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Letters to the Editor: New law’s a mistake that wrongly limits voters’ election choices
Chicago Tribune· 1 hour agoOn May 3, with dubious urgency and in the absence of public hearings, Senate Bill 2412 was signed...
Gene E.K. Pratter, U.S. District Court judge, longtime lawyer, and adjunct professor at Penn, has...
Philly.com· 3 days agoJudge Pratter became a federal-district court judge in Philadelphia in 2004 and was cited for her...
Larry Bensky, correspondent and anchor for KPFA and Pacifica, dies at 87
Current (Public Broadcasting)· 2 days agoLarry Bensky, former national correspondent for Pacifica Radio who excelled at anchoring live...
Ethics czar who prepped Samuel Alito for confirmation now wants him recused
The Raw Story· 2 days agoA former ethics czar for George W. Bush once helped Justice Samuel Alito prepare for his Senate confirmation hearing. Now he's furious at Alito's behavior ...
Biden nominates longtime public defender for U.S. court in Philly in race to confirm more judges...
Philly.com· 1 day agoA longtime public defender is President Joe Biden’s latest pick to fill the one of the five federal...
The Ludicrous System That Makes It So Hard to Fight Crime in DC
Politico via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoCan this possibly be true? How is it a good idea? In a normal jurisdiction, that’s precisely the kind of question that prompts local legislators to call officials to a hearing
Butler, Padilla Applaud Confirmation of Judge Coggins to the Eastern District of California - Los...
Los Angeles Sentinel· 1 day agoToday, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a statement following the confirmation of Judge ...
Former President Donald Trump plans to attend Coca-Cola 600 in NC this weekend
Rock Hill Herald via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoThe confirmation came after The Charlotte Business Journal posted on social media that Charlotte...
Biden to secure 200th judicial confirmation as election looms
Reuters· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden is set to secure U.S. Senate confirmation of his 200th appointment to the...
Mills appoints longtime deputy to lead DHHS
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 36 minutes agoMay 24—Gov. Janet Mills has appointed a longtime deputy to replace outgoing Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew. Sara Gagné-Holmes, who has been Lambrew's deputy ...