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March 13, 2023
One attorney said Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's actions ahead of a hearing planned for Wednesday were "bordering on judicial misconduct."
Link: https://www.commondreams.org/news/judge-abortion-pill-hearing
HEADS-UP: 'Unacceptable': Right-Wing Judge Attempts to Keep Key Abortion Pill Hearing Secret
'Unacceptable': Right-Wing Judge Attempts to Keep Key Abortion Pill Hearing SecretOne attorney said Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's actions ahead of a hearing planned for Wednesday were "bordering on judicial misconduct."
Ahead of a major hearing scheduled for Wednesday in a closely watched case which could further limit abortion access across the United States, reproductive rights advocates and journalists are decrying what one attorney called a right-wing judge's "informal gag order... bordering on judicial misconduct."
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is scheduled to preside over the first hearing in a case brought by right-wing group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) in Amarillo, Texas on Wednesday, with lawyers for the organization arguing that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should never have approved mifespristone for medication abortion use in 2000, and the U.S. Justice Department opposing that claim. ADF aims to force the FDA to revoke its approval.
As The Washington Post reported Saturday, the right-wing judge scheduled the hearing last Friday in a call with lawyers on both sides, and in what one expert called a "very irregular" move, directed the attorneys to keep the hearing under wraps in order to minimize the possibility of protests.
Kacsmaryk also said he would delay putting the hearing on the public court docket, as judges usually do to keep the public and media informed about developments. He indicated he would make the hearing public knowledge only on Tuesday evening, making it difficult for Texans and members of the media to travel to Amarillo from other parts of the state and country. The city is a five-and-a-half hour drive from Dallas, the closest major Texas city; a nearly four-hour drive from Oklahoma City; and served by few daily direct flights...
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is scheduled to preside over the first hearing in a case brought by right-wing group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) in Amarillo, Texas on Wednesday, with lawyers for the organization arguing that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should never have approved mifespristone for medication abortion use in 2000, and the U.S. Justice Department opposing that claim. ADF aims to force the FDA to revoke its approval.
As The Washington Post reported Saturday, the right-wing judge scheduled the hearing last Friday in a call with lawyers on both sides, and in what one expert called a "very irregular" move, directed the attorneys to keep the hearing under wraps in order to minimize the possibility of protests.
Kacsmaryk also said he would delay putting the hearing on the public court docket, as judges usually do to keep the public and media informed about developments. He indicated he would make the hearing public knowledge only on Tuesday evening, making it difficult for Texans and members of the media to travel to Amarillo from other parts of the state and country. The city is a five-and-a-half hour drive from Dallas, the closest major Texas city; a nearly four-hour drive from Oklahoma City; and served by few daily direct flights...
Link: https://www.commondreams.org/news/judge-abortion-pill-hearing
March 13, 2023
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to be nearing a final decision. Buckle up.
Link: https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/michael-cohen-testifies-grand-jury-new-york-rcna74662
And... they don't have to wait until the Thursday deadline that Trump was afforded, as Trump's attorneys have already declined the DA's offer to testify.
Michael Cohen testifying in New York suggests Trump indictment coming - MSNBC
Michael Cohen testifying in New York suggests Trump indictment coming - MSNBCManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to be nearing a final decision. Buckle up.
After many meetings with Manhattan prosecutors, the day has finally arrived for Michael Cohen to testify before the grand jury thats considering indicting his former boss, Donald Trump. Its the latest sign that charges for Trump in the Stormy Daniels hush money case may be on the way.
Recall the recent reports of former Trump White House aides Kellyanne Conway and Hope Hicks meeting with prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Braggs office. As Ive noted, prosecutors were likely testing what Conway and Hicks would say about their conversations with Trump and/or Cohen around the time of Cohens 2016 payment to keep Daniels, a porn actress, quiet about her alleged affair with Trump ahead of the election. Now that prosecutors know what those other potential witnesses would say or should at least have a better idea theyre at the point where theyre ready to put Cohen, who would be a pivotal witness in any trial that comes, under oath in the grand jury.
