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How Mitch McConnell Delivered Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Rapid Confirmation

WASHINGTON — Within hours of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last month, Senator Mitch McConnell was on the phone with President Trump, assuring him that Senate Republicans would not hesitate to fill the sudden vacancy despite the imminent election. But he offered a word of warning to the president: “This will be the hardest fight […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 28, 2020, 12:31 am
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Justice Department can’t be Trump’s personal lawyer in rape defamation suit, judge rules

E. Jean Carroll. A federal judge rightly rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to act as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. Carroll says that Trump raped her decades ago, a claim that Trump denied by calling her a liar, prompting the defamation suit. Attorney General William Barr […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 27, 2020, 3:15 pm
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Justice Dept. Blocked in Bid to Shield Trump From Rape Defamation Suit

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Trump can be personally sued for defamation in connection with his denial while in office of a decades-old rape allegation. The judge, Lewis A. Kaplan of Federal District Court in Manhattan, rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to step into the case and defend the president, and his […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 27, 2020, 1:53 pm
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Amy Coney Barrett officially confirmed as a Supreme Court justice in Senate vote

In a narrow 52-48 vote, the Senate has officially confirmed Amy Coney Barrett for appointment to the Supreme Court, a huge win for Republicans who worked quickly — and ignored past precedent — to advance her nomination. Barrett, who will now take the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is a staunch conservative […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 27, 2020, 12:08 am
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‘Goddess on wheels’ Maria R. Palacios talks performance art and disability justice

Tina Vasquez: I’m going to start very simply and selfishly because as a shy person, I’m fascinated by performers and always curious to learn about someone’s process for becoming a performer. How did you realize you wanted to be a performer? Maria R. Palacios: I’ve been a writer my entire life. I had polio when […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 26, 2020, 1:00 am
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Amy Coney Barrett is now one step away from becoming a Supreme Court justice

The Senate voted to end its debate over the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Sunday afternoon, a move that sets the stage for a final Senate floor vote for her confirmation on Monday. Despite efforts by Democratic lawmakers to use procedural maneuvers to slow her appointment, Barrett is on […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 25, 2020, 5:38 pm
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Debate question on environmental justice! Merkley introduces tough fossil fuel bills

• “Free market” groups seek end of wind power incentive: In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, 41 conservative organizations led by the American Energy Alliance seek an end to the wind energy production tax credit that has spurred the adding of green power to the electric grid since 1992. They wrote: “The PTC has run its […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 23, 2020, 10:30 pm
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Key sheriff and prosecutor races could advance the cause of justice

In Arizona’s Maricopa County, Joe Arpaio isn’t on the ballot for a change—but one of his former deputies is, seeking to oust first-term Democratic Sheriff Paul Penzone and reinstate many of Arpaio’s most abusive policies. That’s not the county’s only race that could determine how just criminal justice will be, though: Julie Gunnigle, the Democrat running […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 22, 2020, 1:00 am
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The race for Los Angeles district attorney will affect criminal justice around the country

Who is in the Los Angeles district attorney 2020 race? The Los Angeles district attorney race is between incumbent DA Jackie Lacey and challenger George Gascón. This race is hotly contested because of the complicated and rich histories of the candidates’ rise to prominence. Lacey is a career prosecutor who ran on a platform to […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 20, 2020, 11:00 pm
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Opinion | The Justice Dept.’s Lawsuit Against Google: Too Little, Too Late

I have nothing against the creation of wealth through ingenuity — and I never could have imagined Google’s future when I visited that garage back in 1998. But I stood by for years in astonishment as each of these companies grabbed more and more power without a peep from regulators and often with the assistance […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 20, 2020, 10:23 pm
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Unequal Justice: Confirmation Hearings Exposed Barrett as a Hardcore Rightwing Activist

The confirmation hearing of Amy Coney Barrett is over. All that remains now is the final vote on her nomination, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, has scheduled for the week of October 26. Barrett’s full embrace of originalism is bad enough. But when compounded with her position on precedent, her outlook […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 20, 2020, 6:20 pm
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Justice Dept. Says Trump’s Denial of Rape Accusation Was an Official Act

The Justice Department said on Monday that President Trump should not be sued personally for having denied a rape allegation because he made the statement while acting in his official capacity as president. Lawyers for the government made the argument as they defended Attorney General William P. Barr’s decision to intervene in a defamation lawsuit […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 19, 2020, 9:56 pm

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