After the 2016 election when Trump said, "I will take care of you guys," He really meant it.
January 15, 2019
The U.S. District Court (click here) for the Southern District of New York's ruling to halt the inclusion of a citizenship question in the 2020 census is a victory for New York and for everyone who calls it home.
Under the guise of enforcing the Voting Rights Act, the Trump administration insisted that the question is necessary to protect eligible voters. But we see it for what it is - a blatant attempt to weaponize the census against immigrants, communities of color and sanctuary cities and states. The question is designed to intimidate immigrants into not responding to the census, leaving their communities undercounted, underrepresented and underfunded.
Time and again, the Trump administration has used illegal tactics to mislead, disenfranchise and intimidate minorities. And while they are sure to appeal the Court's decision, we believe that today's ruling is indicative of a larger victory - that our democratic institutions will not be manipulated to instill fear or to divide us.
January 18, 2019By Thomas Kaplan
United States (click here) District Court for the Southern District of New York (Nassau County)
Washington — The federal courts (click here) are running out of money as the partial government shutdown continues with no end in sight, raising concerns that the legal system will be significantly hobbled if the standoff is not resolved soon.
Judges and court officials around the country are bracing for the likelihood that the federal judiciary will be unable to maintain its current operations within the next two weeks, once it exhausts the money it has been relying on since the shutdown began last month.
Already, courts have been cutting down on expenses like travel and new hiring. Court-appointed private lawyers who represent indigent defendants have been working without pay since late December, according to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, which provides support for the court system.
There have been other disruptions. The Justice Department is among the executive branch agencies whose funding has lapsed, and at the department’s request, some federal courts have issued orders postponing civil cases in which the Justice Department is a party while the shutdown continues, according to the administrative office....
But, the good news is though that First Lady Melania was able to be whisked away to Maralago. No problem with TSA workers, just orders from the president.
January 18, 2019
by Martha Ross
Hours after President Donald Trump abruptly grounded (click here) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s flight on a military aircraft to visit troops in Afghanistan, Melania Trump flew on an Air Force plane to Florida for a weekend at Mar-a-Lago, multiple outlets are reporting.
Melania Trump, reportedly accompanied by son Barron, boarded an Air Force plane at Andrews Air Force Base on Thursday afternoon, according to to reports. She landed in West Palm Beach about 4:30 p.m., according to tweets by CNN White House correspondent Betsy Klein....
Melania Trump, reportedly accompanied by son Barron, boarded an Air Force plane at Andrews Air Force Base on Thursday afternoon, according to to reports. She landed in West Palm Beach about 4:30 p.m., according to tweets by CNN White House correspondent Betsy Klein....
