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The concentration of Supreme Court cases in the hands of a small group of attorneys is leading to higher-quality arguments, but it's also limiting opportunities for young lawyers and narrowing the perspectives the justices get to hear, according to scholars and attorneys.
High Court Specialists Raise Bar But Sideline Other Voices - Law360 PulseThe concentration of U.S. Supreme Court cases in the hands of a small group of attorneys is leading to higher-quality arguments, but it's also limiting opportunities for young lawyers and narrowing the perspectives the justices get to hear, according to scholars and attorneys.www.law360.com
Excellent point about BBC's Burnham interview
Robert SaundersIt's noticeable, too, that there wasn't a single question on the climate, at a time when Europe is experiencing catastrophic wild-fires & record-breaking heat. It's astonishing how low down the political agenda this remains in Britain, when all the environmental indicators are signalling disaster.
👀 Last year, DOJ charged David Huerta - an labor leader - with a Felony during an ICE protest in Los Angeles. They then downgraded it to a misdemeanor. Huerta then pled not guilty. And today, DOJ is dropping the case.
emptywheelBFD: DOJ moves to dismiss CA SEIU President David Huerta's case (w/o prejudice for a month, then with). In the process misspells Todd Blanche's last name. 🤣 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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ICYMI, “Paris prosecutors opened an investigation [of Elon Musk’s X] on Jan 12, 2025 after receiving two complaints…over allegedly biased algorithms.” Investigators have ”expanded the probe to include charges of complicity in possession & distribution of child-pornography images..” 4/20/26 … 1/
Why are French prosecutors investigating Elon Musk's X?Elon Musk's summons for questioning by prosecutors in Paris is linked to a widened investigation into alleged offences linked to X's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, abuse of algorithms and fraud...www.reuters.com
Police investigation of donations to Reform party by Tice company www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police investigate donations by Richard Tice company to Reform UKBritain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election.www.bbc.co.uk
I kinda don’t mind that the plane is more vulnerable to potential threats. 🤷🏻♂️
Eric Lipton NYTJUST POSTED: A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
The Dutch have been studying bio-resilient cities for the past decade, protect existing trees in paving projects (often taking car lanes to give #trees more room to grow), and have added 1000s of new trees when improving bike lanes. The result in Utrecht is a cooler, more beautiful city to bike in.
Fired ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Cecilia Vega says she was told to report events ‘that never happened’ Source: San Francisco Chronicle share.newsbreak.com/j3yb99ak?s=i16
Fired ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Cecilia Vega says she was told to report events ‘that never happened’ - NewsBreakThe former Chronicle and ABC7 News correspondent who grew up in the East Bay opened up about her final few months at the newsmagazine.share.newsbreak.com