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Contested Legacy: A Re-Examination of the Ideologies, Ethos, and Interventions of the Turkish Military
The military is one of the most consequential institutions in Turkey, shaping its founding, generating much of its political leadership, and repeatedly re-orienting its politics through a series of interventions. Given its historical significance, the military is deservingly one of the most studied institutions in the country.
WENY: Phyllis Potter search ends in Brooklyn Township PA, vehicle and likely remains found - THE WELLSVILLE SUN
Whether we are talking about individual incidents or the attacks with high casualty numbers like those in Uvalde, Texas, or Newtown, Conn., everyone agrees that children should be safe at school. They just don’t agree on how to make that happen. Some want more gun control. Some want more mental health solutions. Others want more guns but in different hands. On Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee approved a measure introduced by state Sen. Mike Regan, R-Cumberland/York.
Could debt ceiling wrangles weaken trust in the US dollar?
In a crisis, people tend to flee to the US dollar, as it is considered the least risky currency. This reputation as a safe haven underpins the dollar’s unofficial status as the world’s ‘reserve currency’. But just as the British pound lost its reserve currency status to the dollar, there are now signs that the dollar’s status could be under threat. Indeed, debate around the US reaching its debt ceiling has sparked some economic and financial market uncertainty.
Farmer: Wind turbine fire in rural western New York caused contamination to family, livestock, and land
The scenes were amazing from the recent fire on the Steuben-Allegany county line. A massive wind turbine was on fire, hundreds of feet in the air, black smoke billowing out of the blaze. It was obvious that the turbine was destroyed and the fire burned out after being on fire for hours. What wasn’t obvious was what the fire was burning into the wind … fiberglass. The family downwind and nearby the fire say they have been impacted.
Intellectual Property Law Notable Cases to Watch for 2023
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Dr. Richard Novak: Will intranasal vaccinations replace standard shots?
Dolphins hire Mike McDaniel as head coach The Miami Dolphins hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their head coach Sunday, making him the first minority candidate to get hired so far this offseason. McDaniel, who is biracial, replaces Brian Flores, who was fired despite posting winning records in the final two of his three seasons in Miami. Read the Full Article Rogan’s use of racial slurs adds to pressure on Spotify Joe Rogan's mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot.
What Are Contempt of Congress and Executive Privilege?
Steve Bannon, former U.S. President Donald Trump political strategist, departs from federal court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Bannon was arrested over his involvement in an online fundraising group that raised more than $25 million to help fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Bloomberg) The U.S. Congress has the power to demand testimony and documents and to hold accountable those who refuse to comply.
Court deals another blow to Biden’s shot-or-test mandate for businesses
× A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest by New York City Fire Department (FDNY) union members, municipal workers and others, against the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Manhattan's Upper East Side, in New York City, New York, Oct. 28, 2021. Mike Segar / Reuters A U.S. appeals court has extended its Nov. 6 order pausing President Joe Biden’s shot-or-test mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees.
Court deals another blow to Biden’s shot-or-test mandate for businesses
× A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest by New York City Fire Department (FDNY) union members, municipal workers and others, against the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Manhattan's Upper East Side, in New York City, New York, Oct. 28, 2021. Mike Segar / Reuters A U.S. appeals court has extended its Nov. 6 order pausing President Joe Biden’s shot-or-test mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees.
Court deals another blow to Biden’s shot-or-test mandate for businesses
A U.S. appeals court has extended its Nov. 6 order pausing President Joe Biden’s shot-or-test mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The ruling, issued Friday by the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, solidifies its earlier order blocking implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency regulation.
Court deals another blow to Biden’s shot-or-test mandate for businesses
A U.S. appeals court has extended its Nov. 6 order pausing President Joe Biden’s shot-or-test mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The ruling, issued Friday by the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, solidifies its earlier order blocking implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency regulation.
What's Contempt of Congress and Executive Privilege?
Steve Bannon, former U.S. President Donald Trump political strategist, departs from federal court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Bannon was arrested over his involvement in an online fundraising group that raised more than $25 million to help fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Bloomberg) The U.S. Congress has the power to demand testimony and documents and to hold accountable those who refuse to comply.
Work-for-Medicaid in Arkansas Is Rejected on Appeal
Health Law & Business News By Lydia Wheeler and Andrew Harris Feb. 14, 2020, 4:15 PM The Trump administration’s legal bid to restore a work requirement for Medicaid benefits in Arkansas was rejected on appeal, a blow to the government’s larger effort to reshape U.S. health policy.
