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(Reuters) - While major corporations and some law firms stopped contributions to lawmakers after the deadly Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, few of the legal industries’ most powerful political spenders have publicly taken similar steps.
A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump protests against the election of President-elect Joe Biden, outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado, U.S. January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Bob Strong
Five people including a police officer lost their lives as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the seat of Congress, fueled by Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud.
Firms including Covington & Burling, outside counsel for President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign, and lobbying giants Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck issued statements condemning the violence, but stopped short of pledging to suspend donations from their political action committees.
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IRANIAN SCHOLAR CHARGED WITH VIOLATING FARA: The Justice Department announced today it has arrested an Iranian political scientist and scholar for acting as an unregistered agent of the Islamic Republic. According to a complaint unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn,
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What Does a Democrat-Controlled Senate Mean for Federal Cannabis Policy Reform?
Industry stakeholders are optimistic about federal descheduling or legalization after Democrats secure power in Washington.
After Democrats secured the majority in the U.S. Senate following the Jan. 5 Georgia Senate runoff election, many in the cannabis industry are undoubtedly wondering how the shift in power might affect federal reform efforts.
“The Senate flipping from red to blue is a huge green light for cannabis policy,” Melissa Kuipers Blake, an attorney with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, tells
Cannabis Business Times and
Cannabis Dispensary. “[Incoming Majority] Leader [Chuck] Schumer has long been an advocate of cannabis reform, particularly the MORE Act, and we expect him to act on comprehensive cannabis reform in the coming year.”
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01/08/2021 03:23 PM EST
GET FAMILIAR WITH SENATE DEMOCRATS’ NEW BUZZWORD: Democrats won back control of the Senate in this week’s runoff elections but President-elect Joe Biden still finds himself without a filibuster-proof majority in the chamber, a dynamic that threatens his boldest proposals. Enter budget reconciliation, a tool newly on the table with Vice President-elect