William Boardman | President's Blatant Bigotry May Save DREAMERS in Federal Court
03 April 18
William Boardman | President's Blatant Bigotry May Save DREAMERS in Federal Court
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "Lawyers in all sorts of courts argue heartless positions every day without fear of reprimand from a judge, who may also be heartless. The admonition from Judge Garaufis is an anomaly filled with hope, not least because he was admonishing the Trump administration for its heartless immigration policy."
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William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "Lawyers in all sorts of courts argue heartless positions every day without fear of reprimand from a judge, who may also be heartless. The admonition from Judge Garaufis is an anomaly filled with hope, not least because he was admonishing the Trump administration for its heartless immigration policy."
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David Smith, CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, photographed on September 8, 1998. (photo: Portland Press Herald/Getty Images)
The company is the largest owner of local television stations in the country, with 173 stations in 81 broadcast markets that stretch from coast to coast and just about everywhere in between, at a time when local news outpaces national news outlets both in overall viewership and trust. About 85 percent of Americans trust local news outlets, more than the 77 percent for family or friends, according to the Pew Research Center.
What We Know About the Conservative Media Giant Sinclair
Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post
Rosenberg writes: "Sinclair Broadcast Group is not as well-known a name in television as Fox News's News Corp. or CNN's Turner Broadcasting System, but its reach may rival that of a cable juggernaut."
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Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post
Rosenberg writes: "Sinclair Broadcast Group is not as well-known a name in television as Fox News's News Corp. or CNN's Turner Broadcasting System, but its reach may rival that of a cable juggernaut."
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Sonia Sotomayor. (photo: Getty Images)
Supreme Court Shields a Police Officer From Being Sued for Shooting a Woman in Her Front Yard
David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
Savage writes: "The Supreme Court on Monday shielded a police officer from being sued for shooting an Arizona woman in her front yard, once again making it harder to bring legal action against officers who use excessive force, even against an innocent person."
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
Savage writes: "The Supreme Court on Monday shielded a police officer from being sued for shooting an Arizona woman in her front yard, once again making it harder to bring legal action against officers who use excessive force, even against an innocent person."
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'Fight for Fifteen' protest. (photo: Mike Groll/AP)
McDonald's Stiffs Employees on Promised Pay Raise
Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "Fast food giant McDonald's received a deluge of good press in 2015 when the company announced their plans to pay employees at least one dollar above the local minimum wage."
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Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "Fast food giant McDonald's received a deluge of good press in 2015 when the company announced their plans to pay employees at least one dollar above the local minimum wage."
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Thousands of teachers from across Kentucky fill the state Capitol to rally for increased funding and to protest last-minute changes to their state-funded pension system on Monday in Frankfort. (photo: Timothy D. Easley/AP)
Oklahoma, Kentucky Public Schools Close as Thousands of Teachers Walk Out
Kalhan Rosenblatt, Associated Press
Rosenblatt writes: "Frustrated educators were asking politicians to do the math on Monday as thousands of teachers swarmed the Oklahoma and Kentucky state capitals to demand an increase in their wages and in school funding."
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Kalhan Rosenblatt, Associated Press
Rosenblatt writes: "Frustrated educators were asking politicians to do the math on Monday as thousands of teachers swarmed the Oklahoma and Kentucky state capitals to demand an increase in their wages and in school funding."
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Hospitals in Gaza suffer from a serious shortage of medical supplies owing to an Israeli blockade in place for more than 10 years. (photo: Hosam Salem/Al Jazeera)
Gaza Hospitals: 'Israel Was Shooting to Kill or Cause Disability'
Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera
Humaid writes: "Mohammad Othman, a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, lies on a hospital bed at the intensive care unit of al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip - the oldest and biggest medical facility in the besieged enclave."
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Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera
Humaid writes: "Mohammad Othman, a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, lies on a hospital bed at the intensive care unit of al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip - the oldest and biggest medical facility in the besieged enclave."
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Pipeline protesters. (photo: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images)
Lawmakers Are Trying to Criminalize Pipeline Protesters for "Conspiracy"
Justine Calma, Grist
Excerpt: "Efforts to prosecute environmental activists with felony or eco-terrorism charges have intensified since Standing Rock."
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Justine Calma, Grist
Excerpt: "Efforts to prosecute environmental activists with felony or eco-terrorism charges have intensified since Standing Rock."
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