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"Election Contestation and Progressive Prosecutors" The title of this post is the title of this new paper now on SSRN authored by Ronald Wright, Jeff Yates and Carissa Byrne Hessick. Here its abstract: A group of change-oriented chief prosecutors use the label “progressive prosecutor” to describe their distinctive approach to the prosecutor’s work.  But it is not yet clear how deep those proposed changes go.  Did media accounts focus on vivid but exceptional election campaigns, or did t...

"Election Contestation and Progressive Prosecutors" The title of this post is the title of this new paper now on SSRN authored by Ronald Wright, Jeff Yates and Carissa Byrne Hessick. Here its abstract: A group of change-oriented chief prosecutors use the label “progressive prosecutor” to describe their distinctive approach to the prosecutor’s work.  But it is not yet clear how deep those proposed changes go.  Did media accounts focus on vivid but exceptional election campaigns, or did t...

I’M SHARING the last responses to my “Bright Side” feature, for which readers sent details about the things they turned to during the coronavirus pandemic to stay busy and sane. I’ll begin with Donald Wright, a retiree from Locust Grove who grew up in a suburb of Chicago, worked for 30 years at the Library of Congress and traded his house in Arlington in 2003 for his home in Orange County. Wright is like others who have added a whole host of new hobbies and pastimes to fill ...

Canadian writers jump into the Climate Debate: Open Letter regarding Climate Accountability Bill signed by over 170 acclaimed writers, including Ondaatje, Atwood, Atom Egoyan, Eden Robinson.

North Carolina prosecutor calls shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. justified By Richard Fausset New York Times,Updated May 18, 2021, 4:22 p.m. Email to a Friend District Attorney Andrew Womble shows still images from police body camera footage after announcing he will not charge deputies in the April 21 fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.Travis Long/Associated Press A North Carolina prosecutor said Tuesday that the fatal shooting of a Black man by sheriff’s deputies was justified, because the man...

Font Size Good news for obscure Republican candidates! You can get intense glowing coverage from the mainstream media such as CNN but only if you project yourself as anti-Trump. Such was the case with Saturdays special election in the 6th congressional district of Texas. There were 23 candidates in the open primary to fill the seat of former Congressman Ronald Wright who died in February. So guess who CNN focused on? You guessed it, the only Republican who  proclaimed himself to...

Updated 3 hours ago NBCUniversal, Inc. A former Dallas Police Officer released from jail earlier this month after his murder charges were dropped made his first public appearance Thursday. Bryan Riser declined to talk, citing the still ongoing investigation but gestured his support to faith leaders and community members who gathered to demand Riser get his job back and receive an apology from the Dallas Police Department. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for lo...

With Wednesdays swearing-in of a Republican congresswoman from Louisiana, House Speaker Nancy Pelosis Democratic majority is now down to six. U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow filled the seat that was originally won by her husband, Luke Letlow, who died of COVID-19 complications Dec. 29 at the age of 41, only weeks after winning a runoff election for the congressional seat and days before he was scheduled to be sworn into office. Democrats now have 218 votes in the House, compared with Republicans 212. Ju...

Right now the US Senate is evenly divided at 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats, which makes it nearly impossible to get anything passed with the filibuster. Well it just so happens that since Julia Letlow won her race in Louisiana last month and was sworn in this week, the US House is nearly at the same threshold of 50%, with Democrats only commanding four more seats than Republicans: 218-212. If you recall Julia Letlow’s husband, Luke Letlow, won his race in November, but died just day...

14 Apr 2021 House Democrats are holding on to a slim majority after Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) was sworn in Wednesday morning. Letlow joins the House in the seat originally won by her late husband, Luke Letlow, who died in December 2020 from the coronavirus days before he was set to be sworn in. Julia Letlow won a special election for her late husband’s seat in March. With Letlow’s addition to Congress, Republicans now have 212 seats in Congress while Democrats have 218. Since tie votes mean...