Analysis | How Trump’s Tax Returns Could Become Public
Though candidates for the U.S. presidency aren’t required by law to show voters their tax returns, they almost always do so as a gesture of transparency. Donald Trump is a rare exception. During his campaign, and in almost three years as president, he has declined to make public his tax documents.
Analysis | How Trump’s Tax Returns Could Become Public
Though candidates for the U.S. presidency aren’t required by law to show voters their tax returns, they almost always do so as a gesture of transparency. Donald Trump is a rare exception. During his campaign, and in almost three years as president, he has declined to make public his tax documents. Opposition Democrats, who took control of the U.S. House of Representatives last January, want to use their power to get them, and Trump’s home state of New York is trying to help. 1.
Analysis | What You Need to Know About the Emoluments Clause
America’s founding fathers probably didn’t envision Donald Trump. They did, however, include a sentence in the U.S. Constitution that could weigh on the activities of a businessman-president. Trump’s decision to keep his stakes in his global business, the Trump Organization, raised the question of whether he is continually violating what’s known as the “emoluments clause,” of which there are actually two. Critics of the president have filed lawsuits pressing the case. 1.
Analysis | What You Need to Know About the Emoluments Clause
America’s founding fathers probably didn’t envision Donald Trump. They did, however, include a sentence in the U.S. Constitution that could weigh on the activities of a businessman-president. Trump’s decision to keep his stakes in his global business, the Trump Organization, raised the question of whether he is continually violating what’s known as the “emoluments clause,” of which there are actually two. Critics of the president have filed lawsuits pressing the case. 1.
Trump's 'prosecutors can't touch me' spurs question of overreach
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for President Donald Trump may have overplayed their hand by arguing that neither he nor his businesses can be investigated by a state prosecutor. On Monday a federal judge savaged the argument, saying it was "repugnant" to the U.S. Constitution.
Analysis | Congress Wants Information. Trump Says No. What Next?
The U.S. Congress has the power to demand testimony and documents and to hold accountable those who refuse to comply. As president, Donald Trump wields the power known as executive privilege to declare swaths of information off-limits to the legislative branch. Plus, like all Americans, he has the right to have confidential communications with his attorney, Rudolph Giuliani.
Analysis | The Battles Ahead Over What Congress Demands on Trump
The U.S. Congress has the power to demand testimony and documents and to hold accountable those who refuse to comply. As president, Donald Trump wields the power known as executive privilege to declare swaths of information off-limits to the legislative branch. Plus, like all Americans, he has the right to have confidential communications with his attorney, Rudolph Giuliani.
Analysis | How Trump’s Tax Returns Could Become Public
Though candidates for the U.S. presidency aren’t required by law to show voters their tax returns, they almost always do so as a gesture of transparency. Donald Trump is a rare exception. During his campaign, and in more than two years as president, he has declined to make public his tax documents. Opposition Democrats, who took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January, want to use their power to get them, and Trump’s home state of New York is trying to help. 1.
Analysis | What You Need to Know About the Emoluments Clause
America’s founding fathers probably didn’t envision Donald Trump. They did, however, include a sentence in the U.S. Constitution that could weigh on the activities of a businessman-president. Trump’s decision to keep his stakes in his global business, the Trump Organization, raised the question of whether he is continually violating what’s known as the “emoluments clause,” of which there are actually two. Critics of the president have filed lawsuits pressing the case. 1.
Trump lawyers push judge to throw out Democrats’ tax returns lawsuit
WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers on Friday asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit by House Democrats demanding the Treasury Department turn over President Donald Trump’s tax returns for the past six years. Trump broke with four decades of tradition in refusing to release his tax information during the 2016 election.
Trump lawyers push judge to throw out Democrats’ tax returns lawsuit
WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers on Friday asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit by House Democrats demanding the Treasury Department turn over President Donald Trump’s tax returns for the past six years. Trump broke with four decades of tradition in refusing to release his tax information during the 2016 election.
Trump Beats Another Emoluments Suit Targeting His Income
A federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting from his Washington hotel, finding the attorneys general of Maryland and Washington hadn’t shown their constituents were harmed by Trump’s actions. The ruling by a Richmond, Virginia-based appeals court hands a victory to the president, who can now avoid having the two Democratic attorneys general delving into his finances to determine if he violated the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clauses.
