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To the Editor: Senator Rick Bennett (R-Oxford) today released the following statement: ‘Yesterday, a lawsuit filed by State Representative Jane Pringle and four other Maine voters seeks to stop the recent campaign finance reform law, Question 2 on last month’s ballot, enacted with an unprecedented 86% support of Maine voters. ‘The newly enacted law bans […]
The suit filed Wednesday in federal court by a group of residents including current and former lawmakers argues the law put in place by voters in November violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
The suit filed in federal court by a group that includes current and former lawmakers argues the law put in place by voters in November violates the First and 14th amendments.
The suit filed in federal court by a group that includes current and former lawmakers argues the law put in place by voters in November violates the First and 14th amendments.
As storied short seller David Einhorn would say, “No matter how bad you think it is, it’s worse.” The lawyers and banking experts I’ve contacted thus far have never heard of a case like the latest from CalPERS, which is saying a lot. As you can see from the embedded filing below, CalPERS is suing Gloria Najera, a former employee it says embezzled $685,000 from beneficiaries, including, Wells Fargo style, from a beneficiary’s bank accounts. The civil claim is sketchy on the timetable, but Najera was a clerical worker responsible for updating beneficiary addresses and bank direct de...