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WI Supremes Decline to Hear Appeals on Photo ID Law
Monday, 23 April 2012, 1:18 pm | Ernest A. Canning
On Monday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued two one-sentence orders declining to hear both appeals filed by Republican state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen in two different polling place Photo ID cases. More >>
WI Governor Scott Walker Implicated in Criminal Prosecution
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 12:08 pm | Ernest A. Canning
A recall from his position as Wisconsin's governor could ultimately be the least of Gov. Scott Walker's worry, if a criminal complaint quietly moving forward in the Badger State court system continues on its current trajectory. More >>
Occupy LA Detainees Suggest Illegal Acts by LAPD and LASD
Monday, 19 December 2011, 1:16 pm | Ernest A. Canning
Many of the individuals who were swept up by last week's LAPD raid on the Occupy LA encampment at Los Angeles City Hall were arrested even as they attempted to disperse in accordance with police directives, according to testimonials from some who were ... More >>
ACLU's Federal Challenge to WI GOP's Photo ID Restrictions
Monday, 19 December 2011, 12:45 pm | Ernest A. Canning
Election laws in Wisconsin are not covered by Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act, which would otherwise require the Dept. of Justice or a federal panel of judges to "preclear" such laws to assure they are not discriminatory. Thus, it falls to ... More >>
Occupy Wall Street is No 'Tea Party'
Monday, 17 October 2011, 5:01 pm | Ernest A. Canning
While both phenomena --- Occupy Wall Street and the "Tea Party" --- have emerged at a time of acute economic distress and a sense of alienation, disenchantment and betrayal brought on by an increasingly authoritarian corporate capitalism, they are ... More >>
Pakistan, Yemen Cables Expose Unchecked Executive Power
Monday, 6 December 2010, 1:38 pm | Ernest A. Canning
"One of the major reasons for government secrecy is to protect the government from its own population...[The WikiLeaks cables reveal a] profound hatred for democracy on the part of our political leadership." -Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now, 11/30/2010 More >>
Court Finds Al Franken Wins
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 11:18 am | Ernest A. Canning
Tally concludes finding 312 vote victory for the Democrat, as the Republican contester prepares his final appeal(s) But does the state's former Senator have a legal leg to stand on?... Author and former radio talk show host Al Franken, the Democratic ... More >>
