Sharecopy linkA coalition of 19 state attorneys general asked a federal court in Washington, D.C. to block the Department of Education (DoE) and Secretary Betsy DeVos from repealing a rule requiring for-profit schools to ensure their graduates are prepared for “gainful employment in a recognized occupation” and not left with a mountain of debt and no job prospects to help them repay it.Under the “Gainful Employment” Rule, which was promulgated by the DoE in 2014, for-profit programs were required to maintain a minimum debt-to-earnings ratio for their graduates. Schools that dropped below...…Sharecopy linkA coalition of 19 state attorneys general asked a federal court in Washington, D.C. to block the Department of Education (DoE) and Secretary Betsy DeVos from repealing a rule requiring for-profit schools to ensure their graduates are prepared for “gainful employment in a recognized occupation” and not left with a mountain of debt and no job prospects to help them repay it.Under the “Gainful Employment” Rule, which was promulgated by the DoE in 2014, for-profit programs were required to maintain a minimum debt-to-earnings ratio for their graduates. Schools that dropped below...WW…

Sharecopy linkProfessors and deans at George Washington University Law School renounced one of their most prominent alumni on Tuesday, releasing a statement vilifying Attorney General William Barr’s conduct since taking up residence in the 45th president’s cabinet. The undersigned faculty members requested that Barr be investigated and censured, but ultimately called for his resignation.The 6-page open letter signed by of the school’s active faculty members comes just days after Barr – who graduated from GW Law in 1977 – was of former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York...…Sharecopy linkProfessors and deans at George Washington University Law School renounced one of their most prominent alumni on Tuesday, releasing a statement vilifying Attorney General William Barr’s conduct since taking up residence in the 45th president’s cabinet. The undersigned faculty members requested that Barr be investigated and censured, but ultimately called for his resignation.The 6-page open letter signed by of the school’s active faculty members comes just days after Barr – who graduated from GW Law in 1977 – was of former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York...WW…

Sharecopy linkOne of the federal prosecutors who withdrew from Roger Stone’s criminal case after senior officials at the Department of Justice intervened in the sentencing recommendation for President Donald Trump’s longtime associate will tell Congress that he and other career prosecutors were heavily pressured to “cut Stone a break.” The allegations contained in Aaron Zelinsky’s for Wednesday’s House Judiciary hearing left legal and government experts dismayed, with many saying the described conduct should result in the removal of Attorney General William Barr.Zelinsky, when...…Sharecopy linkOne of the federal prosecutors who withdrew from Roger Stone’s criminal case after senior officials at the Department of Justice intervened in the sentencing recommendation for President Donald Trump’s longtime associate will tell Congress that he and other career prosecutors were heavily pressured to “cut Stone a break.” The allegations contained in Aaron Zelinsky’s for Wednesday’s House Judiciary hearing left legal and government experts dismayed, with many saying the described conduct should result in the removal of Attorney General William Barr.Zelinsky, when...WW…

Sharecopy linkFederal prosecutors are currently discussing whether to charge former national security advisor John Bolton with unlawfully disclosing classified information in his new memoir about his time serving President Donald Trump, the reported Wednesday.The DOJ filed a against Bolton on Tuesday seeking to delay the public release of his book, The Room Where it Happened, until officials were able to complete a prepublication review process.President Trump on Tuesday also predicted that Bolton would face some kind of “” saying he considered “every conversation with [him] as president...…Sharecopy linkFederal prosecutors are currently discussing whether to charge former national security advisor John Bolton with unlawfully disclosing classified information in his new memoir about his time serving President Donald Trump, the reported Wednesday.The DOJ filed a against Bolton on Tuesday seeking to delay the public release of his book, The Room Where it Happened, until officials were able to complete a prepublication review process.President Trump on Tuesday also predicted that Bolton would face some kind of “” saying he considered “every conversation with [him] as president...WW…

Sharecopy linkThe Texas Democratic Party filed court documents asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether or not state government officials are required to expand access to mail-in ballots to all eligible voters. In a pair of filings submitted Tuesday, Texas Democrats are seeking to have the high court vacate an earlier decision from a federal appellate court blocking universal access to mail-in ballots and asking the court to hear arguments that the state’s current restrictions on mail voting access are unconstitutional.Under current Texas law, only persons who are out of state,...…Sharecopy linkThe Texas Democratic Party filed court documents asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether or not state government officials are required to expand access to mail-in ballots to all eligible voters. In a pair of filings submitted Tuesday, Texas Democrats are seeking to have the high court vacate an earlier decision from a federal appellate court blocking universal access to mail-in ballots and asking the court to hear arguments that the state’s current restrictions on mail voting access are unconstitutional.Under current Texas law, only persons who are out of state,...WW…

