Jun 3, 2020 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary: The Communications and Decency Act (CDA) was passed in 1996 and provides that an “interactive computer service” is immune from civil liability if they publish information from third – party users. On May 28, 2020 President Donald J....
May 29, 2020 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary: In April 2020 President Donald J. Trump again claimed that mail – in ballots encouraged cheating and dishonesty with state voting processes. On May 24, 2020 The Republican National Committee and a number of other GOP groups filed a lawsuit in the...
May 11, 2020 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary: In the United States, an absentee ballot is a voting option that permits a registered voter to receive an official ballot from the state and return the ballot to the state board of elections after he or she has filled it out at a place other than a...
Apr 24, 2020 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary: During Donald Trump’s presidency the American Bar Association (ABA) has rated nine of his nominations to the federal bench as “not qualified.” Six of the nine were nominations for a federal district court while the remaining three...
Apr 17, 2020 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary: On April 7, 2020 the State of Wisconsin held a statewide election that also included a primary for the Democratic presidential nomination. On March 24, 2020, at the direction of Governor Tony Evers, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary...
Apr 14, 2020 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary On April 6, 2020 the California Judicial Council approved eleven temporary court rules in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The rules are designed to only be temporary and will be used to ensure that California state courts can provide due...
