For several years, the ACLU of Nebraska has been talking about the possibility of pursuing lawsuits to address constitutional violations and the rights of individual inmates.
Day: March 4, 2017
Maria Celis, Partner, Neville Peterson LLP to Speak at The Knowledge…
Maria Celis, Partner, Neville Peterson LLP to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s Trade Policy Under Trump Administration: Is It Time to Revisit NAFTA? Live Webcast. New York, NY, March 04, 2017 — — The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Maria Celis, Partner, Neville Peterson LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Trade Policy Under Trump Administration: Is It Time to Revisit NAFTA? Live Webcast.”
Today in History: March 4, 2017
On March 4, 1917, Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana took her seat as the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the same day President Woodrow Wilson took his oath of office for a second term . In 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York.
A good policy is humane
President Donald Trump has shown an exasperating ability to send mixed signals on important issues, few more exasperating or important than illegal immigration. The disconnect was on full display Tuesday.
Trump should repeal Dodd-Frank legislation
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know anything mentioning the president’s name is going to cause back and forth between Democrats and Republicans. This column is not intended to be political in any way, but rather my own commentary on the Dodd-Frank legislation, its effects and why doing away with it will be a positive for our industry.
Keystone pipeline won’t use US steel despite Trump pledge
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday that’s due to language in a presidential directive Trump issued in January. The directive applies to new pipelines or those under repair.
White House Staff Reportedly Told To Keep Documents On Russia-Trump Contacts
U.S. news media are reporting that White House attorneys have instructed President Donald Trump’s staff to preserve materials that could be connected to Russian interference in the 2016 election. AP and Reuters on March 1 cited anonymous administration officials saying a memo was sent to White House staff on February 28 after Senate Democrats asked the White House to keep all materials documenting contacts that Trump employees had with Russian government officials or their associates.
8 civilians killed in Afghanistan by alleged air strike
A Southern California school district will no longer take part in funeral processions for sailors and Navy SEALS killed overseas that have drawn thousands of students. A Southern California school district will no longer take part in funeral processions for sailors and Navy SEALS killed overseas that have drawn thousands of students.
Police contact FBI after Sikh shot in arm in Seattle suburb
Dr. Thomas Starzl, who pioneered liver transplant surgery in the 1960s and was a leading researcher into anti-rejection drugs, has died. Dr. Thomas Starzl, who pioneered liver transplant surgery in the 1960s and was a leading researcher into anti-rejection drugs, has died.
Flip the script: Cursive sees revival in school instruction
Police in a Seattle suburb say they are seeking a white gunman after Indian Sikh man said he was shot in arm, told to “go back to your own country.” . Police in a Seattle suburb say they are seeking a white gunman after Indian Sikh man said he was shot in arm, told to “go back to your own country.”
Based on photo with Putin, Trump calls Schumer ‘hypocrite’
President Donald Trump, his administration under siege for contacts with Russian officials, is calling for “an immediate investigation” into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s own ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump’s evidence? A 14-year-old photo of Schumer and Putin holding coffee and doughnuts in a New York City gas station.
First House health care votes near, GOP dissenters persist
After seven years of saber-rattling, Republicans seem set to start muscling legislation through Congress reshaping the country’s health care system. Don’t confuse that with GOP unity or assume that success is guaranteed.
A Tale of Two Parties
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities One of America’s two major political parties has devolved into a gang of thugs.
He ‘didn’t inhale’: Disentangling the Sessions situation
Thus far, I’ve not seen an analysis of the Jeff Sessions matter that gets it quite right. Here is my attempt.