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On December 22, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction banning the enforcement of Executive Order 13950, which seeks to prohibit purported “stereotyping” and “scapegoating” based on race and sex in workplace trainings provided by federal government contractors, or by recipients of federal grants.
In its ruling, the court held that Section 4 of the executive order, which applies to workplace training programs conducted by federal contractors, and Section 5 of the order, which applies to recipients of federal grants, likely violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, insofar as they are an impermissible government restriction on free speech, and the Due Process Clause of the Constitution, because they are impermissibly vague and do not provide clear notice of what is and what is not permissible expression. The court held that in li
On the eve of oral arguments in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s federal litigation against the Trump Administration’s Department of Interior earlier this year, 25 members of Congress filed an amicus
For the E.U., It’s a Pretty Good Deal
The Brexit pact preserves crucial E.U. principles like the single market, and lets the bloc look ahead to its future without Britain.
The year was buffeted by serious challenges for the head of the European Commission, ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic to securing a new seven-year budget.Credit.Pool photo by Kenzo Tribouillard
Published Dec. 24, 2020Updated Jan. 4, 2021
BRUSSELS The European Union emerges from fraught negotiations with Britain over its exit from the bloc with a sense of satisfaction that it has maintained its unity and its core principles, especially the integrity of the single market of now 450 million consumers that is the foundation of its influence.
Russian official suggests Trump officials blaming Moscow for hacks to hurt Biden Follow Us
Question of the Day By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times - Thursday, December 24, 2020
A top Russian official on Thursday suggested outgoing members of the Trump administration accused Moscow of hacking U.S. agencies to complicate bilateral relations for President-elect Joseph R. Biden.
Russian state media reported that Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the nation’s Foreign Ministry, made the suggestion while speaking during a press briefing about the recently disclosed SolarWinds hack.
“One cannot rule out, however, that the real purpose of new accusations against us is an attempt to prevent President-elect Joe Biden from establishing cooperation with Moscow, including on international information security issues,” Ms. Zakharova said, as reported by the Russian government’s TASS news agenc
“The only explanation is that Trump’s behavior could be hurting the Republicans,” he said. “There are more Republican than Democratic voters who say they’re not voting. That could be for any number of reasons, but I think Trump is hurting the [Republican] brand.”
On Thursday, early turnout for Jan. 5 runoffs was just 7% lower than at the same point in the general election vote, according to state election data compiled by the nonpartisan GeorgiaVotes.
The figures are expected to climb as more of the 1.3 million requested absentee ballots are submitted, according to the Georgia secretary of state.
The figures mark a surprising trend because runoffs traditionally see much smaller turnouts than general elections, particularly those like last month’s that shattered records in many states. At this point before the general election, 2.2 million early votes had been cast.