#Legal

Even though some republican theory suggested that pardons were incompatible with republican government (Beccaria, Montesquieu), the consensus at the founding was that, practically, they were necessary and even indispensable. /1https://twitt
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I suppose I am concerned that anyone would seriously say this for a few reasons1 we don't deny cancer care to folks who smoke2 we don't deny STI care for
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1) I called 52 Division repeatedly and couldn’t get through. So I got on the subway & went there to understand the situation. I ask you, for a moment, to
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THREAD -- Today, Americans who want to save this country from the malevolent authoritarian narcissist are at every disadvantage: (1) They believe in science, so they’re more reluctant to brave
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Sooooo just going thru some docs and there’s something that really struck me as “odd” Remember President Trump getting grilled by that Opossum looking scumbag in a dress Samantha Guthrie
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Addiction researchers often default to the presumption that drug use is maladaptive - that all observed neural changes are harmful.This demonizes drug use and can lead to racial injustice in
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The Government published the 4-page(!) contract w/ #Palantir, following requests and pressure from @e_triantafillou @DiEM_25 + @Homo_Digitalis_ .Lots of to unpack here. Follow: @e_triantafillou who made a fantastic job in
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FWIW Errors in Defendants' Briefs~PA et al claim the TX complaint have been heard and rejected by other state/federal courts.~On that basis, they claim, there is no purpose served in
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This is the seizure of state instrumentalities of power by a multinational corporate political party, that extinguishes forever the political and legal foundation of the nation state. It is the
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1) Lot of folks saying (incorrectly) GOP wants to both "count" and "stop" ballots at same time. Let's be more precise. There are three categories. a) Rs calling to count
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Fact Sheet on Biden’s immigration billhttps://buildbackbetter.gov/press-releases/fact-sheet-president-biden-sends-immigration-bill-to-congress-as-part-of-his-commitment-to-modernize-our-immigration-system/Select highlights: 2/ For those i
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The tweets 'demonising' defence barristers for doing their jobs is scary. I work as a defence digital forensics expert. I work on cases involving murder, terrorism, rape of
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I had an interesting exchange with someone with a hammer & sickle in their profile. Millions have died under that emblem - but if someone still feels that is the
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The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act due to be released tomorrow won't be law for years and won't be translated enforced for some time after that. The digital
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The Abortion debate. Roe vs WadeThere is no better case to explain the debate around abortion than the US Supreme court case of Jane Roe vs Henry Wade. In this
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Thread from my panel discussion at #BudgetMattersWA this morning: criminal legal system fines and fees are a hidden, regressive & predatory way to fund public services. Fines & fees are
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