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RSN: Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | Jim Crow Supremes Enshrine Voter Lynch Law and May Have Stolen the 2018 Election for Trump's GOP

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12 June 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News SERIOUS FUND-RAISING, HERE AND NOW - Reader Supported News is surviving and maintaining services in the most challenging fundraising environment our organization has ever seen. But just barely. Today we ask for the support of all RSN readers who can afford to give. This will be a good fund-raiser. Thanks to all in advance. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | Jim Crow Supremes Enshrine Voter Lynch Law and May Have Stolen the 2018 Election for Trump's GOP  Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News Excerpt: "In an age of computerized registration books and extensive ID requirements, there's no real reason to strip people's names from voter rolls." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

RSN: Susan E. Rice | How Trump Helps Putin

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12 June 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED A FEW DONORS TO STEP UP TODAY - Of the 30,000 readers that will visit RSN today, we need 50 to donate. Sorry to make this personal, but I want you to be one of them. Thank you sincerely in advance. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Susan E. Rice | How Trump Helps Putin  Susan E. Rice, The New York Times Rice writes: "If Mr. Putin were calling the shots, he would ensure that America's reliability is doubted, its commitments broken, its values debased and its image tarnished. He would advise the new president to take a series of steps to advance those aims." READ MORE Trump Administration Moves to End Asylum for Victims of Domestic Abuse and Gangs Sabrina Siddiqui, Guardian UK Siddiqui writes: "Donald Trump's administration announced on Monday that it would order US immigration courts to stop granting asylum to victims of

RSN: What LeBron and Steph Could Teach Donald

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11 June 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News TODAY IS NOT GOING WELL FOR DONATIONS - Need a few donations to get today into the win column. Who can help out with a little funding? We will put it to good use. Thanks in advance. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: What LeBron and Steph Could Teach Donald  E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post Dionne writes: "I suspect I share this with many others: Over the past 500 or so days, I often wanted to ditch politics entirely." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

National Law Journal

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Two Munger Tolles Associates Are Heading to SCOTUS for Clerkships Celia Choy and Dahlia Mignouna, both Yale Law School graduates, will continue in their practice in the firm's 12-lawyer...  Read More LAW FIRM ASSOCIATES   |   NEWS Cravath Sets New High in Associate Salary Race By Meghan Tribe The new associate salary scale set by Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy last week has been surpassed by Cravath, Swaine...  Read More EMPLOYMENT COMPLIANCE   |   NEWS Nothing 'Sinister' in Forced Arbitration, Proskauer Lawyer Tells EEOC Task Force By Erin Mulvaney “Bad facts make bad law, Proskauer Rose partner Kathleen McKenna told an EEOC task force studying sexual harassment...  Read More SPONSORED BY ADR CHAMPIONS 2018’s List of ADR Champions National Law Journal has released the third annual issue of ADR Champions. In this digital edition, you’ll read 48 profiles of those who continue to make their mark

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: : A GRAND BARGAIN show of force – BAKER, TRUMP back WARREN pot bill – MAYORS speak out on trans discrimination ballot question

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A GRAND BARGAIN show of force – BAKER, TRUMP back WARREN pot bill – MAYORS speak out on trans discrimination ballot question 06/11/2018 07:05 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) WELCOME TO MONDAY, MASSACHUSETTS. A GRAND BARGAIN SHOW OF FORCE —   Raise Up Massachusetts , the group behind the potential $15 minimum wage and paid family leave ballot measures — and also wrangling with negotiators on Beacon Hill over the so-called "grand bargain" — plans to deliver a public show of force this week. Raise Up is holding a self-described week of action with rallies in and around the State House from Monday to Thursday. The public displays come at a useful time for Raise Up, which is currently locked in negotiations for a potential legislative compromise between their two ballot questions and a sales tax decrease, which is being pushed by the  Retailers Association of Ma