Remember When Donald Trump Discussed Seizing Voting Machines and Invoking Martial Law? Special Counsel Jack Smith Sure Does

Remember, back in 2020, when Donald Trump held a truly off-the-rails meeting in the Oval Office in which seizing voting machines and invoking martial law were discussed as part of a desperate, unhinged attempt to stay in power? Special counsel Jack Smith apparently does. And he’s asking lots of pointed questions about it as part […]

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Tennessee law changes starting July 1 will restrict trans health care and fund more school safety

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN World PMN Politics PMN News Author of the article: The Associated Press Kimberlee Kruesi And Jonathan Mattise Published June 30, 2023 • Last updated 5 days ago • 5 minute read FILE – Advocates gather for a rally at the state Capitol complex in Nashville, Tenn., to oppose a series of […]

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Republicans privately acknowledge Trump’s legal woes are serious this time

It’s long been Republican orthodoxy that no matter what Donald Trump says, the GOP base will stick with him. After his last indictment in New York, the party rallied around him. But this time, privately, Republicans aren’t so sure. An operative in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ orbit, who requested anonymity to speak candidly without approval […]

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Pakistani transgender activists to appeal the Shariah court ruling against laws aimed at protecting them

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Transgender activists in Pakistan said they plan to appeal to the highest court in the land an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a law aimed at protecting their rights. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act was passed by Parliament in 2018 to secure the fundamental rights of transgender Pakistanis. It ensures […]

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The Ontario law federation raises alarm over dwindling number of lawyers in remote areas

The Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA) is raising concerns over access to justice as the number of practicing law professionals in rural and remote areas of the province of dwindles. FOLA, which represents 46 district and county associations in Ontario, put forward a motion last week that calls on the Law Society of Ontario […]

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News stories from the Star you should know about on Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Good morning. This is the Tuesday, May 9 edition of First Up, the Star’s daily morning digest. Sign up to get it earlier each day, in your inbox. Here’s the latest on Ottawa’s national security efforts, a new Ontario health care law and online sales of sodium nitrite. DON’T MISS: Canada is set to name […]

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‘You seem to be … misrepresenting the law’

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Classified document leak ‘awkward’ for US relationship with Ukraine 06:12 Local NAACP president calls expulsion of Tennessee lawmakers a ‘political lynching’ 04:42 How the Texas mifepristone abortion pill case could end up in Supreme Court 05:36 Full Panel: Biden says […]

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Federal budget bill to include grab bag of law changes

The 2023 federal budget released this week includes a series of affordability measures, tax changes, and major spends on health care and the clean economy. However, tucked into the 255-page document is a series of smaller items you may have missed. Specifically, a scan of the “proposed legislative action” annex—largely non-fiscal measures the Liberals plan […]

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