an appeal. The seizure came after The AP printed a story in May 2012 about the government’s actions to stop a bomb from Al Qaeda in Yemen. The AP says they consulted with the government to make sure no national security information was divulged, but the publication was still secretly monitored. It was soon revealed that in 2009 the DOJ used a search warrant to monitor Fox News reporter James Rosen. Rosen, a beat reporter in Washington, had his movements monitored via his State Department security badge. The warrant, which also permitted monitoring of Rosen’s email, was issued after the DOJ argued that he was a criminal co-conspirator with Stephen Jin-Woo Kim in leaking classified information that North Korea may test a nuclear bomb. These leaks led to reforms in the DOJ, but a federal shield law would theoretically, and hopefully, further limit the government from overstepping its power. Confidential sources are the most vital tool an investigative reporter has; without them, there would not be a free dissemination of information because there would be very little information to report. The monitoring of Rosen led to a conviction of his source, Kim, likely keeping other possible sources from approaching Rosen in the future.   A Federal Definition for “Journalist” But the most important part of the federal law, and the part that judges, journalists, and citizens will focus on, is how a journalist was ultimately defined. The final language protects those who publish news or information for any news information service whether it’s in print, electronic, or another format. The person must also act like a journalist, meaning he or she must gather information and materials with the prior intention of publishing. Other parameters do outline a type of salary requirement—you’re covered if you worked for a news organization for at least one year in the previous 20 or three months in the previous five years—but it also protects student journalists. And lastly, what pleased many in the media was the addition of a clause granting a judge the authority to extend coverage under the shield law to any person if the judge felt doing so was “necessary to protect lawful and legitimate news-gathering activities,” meaning that a citizen journalist doing true reporting could be covered.   Historical Setbacks The main legal barrier to a federal shield law is the Supreme Court Case Branzenburg v. Hayes. The court was deeply divided, siding 5-4 against the journalists claim that the press clause in the First Amendment constituted a privilege similar to that of a doctor’s, spouse’s, religious overseer’s, or lawyer’s protecting them from testifying before a grand jury. The court held that the burden to report the news doesn’t outweigh the public’s need for a law enforcement system and the absence of such a privilege had not held back the press from flourishing since America was birthed. While the case has been a set back for journalists since 1972, there were bright spots in the decisions. Justice Byron White, writing for the majority, wrote that though the court declined to recognize a privilege for journalists, it did see the importance of a free press and that the government should have to show “a substantial relation between the information sought and a subject of overriding and compelling state interest.” Justice Lewis Powell concurred, writing “The asserted claim to privilege should be judged on its facts by the striking of a proper balance between freedom of the press and the obligation of all citizens to give relevant testimony with respect to criminal conduct. The balance of these vital constitutional and societal interests on a case-by-case basis accords with the tried and traditional way of adjudicating such questions.”   Is A Shield Law a Good Idea? Despite the obvious need for some type of protection for journalists to protect their sources, there are concerns with the actuality of a federal shield law. Is it a good idea for the government to define a journalist? Many think this may lead to licensing for journalists, which is an enormous hindrance on free speech and a form of censorship, and thusly unconstitutional. Syracuse University Professor Roy Gutterman—an expert on communications law and the First Amendment, as well as the director for the renowned Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse—prefers that the “news gathering function” be defined instead of a “journalist.” Gutterman told Veritas News that “The analogy to licensing is obvious and it’s a long standing concern with shield law, whether it’s federal or state, it gets into this question of who gets to qualify,” so language that asks questions like “do you engage in news gathering and reporting and editing” would be preferable. Another concern is the government overriding any law put in place. As Gutterman pointed out, the Department of Justice already has guidelines for subpoenaing reporters. “They can’t just willy-nilly call up a reporter and ask for information or subpoena them. There is a sort of checklist they have to engage in, but it’s easy to overcome.” It’s certainly easy enough to find a claim for national security or an imminent threat, especially if those claims are considered top secret. In those cases the information doesn’t have to be conveyed in open court, and so a journalist can’t contest the veracity of the claim. The Attorney General Eric Holder even called James Rosen a “flight risk” so that the DOJ didn’t have to notify him that he was being surveilled.   The Future It’s quite possible that, not only will a federal shield law finally be put in place, but that the Supreme Court will soon rule on the matter of a reporter’s privilege. New York Times reporter James Risen faces prison for refusing to testify in the criminal trial of former CIA agent Jeffrey Sterling. Risen wrote in his book, State of War, about a failed operation to sabotage Iran’s nuclear research, and the DOJ thinks Sterling was the source. A three judge panel from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Risen must testify, but in January he appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court. As the current administration fights tooth and nail to stem its leaky faucet, it’s more important than ever that journalists are protected. The United States contends its position as the world’s policemen because it is a democracy, and citizens are granted personal freedoms. The US condemns other countries, like Egypt, for jailing reporters. So why is this condemnation not reflected on the United States’ legal system? “You talk about making an international statement, it was very hard for the US to condemn other countries where reporters are…harassed, beat, and so on,” Gutterman said to Veritas News. “And now we have the federal government going after reporters who are going after the highest forms of government and it doesn’t look good and isn’t American tradition.” No one disagrees that the government has a difficult job to do protecting state secrets, but maybe it should spend less time fighting reporters and more time acting morally and within the boundaries of the law so that employees don’t feel the need to blow the whistle.