Trump Deregulation Plan Facing Court Challenge by 3 States
California, Oregon and Minnesota sued President Donald Trump and several top cabinet officials over the administration’s requirement that federal agencies delete two regulations for every one they add. Lodged by three Democratic state attorneys general, the lawsuit asserts that Trump’s January 2017 executive order and accompanying Office of Management and Budget guidance violate the U.S. Constitution’s separation-of-powers principle.
Mueller's Russian-Trolls Case Could Expose U.S. Secrets to the World
A centerpiece of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation — his indictment of 16 individuals and companies in Russia for interfering in the 2016 election — now threatens to backfire in a court-ordered release of U.S. intelligence-gathering secrets. That’s because a federal judge has to decide whether the Justice Department must turn over key evidence to one of the indicted Russian companies.
How Robert Mueller’s Russia prosecution could uncover some US secrets
Washington — A centrepiece of US special counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation — his indictment of 16 individuals and companies in Russia for interfering in the 2016 election — now threatens to backfire in a court-ordered release of US intelligence-gathering secrets.
Trump Now Sides With Those Hoping to Pull Plug on All of Obamacare
The Trump administration is siding with Obamacare opponents who argue that it is unconstitutional and should be scrapped entirely, initiating a new, more aggressive assault on the health care law that will assure the issue will be squarely at the forefront of the 2020 presidential campaign. The Justice Department shifted its stance, after arguing last year that some parts of the 2010 law — but not all of it — should be struck down in a case brought by the state of Texas.
Trump administration moves to gut Obamacare
Sahil Kapur and Andrew Harris, Bloomberg Published 9:15 am PDT, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 President Donald Trump accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., right, arrives for a Senate Republican policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. less President Donald Trump accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Sen.
Drilling halted on 300,000 acres in Wyoming
By Andrew Harris on 3/20/2019 WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration’s pro-drilling policy took a blow when a federal judge ordered a halt to oil and gas exploration on more than 300,000 acres in Wyoming, saying the government must account for its cumulative effect on global climate change.
U.S. Courts to Remain Fully Open Amid Shutdown Until Jan. 31 (1)
An undated photo of the U.S. Supreme Court front. Photographer: Robert Alexander/Getty Images PrintEmail Story News Posted Jan. 22, 2019, 5:40 PM Updated Jan. 22, 2019, 9:11 PM By Andrew Harris America’s longest partial government closure now in 32nd day Court system warns may stay open until Feb. 1 but not longer The U.S. court system can continue operating during the partial government shutdown until Jan. 31, according to a statement by the federal Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
U.S. Courts to Remain Fully Open Amid Shutdown Until Jan. 31 (1)
An undated photo of the U.S. Supreme Court front. Photographer: Robert Alexander/Getty Images PrintEmail Story News Posted Jan. 22, 2019, 5:40 PM Updated Jan. 22, 2019, 9:11 PM By Andrew Harris America’s longest partial government closure now in 32nd day Court system warns may stay open until Feb. 1 but not longer The U.S. court system can continue operating during the partial government shutdown until Jan. 31, according to a statement by the federal Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
White House: No 'First Amendment Right' for Reporters to Enter Building in CNN Lawsuit
(Bloomberg) — The Trump Administration defended its decision to revoke the press pass of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, arguing reporters don’t have a Constitutional right to access the White House. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department filed a response Wednesday to CNN’s lawsuit hours ahead of a hearing in federal court in Washington, where the network sued Trump and top aides over the decision to pull Acosta’s White House credentials after he clashed with the president at a Nov.
These Are the Questions Mueller Can Finally Ask Manafort
Special Counsel Robert Mueller now has a chance to question one of the key figures who has eluded him so far in his Russia probe -- former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
Maryland sues to save Obamacare
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh launched a counterattack Thursday to save Obamacare as a Texas federal judge contemplates killing it. Frosh sued the federal government in a Greenbelt, Maryland, court seeking a declaratory judgment that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional and a court order barring the US from taking any action inconsistent with that conclusion.
Former Paul Manafort Associate Sam Patten Admits to Failing to Register as a Foreign Agent
He failed to register in the U.S. as a foreign agent for his work lobbying (Bloomberg) — A former associate of Paul Manafort pleaded guilty to a lobbying violation and agreed to cooperate with the U.S., giving prosecutors access to insights from a longtime international political operative whose Russian business partner has already been indicted in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.