Sharecopy linkDefund Big Tech?President Donald Trump’s former acting Director of National Intelligence on early Friday morning said that private companies which refuse to sell police departments the software and technology they want should face “consequences,” which would include being barred from obtaining federal government contracts.Richard Grenell, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Germany for two years prior to his three-month stint as acting DNI from February to May, was referring to Microsoft’s decision to join a growing list of tech companies that have pledged not to sell police...…Sharecopy linkDefund Big Tech?President Donald Trump’s former acting Director of National Intelligence on early Friday morning said that private companies which refuse to sell police departments the software and technology they want should face “consequences,” which would include being barred from obtaining federal government contracts.Richard Grenell, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Germany for two years prior to his three-month stint as acting DNI from February to May, was referring to Microsoft’s decision to join a growing list of tech companies that have pledged not to sell police...WW…

Sharecopy linkU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top deputy on Thursday again rejected allegations that the Pompeo fired former State Department inspector general Steve Linick in retaliation for opening a slew of investigations into Pompeo’s conduct. In a pair of letters to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Elliot Engel, Pompeo and Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun reiterated denials that Pompeo had any knowledge Linick’s office was investigating him on several fronts, including his role in a Saudi arms deal and allegations that he used his office for personal gain....…Sharecopy linkU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top deputy on Thursday again rejected allegations that the Pompeo fired former State Department inspector general Steve Linick in retaliation for opening a slew of investigations into Pompeo’s conduct. In a pair of letters to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Elliot Engel, Pompeo and Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun reiterated denials that Pompeo had any knowledge Linick’s office was investigating him on several fronts, including his role in a Saudi arms deal and allegations that he used his office for personal gain....WW…

Sharecopy linkIf you happen to be in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area on Friday evening, a group of GOP politicians have organized a particularly interesting demonstration to protest the state government’s decision to send mail-in voting ballot applications. According to local ABC affiliate , local Republicans are asking people in the region to bring their absentee applications to the Deltaplex Arena where they will be used to light a bonfire as a show of disapproval.“Karl Manke, an Owosso, Mich., barber who defied coronavirus related stay-home orders and reopened his shop early last month,...…Sharecopy linkIf you happen to be in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area on Friday evening, a group of GOP politicians have organized a particularly interesting demonstration to protest the state government’s decision to send mail-in voting ballot applications. According to local ABC affiliate , local Republicans are asking people in the region to bring their absentee applications to the Deltaplex Arena where they will be used to light a bonfire as a show of disapproval.“Karl Manke, an Owosso, Mich., barber who defied coronavirus related stay-home orders and reopened his shop early last month,...WW…

Sharecopy linkDuring a hearing on whether to declare racism a public health crisis, a GOP state senator in Ohio wondered out loud about the reasons minority populations have been hit harder by the novel coronavirus. One of the questions he posed: whether “African Americans – the colored population — do not wash their hands as well as other groups?”According to the , Republican state Sen. Stephen A. Huffman, who is also an emergency room physician in Tipp City, was discussing the situation with the executive director of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health Angela Dawson when he made...…Sharecopy linkDuring a hearing on whether to declare racism a public health crisis, a GOP state senator in Ohio wondered out loud about the reasons minority populations have been hit harder by the novel coronavirus. One of the questions he posed: whether “African Americans – the colored population — do not wash their hands as well as other groups?”According to the , Republican state Sen. Stephen A. Huffman, who is also an emergency room physician in Tipp City, was discussing the situation with the executive director of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health Angela Dawson when he made...WW…

Sharecopy linkIn a surprising turn of events for those who listened to the oral arguments in the matter, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday that the judge presiding over Michael Flynn’s criminal trial cannot refuse to accept the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss the case against the president’s former National Security Advisor. The decision left legal experts “stunned,” with several arguing that the decision ordering the district court to grant Flynn’s writ of mandamus before Judge Emmet Sullivan even ruled on the motion to dismiss sets a problematic precedent for future...…Sharecopy linkIn a surprising turn of events for those who listened to the oral arguments in the matter, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday that the judge presiding over Michael Flynn’s criminal trial cannot refuse to accept the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss the case against the president’s former National Security Advisor. The decision left legal experts “stunned,” with several arguing that the decision ordering the district court to grant Flynn’s writ of mandamus before Judge Emmet Sullivan even ruled on the motion to dismiss sets a problematic precedent for future...WW…