One of the most complicated areas of the law that impacts entrepreneurs, coaches and holistic professionals is Trademarking. It’s trickier than it looks. Your Trademark Application description needs to be spot-on and really specific, or it may have holes that leave you vulnerable to others financially benefiting from your hard-earned brand identity and value. Listen in to this episode to learn from one entrepreneur’s mistake and use the lesson to protect your own unique brand. In this episode Lisa shares: What can happen when a federal Trademark Application isn’t done properly Two key elements of the Trademark Application - the Description and Classes Why you should work with an attorney when Trademarking The value of “Owning Your Power” as an entrepreneur and business owner Why Trademarking is the crown jewel for business owners and entrepreneurs Why Lisa aligns Trademarking with the crown chakra   Resources:Easy Legal Steps - download the first book chapter free! Trademark Search Trademark Application Mentions: Episode 7 – What You Should Trademark Episode 25 – How to Trademark in 2 Steps: The Search & The ApplicationOwn Your Power CommunicationsOprah Winfrey O MagazineCourt Case -  The original case was tried in federal district court in the state of New York as Kelly-Brown et al. v. Winfrey et al., US District Court (S.D. New York,), No. 1:11-cv-07875. After a long legal process, in September 2016, the decision was upheld on appeal in favor of Oprah by the Second Circuit Court in Kelly-Brown et al. v. Winfrey et al., 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 15-697. Own Your Power® is a registered trademark of Simone Kelly-Brown.

Stan Campbell, Co-Founder and COO for CCW Safe, recently hosted the Firing Line Radio Show for Phillip Naman, as he was on vacation.  This show is now in podcast form at CCW Safe.   The show features attorneys Matthew Cubiero and Kyle Sweet.  Matthew Cubeiro’s primary practice areas include firearm regulatory compliance and litigation. He also assists with local ordinance issues, legislative analysis, civil rights advocacy, and general civil litigation with Michel and Associates in Long Beach, California. Kyle Sweet is a Co-Founder and the general counsel for CCW Safe, and founder owner of Sweet Law Firm in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   The three talk about the recent Second Amendment case out of Hawaii, where the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Hawaii officials had violated George Young’s rights when he was denied a permit to openly carry a loaded gun in public to protect himself.  They also discuss other Second Amendment and self defense topics.   

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump can't find a lawyer, because he's the worst client in the world.Then, on the rest of the menu, voter suppression czar Kris Kobach, just got hit with a double whammy in federal court, when he was found to be in contempt, and also ordered to pay the ACLU's legal fees; Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, Brittany Kaiser, warns of a much larger breach than what has been previously admitted; and, Democratic women are winning the fundraising race against incumbent Republican congressmen they're running to unseat.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled that Ohio cannot block Planned Parenthood funds; and, Ted Cruz is in total denial about how close he is to losing his Senate seat.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appetit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue his own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” -- The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/4/19/1758253/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

