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UPDATE: Mich. Panel Certifies Petition that Aims to Revoke Whitmer’s Emergency Powers

UPDATE 7/13/21 1:00 PM via THE CENTER SQUARE: After two orders from the Michigan Supreme Court, the State Board of Canvassers unanimously certified the Unlock Michigan petition aiming to revoke Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers. The petition heads to the GOP-led Legislature where its expected to be quickly approved, spokeswoman of...

Judge: Newsom Can’t Be Listed as Democrat on Recall Ballot

(Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom can’t put his Democratic Party affiliation on the ballot voters see when they decide whether to remove him, a judge ruled Monday. Newsom’s campaign missed a deadline to submit his affiliation to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber for the Sept. 14 recall election. Newsom’s...

Judge Grants Injunction Against USDA Over Anti-White Loan Forgiveness Program

(Jon Styf, The Center Square) A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Tennessee farmer, granting an injunction against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in its effort to grant federal loan forgiveness to only “non-whites.” The Southeastern Legal Foundation and the Mountain States Legal Foundation joined to represent Union City...

Schumer Wants NRA Investigated for Bankruptcy Fraud

(Associated Press) U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud, saying the financially stable gun-rights group abused the system when it sought bankruptcy protection in the wake of a New York lawsuit seeking to put it...

Federal Judge Puts Brakes on Tenn.’s Trans Bathroom Signage Law

(Associated Press) A federal judge on Friday halted enforcement of a new Tennessee law requiring businesses to post special signs if they allow transgender women to use women's restrooms. The first-of-its-kind law went into effect on July 1 and would require such businesses to post signs on multiperson bathrooms that...

Conservative SCOTUS Justices Imply Kavanaugh & Barrett Have No Backbone

According to the reliably conservative members of the US Supreme Court, Trump-appointed justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett may lack the backbone when it comes to standing their ground on contentious rulings that involve religious freedom. A Texas law professor hinted in a recent opinion article for Newsweek what...

Officers Sue Calif. City Over BLM Mural’s ‘Discrimination’ & ‘Harassment’

(Headline USA) Five officers have sued the Silicon Valley city of Palo Alto, saying it allowed the creation of a Black Lives Matter mural with anti-police images that constituted harassment and discrimination against law enforcement. The mural was painted last June in the street across from City Hall following the death...

Whistleblowers Sue Seattle After Retaliation for Reporting Mayor Deleted Her Texts

(Associated Press) Two now-former public records officers who blew the whistle about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's missing text messages have each filed $5 million claims against the city, saying they faced retaliation and felt compelled to resign. Records officer Stacy Irwin, with support from colleague Kimberly Ferreiro, reported to the Seattle...

Border Activists Reach Settlement over Free Immigration Detention Hotline

(Headline USA) Immigrant activists say they have reached a settlement with the U.S. government so they can keep operating a free hotline that lets detained immigrants report concerns about custody conditions. Freedom for Immigrants said Thursday that a settlement was reached last week and approved by a federal court in...

Federal Court Refuses to Reverse Ethics Sanctions against DNC Lawyer Marc Elias

The 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals refused to drop its ethics-based sanctions against the man dubbed Democrats' "best Election-stealing lawyer" by former president Donald Trump. Marc Elias---whose litany of moral crimes against democracy includes having commissioned the debunked Steele dossier that set in motion the years-long deep-state Russia hoax---was...

Texas Supreme Court: Facebook Can Be Held Liable for Sex Traffickers Who Use Its Platform

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) After three Houston-area lawsuits were filed against Facebook alleging sex traffickers used its platform to commit crimes, Facebook asked the Texas Supreme Court to intervene. In response, the highest court in Texas ruled that Facebook could be held liable for sex traffickers using its platform, arguing...

North Dakota Sues Biden Admin over Oil, Gas Lease Sale Suspension

(Associated Press) North Dakota has sued the Biden administration over its suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water, saying the move will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue. President Joe Biden shut down oil and gas lease sales from the nation’s...
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