Climate Change: Judge Allows New York’s Martin Act Lawsuit Against Exxon to Proceed
New York state judge allows climate fraud lawsuit brought under the Martin Act to proceed, rejecting defendant Exxon’s claims for dismissal.
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Leaked Messages Confirm: Imprisonment of Brazil’s Lula da Silva was Politically Motivated
Real News Network interview with Mike Fox discussing ramifications of documents released by the Intercept, revealing political motivations behind former Brazilian president Lula da Silva’s prosecution and conviction.
Read more...Privacy Watch: US Visa Applicants Must Provide Social Media Details
The US will now require applicants for visas to share social media details, thus formalizing an existing policy of government monitoring of such traffic.
Read more...Consumer Contracts Restatement Delayed: Consumers Win…For Now
Following pushback from Elizabeth Warren, state attorneys general, and both consumer advocates and business groups, consumer contracts restatement delayed – for now.
Read more...Glyphosate Use Surges in Midwest, Lawsuits Mount: What Will the Supremes Say?
Glyposphate use increases throughout the Midwest, and Bayer loses its third Roundup case. The company appears confident that higher US courts will reverse pro-plaintiff verdicts.
Read more...AOC Calls for Ban on Revolving Door as Study Shows 2/3 of Recently Departed Lawmakers Now Lobbyists
AOC outs an unlikely ally after tweet calling for a lifetime ban on former members of Congress becoming lobbyists: an attempt to stop the revolving door between “public service” and personal profit.
Read more...Trump Admin’s Latest Rail Safety Rollback Sets up Industry to Make Its Own Rules
Trump administration continues to follow the self-regulation gospel – this time in the area of rail safety. This case study in corporate capture of American regulation is yet another area where the accidents are just waiting to happen.
Read more...Daniel Ellsberg on Julian Assange’s Espionage Charges
The US has added new charges againat Julian Assange that represent a threat to journalists.
Read more...Bankruptcy: An Option for Taxi Drivers Crushed by Medallion Loans?
Contrary to what the NYT asserts, taxi drivers who can get competent legal advice might find bankruptcy allows them to escape onerous medallion loan burdens – and keep their medallions.
Read more...FDA Allowed Medtronic to Shield Info on Heart Device Failures
Medtronic allowed to report in secret the failures of its heart device – concealing information from patients, their doctors, and consumer advocates.
Read more...EPA Changes Math to Allow Burning of More Coal
EPA proposes methodology change to allow states to opt to burn more coal.
Read more...The Battle for Rights of Nature Heats Up in the Great Lakes
Public interest lawyers strive to give legal teeth to a Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a ballot initiative passed by Ohio voters in February.
Read more...After Standing Rock, Protesting Pipelines Can Get You a Decade in Prison and $100K in Fines
Five states have enacted draconian laws after protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline generated national attention and inspired a wave of civil disobedience.
Read more...How Kentucky Tried to Make the Country’s Worst-Funded Public Pension Plan Even Worse
Many public pension funds are in a very deep underfunding hole, and too many are resorting to high fee investment strategies that at this point in the cycle are costly hopium. Gordon Hamlin, a pro bono advier to public pensions, sets forth a strategy for the most deeply underfunded state pension, the Kentucky Retirement System.
Read more...British Government Passes the Buck to Sweden Where the Military Offense Exclusion Protects Julian Assange From Extradition to the Us
The UK looks likely to welcome to pass the Assange hot potato to Sweden….which could turn out to be a lucky break.
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