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RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/117548706758621423
Please read this important thread.
Heidi Li Feldman does such an amazing job at setting out important legal issues in straightforward language. Definite #MustFollow if you don’t already.
#Midterms #ElectionInterference #Trump #TrumpRegime #SCOTUS #California #RobertsCourt #ElectionLaw #Constitution #RuleOfLaw #Vote
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Here we go: Trump regime’s latest effort to get its election interference ok’d by the Roberts Court. The regime seeks to have the Court require California to “segregate” mail ballots cast by those the regime has identified as “likely noncitizens”. This would require the Court to stay a federal district order against such segregation, an order upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/r2A28lzqdS_4/v0 1/ #LawFedi
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The Trump Administration will attempt to deny the election results following the election and the cadre of oathless charlatans in the Republican House will prevent the transition, throwing away the US #Constitution because of a "national security" overreach.
Don't be surprised by the #treason they must create following the election results to avoid criminal consequences. That is the box #MAGA is in.
#USpol#vote#premarket#investing#NoKings
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#DOJ claims #Trump can shut out #journalists from the White House at his will & for “national security”
A court filing from the Trump admin late Tuesday night argues “access to the White House is a privilege, not a right,” in spite of #FirstAmendment protections around #PressFreedom.
The admin attys argue that Trump can control areas of the White House to protect “national security” information that may be inside the complex.
#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism
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#Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of #Trump After White House Bans #CNN, #MSNOW & #Politico
The move was an escalation of Trump’s showdown with the White House #press corps after he moved to bar journalists from the 3 outlets.
Major #television networks agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of Trump after the White House refused to allow CNN to serve as a pool representative on Monday.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #fascism
#CNN, #MSNOW & #Politico to sue #Trump admin over White House access
The three national news outlets Trump banned from the #WhiteHouse — CNN, MS NOW, & Politico — are filing a critical #FirstAmendment lawsuit to restore their access.
The emergency request is set to go before a federal judge in the DC District Court & could result in hearings & legal arguments from the admin as soon as this week.
#law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #media #MafiaState #fascism
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“This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights & defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes,” the three news organizations said in a joint statement on Monday.
#Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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“Without notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists’ credentials because it objected to our reporting,” the news outlets said. “Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom & the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.”
#Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
Adnkronos - ultimoratop: Politico, Cnn e Ms Now fanno causa a Trump dopo l'esclusione dalla Casa Bianca
(Adnkronos) - Le tre testate accusano l'amministrazione di aver violato il Primo Emendamento della Costituzione, che tutela la libertà di stampa
Politico, CNN, and MSNow sue Trump after being excluded from the White House
(Adnkronos) – The three publications accuse the administration of violating the First Amendment to the Constitution, which protects freedom of the press.
#Politico #MSNow #Trump #theWhiteHouse #theFirstAmendment #Constitution
Agi: Mattarella: "No al pensiero unico, è strumento di oppressione"
AGI - La cultura come argine alla minaccia dell'autoritarismo e al pensiero unico che è "strumento di oppressione", al quale si deve contrapporre la libertà di espressione e "il valore del dissenso, che è ancor più prezioso dove viene negato".
Sergio Mattarella giunge a Pordenone per la cerimonia conclusiva della 27esima edizione di Pordenonelegge e, nel pieno delle celebrazioni degli 80 anni della Repubblica, ricorda che a far progredire il Paese dopo gli anni della dittatura e della guerra "è stata la scheda elettorale, l'arma disarmata del confronto legittimo" e che "i motori della storia" sono stati il dialogo fra le culture e il confronto delle idee. Garanzie tutelate dalla Costituzione e un impegno per la Repubblica che deve "concorrere a far sì che questi diritti siano riconosciuti a tutte le persone, e a tutti i popoli".
L'allarme per la democrazia illiberale e la difesa del pluralismo
Il Presidente della Repubblica – oggi insignito dell'onorificenza Ambassador of freedom – rileva con preoccupazione l'emergere "a livello globale" della "tentazione di democrazia illiberale" e critica "l'unanimismo" che, afferma, "si addice all'autocrazia e alle dittature ed è sinonimo di immobilismo". "È il pluralismo delle opinioni – rimarca allora – che nelle democrazie impedisce al potere, anche quello digitale, di fossilizzarsi in una verità che pretende di imporre. Il diritto a esprimere opinioni è argine all'arbitrio; è motore di rinnovamento".
