On April 13 President Trump approved a Congressional resolution, H.J. Res 43, that voided a regulation on Title X funding promulgated by the Obama administration in December. Before he did so, the ACLU warned that “reproductive health care for millions ...

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The word “incidental” has been in the news lately, as in the federal government may have incidentally collected the communications of Donald Trump and his aides after his nomination. We do not know for sure if the collection occurred, yet ...

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Planned Parenthood provides essential medical services to women and men — more than two million every year. It serves a predominantly poor population; 75% of its patients have incomes at or below 150% of the federal poverty level. For a ...

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Last November, 6.1 million adults did not vote, not because of a lack of interest, but because they were disqualified due to a felony conviction. Some 75% of the adults were no longer under the supervision of the correction system. ...

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President Trump has promised to issue this week a new executive order on “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Entry to the United States.” That is the title of the order issued last month, whose enforcement has been enjoined. As of ...

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I knew Bill Nojay fairly well, before he entered politics. He was passionate about the rights of the disabled and at one time served on the legal committee of the local chapter of the NYCLU. He even hosted a surprise ...

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If you have been following the stock market since the election of Donald Trump, you may have noticed the price of two stocks, CoreCivic and GEO Group, zoom — 75% and 54%, respectively. Who are they? CoreCivic identifies itself as ...

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Remember when Justice Ruth Ginsburg warned in her Hobby Lobby dissent that the majority’s ruling may lead to widespread employment discrimination cloaked in religion? Justice Samuel Alito, the author of the ruling, responded that the “decision today provides no such ...

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Remember the revelation that General David Petreaus, then director of the CIA, was having an affair with his biographer? He had to resign. Worse, when the FBI searched the computer of his biographer, it found all sorts of “classified information ...

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  Recognize the Alliance Defending Freedom? It is a conservative legal group that “advocates for your right to freely live out your faith.” It successfully represented Greece in the town’s appeal to open town board meetings with prayer.  Town of ...

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What to do about gun violence is in the news. Many Americans want stiffer rules on the acquisition of and use of firearms. Whatever is proposed must comport with the Bill of Rights. One idea that does not pass muster ...

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The terrorist attacks in Paris and Bamako, Mali, were horrific. We do need to be more vigilant in our efforts to deter such attacks in the future. Unfortunately, in this country certain folks are trying to take political advantage of ...

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