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Aug 13 2020
Background
What Should Be the Future of the Death Penalty?
Thirty years after the Supreme Court decision Gregg v. Georgia effectively reinstated capital punishment in the United States, the national debate of whether to abolish, reform, maintain, or expand use of the death penalty continues to divide justices and judges, legislators and citizens. Kansas v. Marsh, the recent, bitterly divided, 5-4 Supreme Court decision upholding Kansas’ death penalty
Brookings InstitutionAug 26 2021
Analysis
The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America’s elderly
As millions “age in place,” millions more must figure out how to provide their loved ones with increasingly complex care.
When Laura sent me an email in early August, the first thing she did was apologize. “Please excuse how inelegant and disjointed this will be,” she wrote. “It matches my brain after being a caregiver since 2013.”
In 2013, Laura was several decades into a career
VoxDec 23 2017
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Trump doesn't have authority to issue a travel ban, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Friday night that the latest iteration of President Trump's travel ban violates federal law, and its issuance by the president via executive order exceeds executive branch authority as delegated by the Constitution.
The Week - NewsSep 22 2021
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10 facts about Americans and coronavirus vaccines
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 670,000 lives in the United States as of Sept. 20, and the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant has added new urgency to the federal government’s efforts to vaccinate all Americans against the virus. As the drive to inoculate more people continues, here are 10 facts about Americans and COVID-19 vaccines, based on an August Pew Research
Pew Research CenterAug 12 2020
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The Tax Rates of Wall Streeters and Steelworkers
During a rousing speech in Pittsburgh on Labor Day, Joe Biden said:
Why in God’s name should a man or woman working in a steel mill making $50,000 a year pay a higher [tax] rate than someone who makes tens of millions of dollars on Wall Street? … The tax code is not fair. It’s simply not fair. The wealthy aren’t paying their fair share.
That statement is demonstrably false, and
Just FactsJul 03 2020
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What's next for Ghislaine Maxwell – and will she cooperate with prosecutors?
While Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest Thursday in relation to confidant Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes answered some questions about her life – revealing, for example, that she hid at a sprawling, million-dollar New Hampshire estate, where she was picked up in a morning raid – still more questions arose about what’s next for the mysterious British socialite.
As she sits in custody, with plans
The GuardianSep 28 2019
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Democrats Set Rapid Timetable for Trump Impeachment Probe
WASHINGTON—House Democrats have settled on a narrow impeachment inquiry into President Trump centered on his campaign to enlist Ukraine to hurt a political rival, a rapid strategy that will produce hearings within a few weeks and build to a possible vote by November.
That plan was put into action immediately on Friday, when a trio of House committees issued a subpoena to Secretary of
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 04 2013
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Senate to Move on Gun Control
Senate Democratic leaders expect a gun bill to move to the Senate floor that includes most of the proposals backed by President Barack Obama, with the notable exception of a ban on military-style, semiautomatic weapons, a top aide to Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said.
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 04 2021
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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivers first opinion in case involving records disclosure
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an environmental group that sued the government for internal studies detailing potential harm to endangered aquatic species in the first major opinion by Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
The Sierra Club sued the Obama administration in 2015, arguing the Freedom of Information Act required the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceto disclose studies
USA TODAYFeb 11 2020
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DOJ to Curtail Roger Stone Sentencing Recommendation
The Department of Justice will decrease the sentencing recommendation federal prosecutors made for Roger Stone, it announced on Tuesday, a few hours after President Donald Trump criticized the recommendation in a tweet.
“The Department was shocked to see the sentencing recommendation in the filing in the Stone case last night,” an unnamed senior Justice official told Fox News. “The
Newsmax (News)