I testimoni dei diritti umani e l'omaggio ai lavoratori dell'Electrolux
Nel suo discorso il Capo dello Stato cita poi Mahsa Amini, premio Sacharov del Parlamento Europeo nel 2023, Narges Mohammadi, premio Nobel per la pace, e le donne di Herat: testimoni che "ci indicano come la battaglia dei diritti sia lungi dall'essere conclusa o che ne sia possibile, se non, da taluni, addirittura auspicato, un arretramento". In chiusura rivolge dal palco anche un saluto ai lavoratori dell'Electrolux, impegnati in una dura vertenza sindacale: rappresentano, afferma tra gli applausi, "l'etica del lavoro".
Mattarella: “No to a single way of thinking, it is a tool of oppression”
AGI - Culture as a barrier against the threat of authoritarianism and uniform thinking, which is “a tool of oppression,” to which one must contrast freedom of expression and “the value of dissent, which is even more precious when denied.”
Sergio Mattarella arrived in Pordenone for the closing ceremony of the 27th edition of Pordenonelegge, and, during the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Republic, he recalled that it was the ballot paper, “the disarmed weapon of legitimate confrontation” that drove the country forward after the years of dictatorship and war, and that “the engines of history” were the dialogue between cultures and the clash of ideas. Guarantees protected by the Constitution and a commitment to the Republic that must “contribute to ensure that these rights are recognized by all people, and by all peoples.”
The Alarm for Illiberal Democracy and the Defense of Pluralism
The President of the Republic – today awarded the honorific title Ambassador of Freedom – expresses concern about the emergence “at a global level” of “the temptation of illiberal democracy” and criticizes “uniformity,” which he says “suits autocracy and dictatorships and is synonymous with stagnation.” "It is pluralism of opinions – he emphasizes – that in democracies prevents power, even digital power, from fossilizing into a truth it seeks to impose. The right to express opinions is a barrier against arbitrariness; it is a driving force for renewal.”
Witnesses of Human Rights and Homage to Electrolux Workers
In his speech, the Head of State then cited Mahsa Amini, the 2023 Sakharov Prize winner from the European Parliament, Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and the women of Herat: witnesses who “indicate that the struggle for rights is far from over or even wished for, by some, a retreat.” In closing, he also addressed the Electrolux workers, involved in a difficult trade union dispute: they represent, among applause, “the ethics of work.”
#Mattarella #SergioMattarella #Pordenone #Pordenonelegge #Constitution #State #MahsaAmini #NargesMohammadi #NobelPeacePrize #Herat #Electrolux
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#Trump abruptly announced on Friday afternoon that he would ban #MSNOW, #CNN & #Politico from the White House, a stark escalation in his ever-expanding battles with the #news #media.
Trump attributed the ban to his displeasure with the outlets’ coverage of his admin. “There’s something wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative stories,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #fascism
#Fascism
#Journalists from #CNN & #MSNOW were denied access to the #WhiteHouse grounds on Saturday, a day after #Trump announced a ban on 3 #news organizations because of reporting he disliked.
Akayla Gardner, a White House correspondent for MS NOW, said that her White House-issued access badge failed to work at the security entrance where reporters typically enter near the West Wing.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #democracy #FreePress #journalism #censorship
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“The officer asked me to hand over my badge; he said that it was disabled,” Ms. Gardner said in an on-air interview. “I asked why I could not get inside; he said it was above him.”
A photographer for #MSNOW was also asked to relinquish their badge, but a producer for the network was allowed into the #WhiteHouse, Ms. Gardner said.
#Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #media #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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Betsy Klein, a veteran #CNN correspondent, described a similar experience that occurred about an hour later. She said that a #WhiteHouse security officer, whom she has known for years, informed her that her badge had been deactivated.
“I asked if he had any more details he could share with me,” Ms. Klein said in an on-air interview. “He said I should be referred to the White House press office for more information.”
#Trump #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #fascism
RE: https://mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro/117293614092193811
Those of you wondering why ICE Agents who are murdering folk without consequences might want to read this.
BTW, Equal Rights? Gone
Any chance of Gun Control?
Not going to happen.
Read on to find out more.
#USpolib #Constitution #MassShootings
#SchoolShootings#Equality #HumanRights
#Education #USA
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“Under Harmeet Dhillon, the #Trump #DOJ’s gutted Civil Rights Division — more than 300 of its 400-plus lawyers left in the past 19 months — is being stacked with lawyers steeped in conservative advocacy and Republican politics with a new mission to wage partisan fights and defend gun rights.”
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/civil-rights-recast-under-trumps-vision-of-justice-department
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In his 34-page resolution, #ThomasMassie argued that #Hegseth has repeatedly abused the powers of his office in leading the #US #war with #Iran, including carrying out #unlawful orders & continuing to keep troops deployed without authorization from #Congress.
Hegseth, he argued, “has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to the #Constitution if allowed to remain in office, & has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with his duties & the rule of law.”