Recall the recent reports of former Trump White House aides Kellyanne Conway and Hope Hicks meeting with prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Braggs office. As Ive noted, prosecutors were likely testing what Conway and Hicks would say about their conversations with Trump and/or Cohen around the time of Cohens 2016 payment to keep Daniels, a porn actress, quiet about her alleged affair with Trump ahead of the election. Now that prosecutors know what those other potential witnesses would say or should at least have a better idea theyre at the point where theyre ready to put Cohen, who would be a pivotal witness in any trial that comes, under oath in the grand jury.
Link: https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/michael-cohen-testifies-grand-jury-new-york-rcna74662
And... they don't have to wait until the Thursday deadline that Trump was afforded, as Trump's attorneys have already declined the DA's offer to testify.
March 13, 2023
Some of the replies are GORGEOUS !!!
Aw Crap, I Didn't Know It Was Gonna Be Formal
https://twitter.com/Snarkage1/status/1634022755875057664Some of the replies are GORGEOUS !!!
March 13, 2023
... but no one is sure what to do. Someone goes to find a doctor. They found one.
https://twitter.com/chandlerjdean/status/1634947782405668866
March 13, 2023
I have NO info, except this little gem I ran across...
https://twitter.com/BrianKarem/status/1633597653287305216
I'm Gonna Go Out On A Limb And Say... WEDNESDAY... Is The Day The Indictment Drops !!!
I have NO info, except this little gem I ran across...
https://twitter.com/BrianKarem/status/1633597653287305216
March 13, 2023
Have to hit "replies" button to see the rest.
The Smartmatic complaint alleges that the "Defendants (Fox) did not want Biden to win the election.
https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1635277097852706818Have to hit "replies" button to see the rest.
March 13, 2023
Link: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-grand-jury-moves-into-final-phase-as-key-witnesses-testify?source=articles&via=rss
Trump Grand Jury Moves Into Final Phase as Key Witnesses Testify - DailyBeast
Trump Grand Jury Moves Into Final Phase as Key Witnesses Testify - DailyBeastNew Yorkers on a grand jury who will decide whether to indict former President Donald Trump are finally hearing directly from two witnesses on Monday, damning testimony that was years in the making.
Jurors are hearing from Jennifer Weisselberg, a one-time Trump family confidant embroiled in a bitter divorce who explained how the real estate mogul ordered his top finance executive to dodge taxes and cook the books.
Asked about the investigation outside the DAs office at 12:30 p.m., Weisselberg told The Daily Beast that something has changed and it's up-leveled.
Its bigger than any taxes, paper, insurance, banks, insurance it's bigger than money, she said.
They are also hearing from Michael Cohen, Trumps former attorney, who...
Jurors are hearing from Jennifer Weisselberg, a one-time Trump family confidant embroiled in a bitter divorce who explained how the real estate mogul ordered his top finance executive to dodge taxes and cook the books.
Asked about the investigation outside the DAs office at 12:30 p.m., Weisselberg told The Daily Beast that something has changed and it's up-leveled.
Its bigger than any taxes, paper, insurance, banks, insurance it's bigger than money, she said.
They are also hearing from Michael Cohen, Trumps former attorney, who...
Link: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-grand-jury-moves-into-final-phase-as-key-witnesses-testify?source=articles&via=rss
March 13, 2023
Link: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article272998185.html?taid=640f3cd2f70a1c0001a97a10&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
https://twitter.com/KCStar/status/1635297211599708160
Woody Guthrie's family to Josh Hawley: Stop using his lyrics, insurrectionist - KansasCityStar
Woody Guthries family to Josh Hawley: Stop using his lyrics, insurrectionist - KansasCityStarSen. Josh Hawley referenced Woody Guthrie last week when he sponsored a bill to prevent people associated with the Chinese Communist Party from owning U.S. farmland and called it the This Land is Our Land Act.