Trump Inaugural Committee Got Foreign Money, Plea Deal Shows
(Bloomberg) -- A former Paul Manafort associate who pleaded guilty to a lobbying crime admitted that he helped foreign donors give money to President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Committee. In a plea agreement made public Friday, prosecutors outlined other crimes that the lobbyist, Sam Patten, admitted to but wouldn’t be charged with. Among them was “causing foreign money” to be paid to the Trump inaugural committee. Patten signed off on the allegation.
Paul Manafort's Defense Team Rests Without Calling Witnesses
Paul Manafort and his legal team decided on Tuesday not to present defense witnesses in his trial on fraud charges. Manafort, 69, also told the court that he won’t testify in his own behalf. Prosecutors for Special Counsel Robert Mueller offered 27 witnesses over two weeks. They say that Manafort omitted foreign bank accounts and income from his tax returns, failed to file reports about his overseas accounts, and misled three banks to obtain $20 million in loans.
Paul Manafort's Defense Team Rests Without Calling a Witness
Paul Manafort and his legal team decided on Tuesday not to present defense witnesses in his trial on fraud charges. Manafort, 69, also told the court that he won’t testify in his own behalf. Prosecutors for Special Counsel Robert Mueller offered 27 witnesses over two weeks. They say that Manafort omitted foreign bank accounts and income from his tax returns, failed to file reports about his overseas accounts, and misled three banks to obtain $20 million in loans.
Manafort accountant recalls backdated documents
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors walked the jury in the trial of Paul Manafort through records to back their claim that the former Trump campaign chairman deceived his own financial advisers to hide his foreign accounts and income from U.S. tax authorities.
Manafort accountant recalls backdated documents
WASHINGTON—Special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors are walking the jury in the trial of Paul Manafort through records to back their claim that the former Trump campaign chairman deceived his own financial advisers to hide his foreign accounts and income from U.S. tax authorities.Cindy Laporta, a Manafort accountant, recalled how she felt conflicted after Manafort’s right-hand man, Rick Gates, sent her phony, backdated loan documents that would lower his taxes and help him get a bank...
Manafort accountant recalls backdated documents
WASHINGTON—Special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors are walking the jury in the trial of Paul Manafort through records to back their claim that the former Trump campaign chairman deceived his own financial advisers to hide his foreign accounts and income from U.S. tax authorities.Cindy Laporta, a Manafort accountant, recalled how she felt conflicted after Manafort’s right-hand man, Rick Gates, sent her phony, backdated loan documents that would lower his taxes and help him get a bank...
Court Upholds Federal Authority to Regulate Hobbyist Drone Use
The U.S. government’s ability to police hobbyist drone use was upheld by an appellate court Friday in a ruling that helps set the stage for a series of new restrictions and requirements aviation regulators hope to enact soon. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected arguments by drone hobbyist John Taylor, who last year had successfully overturned the Federal Aviation Administration’s system for registering unmanned aircraft.
Russia keeps meddling in U.S. elections, Mueller says in court filing
– Special Counsel Robert Mueller warned that Russian intelligence services still have active "interference operations" into U.S. elections and that handing over certain evidence in a criminal case could imperil ongoing investigations.
Trump Gutting Climate Rule, Blue State Attorneys General Claim
The Trump administration is trying to “gut critical climate protection rules through the back door,” a group of 12 Democratic attorneys general claimed in a federal lawsuit. The Environmental Protection Agency, led by Scott Pruitt, illegally used an interpretive guidance memo to thwart a greenhouse gas regulation, acting New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood said in a statement June 27. While a copy of the petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...
Trump Fails to Get Lawsuit Dismissed About Improper Profits From his D.C. Hotel
President Donald Trump will have to contend for now with a lawsuit claiming he is improperly profiting from his posh downtown Washington hotel. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Wednesday rejected one of the Justice Department’s arguments that he dismiss the lawsuit. The judge said he’ll schedule another hearing to consider other claims by the government.
Trump Loses First Skirmish in Suit Over D.C. Hotel Profits
A pedestrian passes in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump will have to contend for now with a lawsuit claiming he is improperly profiting from his posh downtown Washington hotel. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Wednesday rejected one of the Justice Department’s arguments that he dismiss the lawsuit. The judge said he’ll schedule another hearing to consider other claims by the government.
Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to new charges in Russia probe | Toronto Star
Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman accused of laundering $30 million (U.S.) to support a lavish lifestyle, pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance since Special Counsel Robert Mueller unveiled two new indictments against him last week. Manafort, 68, entered his plea in federal court in Washington, where he was initially indicted in October with Rick Gates, his longtime business associate and deputy on the Trump campaign. Manafort previously denied those charges.
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