Month: July 2016

Report Reveals VA Spent Millions on Art While Veterans Died Awaiting Care

July 29, 2016

July 28, 2016  by  Raven Clabough   An oversight report by an independent taxpayer watchdog into the Veterans Affairs administration reveals more troubling information connected to the VA scandal, Fox News reports. According to the report’s findings, the VA spent $20 million on artwork and sculptures and added nearly 40,000 new jobs, though just one … More Report Reveals VA Spent Millions on Art While Veterans Died Awaiting Care

Freddie Gray Officers: All Charges Dropped, Ending Witch-hunt

July 27, 2016

July 27, 2016 by  C. Mitchell Shaw   After four failed attempts (including a mistrial) to secure a conviction where there was no case, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s office announced Wednesday morning that all charges have been dropped against the three remaining officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray. In all, six … More Freddie Gray Officers: All Charges Dropped, Ending Witch-hunt

WikiLeaks Publishes 23,035 Clinton E-mails Marked Classified When She Received Them

July 26, 2016

July 26, 2016  by C. Mitchell Shaw   After spending more than a year denying — and avoiding indictment for — sending and receiving classified information over her unsecured, private e-mail server, Hillary Clinton still can’t shake the truth. Besides the DNC e-mails that are making waves in the news because they show that the Democratic National … More WikiLeaks Publishes 23,035 Clinton E-mails Marked Classified When She Received Them

Amid Tsunami of Scandals, UN Ignores Massive Corruption

July 26, 2016

July 26, 2016 by  Alex Newman   As the United Nations continues to drown in mega-scandals ranging from the systematic rape of children by UN “peace” troops to the vicious persecution of the whistleblowers who expose UN crimes, the global outfit’s own inspectors have revealed that the prevailing approach to fraud within much of the … More Amid Tsunami of Scandals, UN Ignores Massive Corruption

More On Dayen’s Book “Chain Of Title”

July 25, 2016

July 24, 2016  BYFINDSENLAW   We did a recent post on “Chain of Title.” I saw this article today and it resonated with me. I have also experienced the weird “blame the victim” vibe in courthouses.  Meanwhile, my clients were not just financially decimated, bamboozled, and betrayed, but some were literally dying.  They needed medical care … More More On Dayen’s Book “Chain Of Title”

Federal Courts Must Enforce Limits On President’s Appointment Powers

July 22, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 29: Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew looks on as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray delivers remarks during a public meeting. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) July 22, 2016 by Rich Samp, Contributor No one any longer contests that President Barack Obama acted in excess of his constitutional … More Federal Courts Must Enforce Limits On President’s Appointment Powers

Federal Appeals Court Rules Texas Voter ID Law “Discriminatory”

July 22, 2016

July 22, 2016  by  Raven Clabough   On Wednesday, a federal appeals court ruled that Texas’ voter ID law discriminates against minority voters and ordered changes to be made before the upcoming election. A 15-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the Texas Voter ID law violates the Voting Rights … More Federal Appeals Court Rules Texas Voter ID Law “Discriminatory”

Walt Disney Fired Intern Who Objected to Sign Telling Employees To Deny Risk Of Alligators

July 20, 2016

  July 20, 2016 jonathan turley We previously discussed the tragic death of Lane Graves, 2, at a Disney resort after an alligator attack. Things are already pretty bad for the company, but there is yet another twist. A Walt Disney World intern was fired after she posted objected to a sign advising employees to … More Walt Disney Fired Intern Who Objected to Sign Telling Employees To Deny Risk Of Alligators

Local Law Enforcement Collecting Thousands of Iris Scans for FBI, Pentagon

July 17, 2016

July 16, 2016  by  Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.   Details of a new FBI program to collect iris scans reveals how state and local police are assisting the federal law enforcement agency to spread the dragnet of national government surveillance wider and wider. As part of its “pilot program” — which was floated by the FBI … More Local Law Enforcement Collecting Thousands of Iris Scans for FBI, Pentagon

Trump VP Pence: Globalist Neocon or Solid Conservative?

July 16, 2016

July 15, 2016  by  Alex Newman     With GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump indicatingthat he will choose Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice president, Republicans and conservatives appear torn. Some critics of the selection have blasted Pence as a globalist neocon who supports the Obama-backed Common Core scheme, sovereignty-destroying “free trade” regimes, unconstitutional … More Trump VP Pence: Globalist Neocon or Solid Conservative?