Category: Legal Reform

Bush Criticized for Pardoning Drug Offenders, Embezzler While Leaving Border Patrol Agents Behind Bars

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Washington, D.C. - The chairman of the Project 21 leadership network is condemning President George W. Bush's March 25 issuance of a new set of presidential pardons that includes forgiveness for drug smugglers, an embezzler and others but not for ...
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Anti-Photo ID Legislation Would Promote Election Fraud, Says Group

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Washington, D.C. - Legislation introduced by Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) to prohibit photo ID requirements for voting in federal elections would promote election fraud, say members of the black leadership network Project 21. "Representative Ellison's proposal is fundamentally flawed and ...
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Black Group Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Hear Voter ID Case: “We Have a Right to a Process that is Free of Fraud and Corruption”

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Calling voting "one of the most fundamental rights we have," members of the Project 21 black leadership network are calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to provide a clear and unmistakable ruling on the constitutionality of states requiring voters to ...
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Black Group Calls Senate Leaders “Hypocrites”

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Project 21 thinks Harry Reid is a hypocrite: Black Group Calls Senate Leaders "Hypocrites" Liberal Senators Complaining About “Obstructionism" on Iraq Legislation Use the Same Tactic to Block Judicial Nominees Project 21 members say the liberal Senate leadership, which has ...
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Ohio Supreme Court Smacks Down Effort to Eject Families from Homes

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The City of Norwood, Ohio designated a community of 99 well-maintained homes and businesses as "blighted" so that a real estate developer could build offices, condominiums and stores in its place. Although the vast majority of the community had been ...
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Kelo v. New London Update

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Tom Blumer at BizzyBlog provides a recap and and update to the events behind one of the most reviled U.S. Supreme Court decisions of recent years. _____ Labels: Legal Reform, Property Rights, Regulatory Victims ...
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JPMorgan Chase Slavery Apology Criticized

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Project 21 Fellow Deneen Borelli, acting on behalf of the National Legal and Policy Center, will present a shareholder proposal (pdf) at the company's annual meeting Tuesday that is critical of JPMorgan Chase’s apology for slavery. A National Legal and ...
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ADA Lawsuits Cost Businesses $309.1 Million to Win

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To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the owner of a historic California candy store is forced to build a $14,000 handicapped-accessible entrance ramp. Candy Store Owner Takes a Licking Lanny Rose has owned the Cottage of Sweets, ...
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100 Tales of Dangerous Government

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Today begins a new blog series: Reprinting stories from the new, fifth edition of the National Center for Public Policy Research's book, Shattered Dreams: One Hundred Stories of Government Abuse. Visit the blog every weekday for more stories or, if ...
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New Orleans is the Cindy Sheehan of Cities

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Don Surber nails it when it comes to the $77 billion lawsuit the city of New Orleans has just filed against every American taxpayer. New Orleans is the Cindy Sheehan of cities: Because it suffered a loss, most people are ...
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