Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will be required to produce evidence, emails about her ‘enemies list,’ court orders
Boston’s Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu, 38, admitted to compiling the list – her press secretary said it came at the request from police over safety concerns Communications about the list will be aired in court after the attorney for accused gunman restauranteur Patrick Mendoza demanded to see them Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will be required […]
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Alabama Is Defying the Supreme Court on Voting Rights | #elections | #alabama
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- July 28, 2023
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Supreme Court rulings are meant to be the law of the land, but Alabama is taking its recent opinion on the Voting Rights Act as a mere recommendation. In an echo of mid-century southern defiance of school desegregation, the Yellowhammer State’s Republican-controlled legislature defied the conservative-dominated Court’s directive to redraw its congressional map with an […]
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How and when will the Salt Lake City Council pick a replacement for Amy Fowler? | #citycouncil
Her resignation from the seven-member council is effective July 3. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amy Fowler takes the oath of office as a Salt Lake City Council member on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Fowler will resign July 3 after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May. | June […]
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EC mayor sues and blasts Common Council over city election maps
EAST CHICAGO — The mayor is suing to stop the May 2 primary election from using a Common Council map drawn by his opponents. Mayor Anthony Copeland is asking Lake Superior Court Judge Bruce D. Parent to restrain election officials from distributing ballots based on changes to the boundaries of the six districts in which […]
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Longview City Council plans workshop to review the municipal court’s track record | #citycouncil
Longview City Councilmember Mike Wallin and City Manager Kurt Sacha discuss the need for a criminal justice and courts workshop during the Dec. 8 council meeting. (KLTV, Contributed) The Longview City Council will be taking a harder look at its relationship with the court system next year. A somewhat pro forma vote at Thursday […]
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Looming ‘Merrill v. Milligan’ Supreme Court decision could affect future election procedures | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away but when it comes to future elections a looming Supreme Court decision could have some effect on them. Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain […]
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Looming ‘Merrill v. Milligan’ Supreme Court decision could affect future election procedures | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away but when it comes to future elections a looming Supreme Court decision could have some effect on them. Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain […]
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Looming ‘Merrill v. Milligan’ Supreme Court decision could affect future election procedures | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away but when it comes to future elections a looming Supreme Court decision could have some effect on them. Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain […]
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Looming ‘Merrill v. Milligan’ Supreme Court decision could affect future election procedures | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away but when it comes to future elections a looming Supreme Court decision could have some effect on them. Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain […]
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Looming ‘Merrill v Milligan’ decision could affect future election procedures like previous Supreme Court decision | #elections | #alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away, but a looming Supreme Court decision could impact future elections. Merrill v Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v Holder, back in 2013. Merrill v Milligan is based on Alabama’s Congressional district maps that had been ruled […]
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