Nelson (D-WI) founded Earth Day. Every year since, as many as 1 billion people in 192 countries around the world take the day to plant trees, clean up litter, and help beautify neighborhood parks. In fact, it is reportedly the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. On Earth Day last year, Americans came together to pick up thousands of pounds of garbage in Minneapolis’s lakes and parks, clean up the Charles River in Boston, enjoy a “Greening up the Mountains” festival in North Carolina, and plant trees at schools all across the country. As Senator Chuck Grassley noted, “Earth Day has sought to educate and motivate people to leave behind a better, cleaner place for our children and our children’s children.”
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Deceiving Pregnant Women Isn’t a Free Speech Right
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in NIFLA v. Becerra. In this case, anti-abortion counseling centers are challenging a California law, the Reproductive FACT Act, which was passed to counteract the deceptive practices of these centers. The FACT Act is pretty straightforward: it helps provide important information to pregnant women and makes sure they receive accurate information about their full range of options related to pregnancy and family planning.
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Legal question swirls around Trump: What constitutes obstruction of justice?
In a new book, former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Trump over obsession with personal loyalty and possible obstruction of justice. But some scholars say presidents have wide authority over things like investigations and firing officials.
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Give Amnesty for College Writings
Senate Republicans staged a five-month filibuster in 2011-12 against Jesse Furman, whom President Obama had nominated as a New York-based trial judge. They didn’t question his qualifications but objected to his past writings, including a piece titled “Bang, Bang, You’re Dead! The NRA Supplied the Lead!” During his confirmation hearing, Mr. Furman said: “I wrote those words as an 18-year-old with no legal experience or training and, frankly, spoke with more confidence than was warranted.” The Senate eventually confirmed him.
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Yeomans: Is Comey Flap Giving Congress Cover?
In the latest edition of Yeomans Work, AFJ Goldfarb Fellow for Justice Bill Yeomans writes that James Comey’s book tour is in full swing, enraging pro-Trump forces that are eager to discredit the Russia investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Yeomans writes: “Comey’s appearances have combined with the search of Michael Cohen’s world to send Trump into a frenzy of furious, vicious, and false tweets. The Fox News propaganda machine has gone into overdrive. Sean (the third client) Hannity has gone so far as to depict Mueller as the head of a crime family.”
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AFJ: Oldham Would Be “Axe Man” on Federal Bench
Alliance for Justice today released its comprehensive report on the record of Andrew Oldham, Donald Trump’s nominee for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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Is Comey Flap Giving Congress Cover?
As James Comey continues his book promotion, it has become painfully clear – as predicted – that the tour is another expression of Comey’s hubris that is likely to do more harm than good. He has gone toe-to-toe with Trump, who has been tweeting back insults as if he couldn’t care less about the country or its institutions. Unfortunately, Comey has tangled with Trump on the playground, making their exchange a distasteful round of political mud wrestling.
