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@heidilifeldman

#Legal

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""The opioid epidemic has ravaged communities... across the country. The companies and individuals who fueled this crisis must be held accountable... Attorney General Bonta...
👉 “By holding Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family accountable for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic, we're bringing much-needed funds for addiction treatment, prevention, and recovery to those impacted by this crisis. 👈"

That is great news! Now, do #BigOil and the #ClimateCrisis

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The #state AGs said the directive “usurps the States’ #constitutional #power & seeks to amend #ElectionLaw by fiat.” The #Trump admin defended the order as “standing up for free, fair & honest elections” & called proof of citizenship a “commonsense” requirement.

Judge Denise J. Casper of the US District Court in Massachusetts said in Friday’s order that the #states had a likelihood of success as to their #legal challenges.

Say what you want about #scotus. Today, the court ruled unanimously on the #disability #rights case, A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools.

The court has reaffirmed that #students with #disabilities are entitled to an #education free from #discrimination. Discrimination in #schools is plainly illegal, even if it is unintentional.

Additionally, a higher standard of proof is *not* required in education disability rights.

supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pd

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The #Republican-led #Congress passed the resolutions in May to reverse #Biden’s approval of #California’s #EV efforts. When signed by the president, joint resolutions revoking federal rules carry the force of #law & are not subject to #judicial review.

Even so, the move is expected to draw an immediate #legal challenge from CA, as well as an #ExecutiveOrder from Gov #GavinNewsom directing state ofcls to find another path to move the state’s drivers toward EVs & encourage companies to make them.

Reuters: Judge rejects class action for Google privacy lawsuit. “In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California agreed with Google that it was appropriate to address case-by-case whether millions of Chrome users understood and agreed to its data collection policies.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/12/reuters-judge-rejects-class-action-for-google-privacy-lawsuit/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Reuters: Judge rejects class action for Google privacy lawsuit | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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#chrome#google#law

#Trans #UKSC #Legal

Mastadon #legal hive mind may I beg your opinion please

The #UKSC ruled that #Trans people are the sex they were identified as at birth based on the Equality Act 2010

They also suggested amending the Equality Act would be difficult

What would be the effect of deleting or amending the Gender Recognition Act 2004 Section 9(3) ?

To me it looks like this'd return #Trans people to the state they were in before the #UKSC ruling

Happy to be corrected

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/

OLG: Heimliche Kamera im Zimmer eines Mitbewohners ist nicht per se strafbar

heise.de/news/OLG-Heimliche-Ka

> Das Anbringen einer Überwachungskamera im Raum eines Mitbewohners verletzt dessen höchstpersönlichen Lebensbereich nicht automatisch, so ein Oberlandesgericht.

Ich glaube, deren Einschätzung von höchstpersönlichem Bereich ist nicht ganz dicht. Sorry, was ist das für ein Urteil?

heise online · OLG: Heimliche Kamera im Zimmer eines Mitbewohners ist nicht per se strafbarBy Stefan Krempl
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…The plan also comes amid intensifying #legal efforts to block the admin from using #Guantanamo Bay to house #immigrant detainees altogether. A federal class-action lawsuit pending in Washington indicates that there are roughly 70 immigrant detainees currently held there & facing “punitive” conditions, such as insufficient food, weekly changes of clothes & rodent infestation.

As the historian Matthew Dallek recently put it, “Trump is the most brazenly corrupt national politician in modern times, and his openness about it is sui generis.” He is proud of his avarice, wearing it as a sign of success and savvy.
#corruption #USpolitics #Trumpism #kleptocracy #fascism #authoritarianism #legal #constitution #USA
nytimes.com/2025/06/07/opinion

The New York Times · Opinion | A Comprehensive Accounting of Trump’s Culture of CorruptionBy The Editorial Board
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Federal #military forces are not allowed to carry out #civilian law enforcement duties against #UScitizens except in times of *#emergency*.
An 18th-century wartime #law — the #InsurrectionAct is the main #legal mechanism a president can use to activate military or #NationalGuard during times of rebellion or unrest. But #Trump didn’t invoke the Insurrection Act.
Instead, he relied on a similar federal law, #Title10, that allows the president to federalize Guard troops under certain circumstances.

#Trump admin weighs broad cancellation of #California #funding

The Trump admin is considering pulling a broad swath of federal funding from the state of California, acc/to 2 federal ofcls familiar w/the plan & records obtained by WaPo.

The plan could run afoul of an existing federal court injunction & would face fresh #legal challenges. A snr White House ofcl stressed Sat that no final decision on blocking the funds has been made.

#law #USpol #RevengePolitics
washingtonpost.com/politics/20

The Washington Post · Trump administration weighs broad cancellation of California fundingBy Hannah Natanson