Legal or not, Harris is seizing Biden’s campaign cash
President Biden’s sudden and unprecedented withdrawal with just months to go until the 2024 presidential election raises many questions. One key question is how this unusual scenario will affect Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party from a campaign finance perspective. First, the Democrats have already renamed the “Biden Campaign for President” to the “Harris Campaign […]
Olympic opening ceremony DJ Barbara Butch filing legal complaints for online abuse over ‘Last Supper’
The firestorm of anger over the Paris Olympics opening ceremony took a legal turn on Tuesday, with a DJ who performed at the show saying her lawyers were filing a complaint about the torrent of threats and other abuse the LGBTQ+ icon received online after the ceremony. In a letter posted to the DJ’s Instagram, […]
‘Not Going To Happen’: CNN Legal Analyst Torpedoes Biden’s SCOTUS Reform ‘Wishlist’
CNN’s chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic said Monday that President Joe Biden is unlikely to enact his agenda for reforming the U.S. Supreme Court. Biden on Monday proposed sweeping reforms to the Supreme Court. Suggest The Supreme Court’s proposals include term limits for judges, a “binding code of conduct” on ethics and reversing a […]
Fulton Transit Center ups security over crime concerns — but issues linger as MTA legal battle rages
The Fulton Transit Center in Lower Manhattan has beefed up security due to crime concerns, but tenants say despite improvements, problems remain and there is uncertainty about their future. Four months after security was stepped up at the hub, employees at various stores say the extra guards and patrols have helped stem an increase in […]
CARSON HOLLOWAY: Here’s One Trump Legal Battle Flying Under The Radar That Has Massive Stakes
Amid the historic events of last weekend, one potentially significant legal development went largely overlooked. Political commentators have rightly been fixated on the dire fate of President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Verdict A Florida judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump Defamation lawsuit The lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize committee is likely to proceed. […]
Harris’ shift from tough-on-crime prosecutor to social justice advocate faces scrutiny amid legal probe
Vice President Kamala Harris’ checkered prosecution record during her tenure as California’s attorney general is resurfacing as her bid for the White House heats up. From detaining parents whose children were chronically absent from school to supporting a bail fund that freed violent Black Lives Matter rioters from prison in 2020, VP Harris’s approach to […]
Albertsons and Kroger agree to pause merger amid legal, regulatory challenges
The FTC’s competition chief speaks on “The Claman Countdown” about the lawsuit to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger. Kroger and Albertsons The two companies agreed on Thursday to temporarily halt their proposed $25 billion merger while regulators take legal action to block the deal. The two companies Merger Pending The lawsuit filed by Colorado is proceeding. […]
Democrats to confirm nominees by virtual roll call weeks before DNC in Chicago to avoid legal challenges
The Democratic National Committee said Wednesday it will hold virtual roll call votes for presidential and vice presidential nominees weeks before the party’s convention in Chicago next month to avoid potential legal litigation. After President Biden dropped out of the race, it was suggested that if the Democrats postponed voting on their candidates until their […]
First legal challenges to Hochul’s NYC congestion pricing pause set to be filed Thursday
Strong supporters of congestion pricing plan to sue Gov. Kathy Hawkle over her last-minute suspension of what would be the first-in-the-nation initiative, according to two draft lawsuits obtained by The Washington Post on Wednesday. The two lawsuits, which are scheduled to be filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday, will mark the first legal challenge […]
Dems hype Harris as Trump ‘prosecutor’ in election, but critics slam her legal career
Vice President Kamala Harris’ 27 years as a criminal prosecution attorney in California could pose a challenge in appealing to moderate voters, reminiscent of the obstacles she faced in her 2020 presidential defeat, as Republicans and Democrats prepare to scrutinize her political record, which has drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle. Republican strategists […]