But the family of one of Americas most revered folk singers wasnt exactly thrilled.
Nora Guthrie, Woodys daughter, said its not uncommon for politicians to make use of This Land is Your Land because the song advocates for democratic representation. She said she didnt mind the song being used politically, as long as it aligns with the songs values.
In this particular case, the co-opting or parodying of the lyric by those not aligned with Woodys lyrics - i.e. misrepresentation by autocrats, racists, white nationalists, anti-labor, insurrectionists, etc. - is not condoned, Guthrie wrote in an email. We do not consider Josh Hawley in any way a representative of Woodys values therefore we would never endorse or approve of his reference to Woodys lyrics.
But the family of one of Americas most revered folk singers wasnt exactly thrilled.
Nora Guthrie, Woodys daughter, said its not uncommon for politicians to make use of This Land is Your Land because the song advocates for democratic representation. She said she didnt mind the song being used politically, as long as it aligns with the songs values.
In this particular case, the co-opting or parodying of the lyric by those not aligned with Woodys lyrics - i.e. misrepresentation by autocrats, racists, white nationalists, anti-labor, insurrectionists, etc. - is not condoned, Guthrie wrote in an email. We do not consider Josh Hawley in any way a representative of Woodys values therefore we would never endorse or approve of his reference to Woodys lyrics.
Link: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article272998185.html?taid=640f3cd2f70a1c0001a97a10&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
https://twitter.com/KCStar/status/1635297211599708160
March 13, 2023
Hillsborough records show allegations ranged from performing a Nazi salute to calling a transgender student a slur.
Link: https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2023/03/12/tampa-teen-was-racially-harassed-by-her-teacher-hes-bullied-students-years/
A Tampa teen was racially harassed by her teacher. He's bullied students for years. - TBT
A Tampa teen was racially harassed by her teacher. Hes bullied students for years. - TBTHillsborough records show allegations ranged from performing a Nazi salute to calling a transgender student a slur.
TAMPA Until her teacher brought up her race, it had been an otherwise unremarkable American government class at Wharton High. One of Melanie Copelands parents was Black, the other white. Her teacher, Todd Harvey, wanted to know what she put as her race on government forms.
What she should put, he told her, was mutt. Melanie struggled to process what was happening. Did her teacher really just call her a dog? She remembers Harvey grinning, while she and other students sat stunned.
Mr. Harvey is a tall, mercurial white man who has taught in Hillsborough County Public Schools since the late 90s, after working as a salesman and briefly pitching in the minor leagues for the Kansas City Royals. Hes spent the bulk of his career at Wharton High, which serves mostly students of color.
The impact of Melanies 2017 encounter with Mr. Harvey has been lasting, proving so haunting she wrote her college admission essay about it. The summer after her high school graduation, she read a Tampa Bay Times story about Blake High mishandling sexual harassment complaints that later prompted the federal government to investigate.
Melanie emailed the Times...
What she should put, he told her, was mutt. Melanie struggled to process what was happening. Did her teacher really just call her a dog? She remembers Harvey grinning, while she and other students sat stunned.
Mr. Harvey is a tall, mercurial white man who has taught in Hillsborough County Public Schools since the late 90s, after working as a salesman and briefly pitching in the minor leagues for the Kansas City Royals. Hes spent the bulk of his career at Wharton High, which serves mostly students of color.
The impact of Melanies 2017 encounter with Mr. Harvey has been lasting, proving so haunting she wrote her college admission essay about it. The summer after her high school graduation, she read a Tampa Bay Times story about Blake High mishandling sexual harassment complaints that later prompted the federal government to investigate.
Melanie emailed the Times...
Link: https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2023/03/12/tampa-teen-was-racially-harassed-by-her-teacher-hes-bullied-students-years/
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