Last week, the Sixth US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers transgender persons even though they do not appear in the legislation. The opinion was written by Circuit Judge Karen Nelson Moore who writes—and I quote: “the funeral home fired the employee because she refused to abide by her employer's stereotypical conception of her sex.” That ruling means that there is now no determinate meaning to sex or gender in the United States of America. This is a direct threat to religious liberty because the Sixth Circuit said that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act has no bearing on this employment question whatsoever. The moral revolution has but one great barrier to its complete victory: that barrier is religious conviction. Watch closely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined this week by local comedian Emma Arnold and talk about the latest news. There's Italian gay priests getting outed, trans people winning in court, and more. @iamaroadtrip Instagram Tree Fort NEWS An Italian male escort has exposed 36 actively gay Catholic priests and seminarians in a 1200 page document complete with very explicit evidence An Italian male escort gave the archdiocese of Naples a 1200 page dossier identifying 34 priests and 6 seminarians who he knows to be “actively gay”. The document included explicit WhatsApp messages, photos, and other evidence of these men of the cloth getting on with other adult men. In response to the gravity of the situation the archbishop sent the document on to the Vatican since as we all know priests aren't allowed to have sex with consenting adults. A Boise woman on a flight from San Francisco said she was God and tried to open the cabin door A Boise woman was trying to fly home from San Francisco when she screamed, “I am God, I am God, I am God” and tried to open the plane's door mid flight. A federal judge has ruled that Idaho must start considering applications to update the sex on trans people's birth certificates The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has been automatically rejecting any and all requests by trans people to update the sex on their birth certificates because they interpret the law, which they admit is unfair, to refer to sex, not gender, and that it only allows for corrections if there was an error at the time of birth. US District Judge Candy Dale ruled that this is a discriminatory violation of the 14th Amendment and that the state has to at least consider the applications. The 6th Circuit has ruled that religion is not a valid excuse for workplace discrimination against trans people The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a trans woman who was fired from her funeral home job by her boss after informing him that she is trans and was going to start transitioning was illegally discriminated against in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The employer's defense was that the employment decision was protected under his free exercise of religion and the court ruled that employing a trans woman would not be a substantial burden on his sincerely held religious beliefs and that he had fired her for not living up to his gender stereotypes, a clear violation of the law. Tennessee killed a bill that would ban child marriage to help a lawsuit to try to overturn same sex marriage Last week we talked about the death of Kentucky's child marriage bill, well now Tennessee has followed suit. At the request of a lawyer House Majority Leader Glen Casada referred the bill to ban marriage under the age of 18 to summer study, where bills go to die. The reason is that the lawyer, David Fowler is planning a lawsuit to challenge Obergefell, the US Supreme Court same sex marriage ruling. His theory is that the Supreme Court invalidated all marriages in the state since it struck down the state's marriage law and by the state updating the law they would be acknowledging same sex marriage and make his lawsuit moot. News anchors at Sinclair TV stations are going to be required to read Trump propaganda about "fake" news from national media companies Sinclair is a media company that operates 173 TV stations around the US. In recent years it's become clear that their owners are trying to push a right wing agenda on the company as exemplified by their new mandate for stations to record and frequently run promos that decry the “fake stories” from national news outlets. The Federal Government has informed Idaho that it can't violate the ACA Idaho applied for a waiver to the Affordable Care Act that would allow the state to offer extremely limited cheap plans on the state's health insurance exchange. Now the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has let Governor Butch Otter know that the ACA is sti...

In 2000, U.S. federal drug agents raided Alex White Plume's farm & destroyed his crop of industrial hemp before he could harvest the seed; and got a court order prohibiting him from growing the crop. Disrespecting the Oglala Sioux's sovereignty, and despite hemp not having psychoactive properties, the agents cited a 1968 federal anti-drug law prohibiting cultivation of Cannabis-related crops. The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the DEA action. White Plume & his tiospaye tried raising alfalfa, barley, corn, horses & bison, all of which yield little more than subsistence under harsh conditions. In 1998 the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed an ordinance to allow cultivation of low-THC hemp on the reservation. In April 2000 White Plume & family planted industrial hemp on their farm on Pine Ridge. White Plume thought tribal sovereignty would enable him to grow the crop but in August 2000 Federal DEA agents raided his field & destroyed his crops. In August 2002, the US DA served White Plume with 8 civil charges related to the hemp cultivation, & a court order prohibiting growing the crop. On appeal, the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the DEA, while acknowledging its registration process could be burdensome & hemp might be a good crop for Pine Ridge. Elected Vice-President for the Oglala Sioux Tribe in November 2004, White Plume served til June 29, 2006 & upon impeachment of the tribal president, White Plume acted as president until the next election in November 2006. The film, Standing Silent Nation tracks the family's effort to grow hemp, likened to a new buffalo for the Lakota: a resource whose many uses from food to fuel to fiber, could enrich their sovereign nation. 

Show notes, tools and resources: www.feisworld.com/blog/polly-chatfield Polly Chatfield is a teacher, poet, and winner of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for her topic "Patterns of Simile in The Divine Comedy". I met her during the 2016 Merrill Speakers Series at the Commonwealth School. For over twenty years, Polly taught various subjects at Commonwealth. Associate Producer of Feisworld, Adam Leffert, fondly recalls Polly as one of his favorite teachers of all time. He is not alone. Decades after graduation, many of Polly's students still walk up to her at the school, on the street and express how she changed their lives, for the better. I met a few of her students including a Senior Producer from the New York Times and a Judge at the US Circuit Court. If you didn't know anything about the Commonwealth School (Boston, MA), they are an independent, coed day school for grades 9 through 12, enrolling about 150 students in four grades. They are "academically rigorous, catering to bright, curious students who enjoy intellectual adventures in classes often taught at a college-level". With nearly 75% of graduating seniors recognized as National Merit Finalists, Semifinalists, or Commended Students, and some 35% recognized by the AP Scholars program, Commonwealth School is one of the most recognized and successful private schools in the country. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/feisworld/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/feisworld/support

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