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This article was originally published on Huffpost Politics on March 11, 2016 by Jason Linkins.   Earlier this week, our 2016 campaign season’s sui generis “dog bites man” story hit the headlines again, after Rakeem Jones — attending a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina as a dissenter — was sucker punched by 78-year-old John McGraw. Here is the incident, […]

This article was originally posted on Huffington Post Sports on April 3, 2016 by Ryan Grenoble                                                                       MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU Retired U.S.

This post was originally published on Huff Post by Igor Bobic on March 28, 2016.  The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a controversial North Carolina law that blocks cities and counties from passing protections against LGBT discrimination. The measure, signed into law last week by North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R), banned employers and businesses from

Andew Cohen | The Marshall Project  This commentary was originally published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that covers the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for theirnewsletter, or follow The Marshall Project on Facebook or Twitter. A federal trial judge in South Carolina last week overturned the death sentence of a man convicted of stabbing his

This article was originally published on Marijuana policy Project on March 17,2016.  Medical cannabis Following years of advocacy from patients and their loved ones, the Pennsylvania House first amended and then overwhelmingly approved medical cannabis legislation on March 14-16, 2016! The Senate approved SB 3 more than 10 months earlier, and it will consider the House’s revisions soon. Gov.

This post was originally published on The New York Times by Vikas Bajaj on March 21, 2016 The Supreme Court has sensibly decided not to take a case brought by Nebraska and Oklahoma challenging the way in which Colorado legalized marijuana. The plaintiff states had a weak case backed up with little in the way of evidence. Nebraska and

This article was originally published on The New York Times on March 21, 2016 by Adam Liptak. A marijuana dispensary in Denver in 2013. Nebraska and Oklahoma contend that Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana hurt them. CreditBrennan Linsley/Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an unusual lawsuit challenging Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana and told a Massachusetts court

This article was originally published on The New York Times by Adam Liptak on March 21, 2016 Chief Justice John G. Roberts, center, and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, rear,last month after the funeral service for Justice Antonin Scalia. Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Last month, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. delivered some blunt remarks about the Supreme Court

This article was originally published on March 21, 2016 on Huffington Post by Ariel Edwards-Levy Most Americans want Republicans in the U.S. Senate to consider the president’s Supreme Court nominee, new surveys show. GOP leaders have pledged not to consider Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s nominee, saying they want to leave the seat vacant until a new president takes office next

This article was originally published on Huffpost Politics on March 21, 2016 by Louise Melling.  When Congress passed the Women’s Health Amendment as part of the Affordable Care Act in 2009, it was seeking to combat discrimination against women in the U.S. healthcare system. The amendment was a long overdue step to make sure that women are not left