The Callais decision brought my back to @bsky.app on this gloomy, dark day. I admit, I did not think SCOTUS would go this far, having just upheld a Section 2 claim exactly three years ago.
Yael Bromberg
@yaelbromberg.bsky.social
Constitutional Rights Attorney 26th Amendment legal scholar Election Law, Voting Rights, Civil Rights
Our press release from yesterday, and the article in the Inquirer quoting LD6 State Senator and County Party Chair James Beach confirming they will attempt to refuse us the right that voters have bestowed upon us to recruit the remaining seats in Cherry Hill. share.inquirer.com/B4rYSO 🎁
This is just for the office of party committee! Other folks might know this as their party precinct captain. We don't have "precinct captains" in Camden county, so in Cherry Hill, we get a ballot that looks like these (two years ago and this year):
Incredible news. After immense pressure and threats of protest, Children's Wisconsin has reinstated treatment for at least one trans teen under its care. Several hospitals across the country determined their fear of Trump's illegal EO was more important than their trans patients.
UPDATE: Children’s Wisconsin hospital reinstates gender-affirming care for trans teen after canceling in wake of Trump’s executive order
The order is being challenged in court as illegal and unconstitutional.
wisconsinwatch.org
❗#USAID Temporary Restraining Order issued: "All USAID employees currently on administrative leave shall be reinstated until [Feb 14] ... no additional employees shall be placed on administrative leave before that date. No USAID employees shall be evacuated from their host countries"
Guys, I hate to even suggest the possibility, but I’m starting to wonder just a teensy-weensy little bit whether maybe, just maybe, FFOTUS wasn’t totally upfront and forthcoming about Project 2025 during the campaign
If the Trump administration has violated the law & refused to give federal money as enacted by Congress, we should ALL withhold federal taxes! TAX STRIKE!!! The Blue States run this economy!
NEW: The Chairperson for the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency has sent a letter to the OPP advising they consult White House Counsel on the legality of ousting 17 inspectors general. 👀
In reflection of NJ political boss George Norcross's day in criminal court today, my Op Ed on NJ's corrupt and corrupting ballot design. newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/...
Yael Bromberg: How Corrupt Ballots Enable Corrupt Politics - New Jersey Globe
OPINION People who aren’t from New Jersey have a lot of unfair things to say about our state. They make jokes about pollution and the Turnpike, how
newjerseyglobe.com
George Norcross is in court today to argue the charges should be dismissed because he's just drives a hard bargain and that's not illegal. The key to the case is the control he holds over city, county and state officials. I lay that out in Episodes 5 and 6. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dea...
Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery: Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts
A couple dies, sending their son on a quest for truth. Dead End is a story of crime and politics in the Garden State.
wnycstudios.org
“As the young kids say, it was tea.” When the indictment of South Jersey Democratic boss George Norcross dropped last year, activists in Camden called it "vindication" for their claims that Norcross abused his power. whyy.org/articles/geo... @whyynews.bsky.social #NewJersey
Camden activists call George Norcross indictment vindication
Black and Latino activists have raised concerns about Norcross and his supporters for years, but said their concerns and complaints were ignored by city and state officials.
whyy.org
BREAKING: President Biden declares that the Equal Rights Amendment should be published
As #MLKDay juxtaposes with #InaugurationDay this year, and as so much hangs in the balance at home and abroad, we look forward to welcoming Rev. Cornell Brooks to our synagogue to explore King's prophetic teachings and implications for this moment. #MartinLutherKingJr @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social
Anne Telnaes, Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, has resigned. The paper censored a cartoon that criticized billionaires. Democracy dies in broad daylight, too. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
The bill still includes de facto bracketing by means of candidate placement, restrictions on the use of party names in candidates' slogans, and failure to require tamper-proof modern methods of position-drawing. Have you seen the archaic way NJ draws ballot positions now? Straight out of the 180os
This story infuriates me. Women are dying from withheld healthcare! It may not hold up I'm the court of law, but in the court of public opinion, it's conspiracy murder.
Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social · 2y agomore phenomenal reporting from ProPublica: www.propublica.org/article/pors...
🎊🎊 Congratulations to NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs on securing her seat on the state Supreme Court. She will deliver justice without fear or favor. A huge win for the beautiful state of North Carolina, and our nation. 🥂
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Sen Mullin on Gaetz: “When he was accused of sleeping with an underage girl, there’s a reason why no one in the conference defended him. We all saw videos he was showing us on the House floor of girls he slept with & brag how he would crush ED medicine so he could go all night.”