#Trump #House #IranWar #WarPowers
Hundreds in DRC protest against constitutional amendment for 3rd presidential term http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TVV1wK #DRC #Kinshasa #Constitution #Protestation #Politique
Il Fatto Quotidiano: Schlein lancia la sfida a Conte e Meloni: “Acceleriamo sul programma. Non abbiamo paura delle primarie, le vinceremo”
“Io ci sono, sono pronta ad affrontare le sfide per cambiare l’Italia”. Dalla festa nazionale dell’unità di Reggio Emilia, Elly Schlein lancia la sfida a Giorgia Meloni. Centodieci minuti di discorso di fronte a diecimila militanti arrivati da tutta Italia.
Schlein parte ringraziando proprio le donne e gli uomini della base dem. “Sono loro che ci chiedono di essere testardamente unitari” dice la segretaria facendo però una premessa: “Il Pd è il primo partito e dunque è il perno della coalizione”. Ma “bisogna accelerare sul programma. Anche se non si parte da zero” ricorda la segretaria parlando delle proposte comuni sui temi del lavoro e della sanità pubblica. Il programma della coalizione progressista, secondo Schlein, c’è già: “Sono gli articoli della Costituzione”. Occorre però metterlo per iscritto con gli alleati. Solo dopo si parlerà di primarie. “Non abbiamo paura di votare – avverte la segretaria – le vinceremo”. E a quel punto, l’obiettivo sarà quello di sconfiggere Giorgia Meloni. “È vergognoso che l’unica sua priorità sia cambiare la legge elettorale perché ha paura di perdere. Noi siamo pronti. Prima si vota, meglio è”.
L'articolo Schlein lancia la sfida a Conte e Meloni: “Acceleriamo sul programma. Non abbiamo paura delle primarie, le vinceremo” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.
Schlein challenges Conte and Meloni: "Let's accelerate on the program. We have no fear of primaries, we will win them.”
“I’m here, I’m ready to face the challenges to change Italy.” From Reggio Emilia’s national unity celebration, Elly Schlein launches a challenge at Giorgia Meloni. One hundred ten minutes of speech in front of ten thousand militants arrived from all over Italy.
Schlein starts by thanking the women and men of the Democratic Party base. “They are the ones who ask us to be stubbornly united,” says the secretary, but makes a preamble: “The PD is the first party and therefore the cornerstone of the coalition.” But “we need to accelerate on the program. Even if we don’t start from zero,” the secretary recalls when talking about the common proposals on issues of work and public health. According to Schlein, the progressive coalition's program already exists: “It’s the articles of the Constitution.” However, it needs to be written down with allies. Only then will they talk about primaries. “We are not afraid to vote – warns the secretary – we will win.” And at that point, the goal will be to defeat Giorgia Meloni. “It is shameful that her only priority is to change electoral law because she’s afraid of losing. We are ready. The sooner we vote, the better.”
The article Schlein launches a challenge at Conte and Meloni: “Let’s accelerate on the program. We are not afraid of primaries, we will win” comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.
#Schlein #Conte #Meloni #Italy #ReggioEmilia’s #EllySchlein #GiorgiaMeloni #theDemocraticParty #first #Constitution #IlFattoQuotidiano
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For a THIRD time a federal Judge blocks #Trump #MailBallot rules
The ruling arrived before #SCOTUS could decide whether to intervene but is certain to set off yet another round of appeals.
#law #USPS #ElectionInterference #VotingRights #Constitution #Congress #states #Federalism #ElectionLaw #midterms #elections #USpol #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
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While it was only a matter of time, this is still a very bad development.
«An internet troll on the Pentagon’s payroll has made a database to track Americans based on their political affiliation. …
The release of the evidently government-funded DSA Explorer comes amid a broader effort to label left-wing activists and organizers as domestic terrorists.
In a lengthy disclaimer on the database website, Pounds warned that her data may not be 100 percent accurate. … “Do not rely on this material without independent verification.”»
Source: https://www.rsn.org/001/a-hegseth-employee-created-a-database-to-track-americans-based-on-their-political-affiliation.html
I'm just not sure a disclaimer and request to be careful is going to hold back people who are determined to make an inference that itself is bogus on its face and is likely in search of any flimsy justification.
#fascism #surveillance #SurveillanceSociety #USElections #USPolitics #DSA #DSAExplorer #privacy #democracy #Constitution #BillOfRights
#Trump loses 21 straight court battles to obtain #state voter rolls ahead of #midterms as noncitizen voting claims remain unproven
The Trump admin's streak of courtroom defeats in its effort to obtain state voter rolls reached 21 just this year when a judge ruled this week that #states are not required to share the records with the #FederalGovernment.
#law #BigLie #ElectionInterference #US #Constitution #coup




