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The Consequences of the Trump Loop By Republicans are caught in the Trump Loop. Most do not want to talk about former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him, but they also do not want to distance themselves from Trump’s considerable coattails. West Virginia’s three House of Representatives members, all Republicans, were generally cryptic when asked if they supported or opposed the caucus’s removal of Representative Liz Cheney from her leadersh...

The Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act would stop debt collectors from threatening military members. Author: Mike Gooding Updated: 6:04 PM EDT May 18, 2021 WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are working to protect troops from those who could do them financial harm. The "Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act " is designed to help military members who might get behind on various debts. The measure prohibits debt collectors from threatening a service member...

Read Article The winners of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for Maine’s Second District included students from Auburn, Lee, Lewiston and Rangeley. All were recognized for their work, with first place going to Whitney Perkins from Lewiston High School. Perkins’ photograph, “Curious,” is to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building alongside winning artists from districts across the country. “Curious” by Whitney Perkins Contributed photo Competition jurors Carolyn Wallace-Za...

Press Release Senate approves three local bills Opening its session after the Lenten break, the Senate, on Monday, passed on third and final reading three local bills, providing for the following: (1) redistricting Bataan; (2) declaring April 28 as a special working holiday in Aurora; and (3) constituting Barangay Ladol as a distinct and independent barangay in Alabel, Sarangani. With 22 affirmative votes, no negative, and no abstention, the Senate approved House Bill No. 8664, which seeks to r...

Randy Lewis, 30 On May 10 at about 1 a.m., officers responded to an armed robbery call in the 8100 block of Oak Street. During the incident, a man armed with a handgun stole a rifle from the victim while holding him at gunpoint. Detectives  have identified Randy Lewis, 30, as a suspect in the Oak Street robbery. An arrest warrant was obtained for Lewis’ arrest on a charge of armed robbery. Joseph Spencer Ramirez, 23 In an unrelated incident on Nov. 27, 2020, at about 3 a.m., NOPD Second Dist...

By Alan Steinberg | May 14, 2021, 4:52 pm | in Columnist Yesterday, POLITICO Playbook reported that law enforcement officials in Palm Beach County, Florida have actively prepared for the possibility that Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance  could indict former President Donald Trump  while he’s sojourning at Mar-a-Lago.  Trump is also under investigation in the State of Georgia and in the Federal Southern District of New York. Accordingly, I ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Can an e-commerce marketplace be liable in a chain of distribution for injury caused by a defective product sold by a third party? This week, the California Court of Appeal, Second District, in Loomis v. Amazon.com LLC, 2021 WL 1608878, held that yes, Amazon.com LLC (“Amazon”), the online marketplace, may be strictly liable for injuries caused by a defective hoverboard sold by one of Amazon’s third-party sellers, reversing the t...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said qualified voters of the province of Rizal will be able vote for the representatives of the newly formed legislative districts in the upcoming May 9, 2022 national and local Elections. Comelec/MB The poll body said under Republic Act No. 11533, the curre

ADVERTISEMENT Insurer Not Liable For Ohio Clubs Atty Fees In Death Claim Law360 (May 7, 2021, 2:26 PM EDT) -- An insurer doesnt have to cover a Dayton-area nightclub for attorney fees spent handling a claim by the family of a patron who died after an altercation with security, an Ohio appeals court affirmed, saying there never was a suit for damages. In ruling Friday in favor of Seneca Specialty Insurance Co., a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals of the Second District said that NL Co...

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A Rite Aid worker who sued her former employer for wrongful dismissal and emotional distress won nearly $6 million in a third trial after an appeals court sent two previous verdicts back for reconsideration.  The victory was especially sweet for plaintiff Maria Martinez, since the second jury awarded her only $341,000 on the same claims. A California appeals court recently left the third verdict largely intact, reversing only a minor portion of the award for lost...