When A Feller Needs Some Firecrackers

by Clare Briggs · July 1, 2020

Tags: 1916 flag July 4

Clare Briggs

Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.

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From Westword: House of Representatives Approves Marijuana Legalization

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From Westword:

The United States House of Representatives just approved a bill that would end federal marijuana prohibition, marking the first time a full chamber of Congress has approved marijuana legalization. However, the measure still has a big hill to climb in the U.S. Senate.

New York Reprepresentative Jerry Nadler's Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, better known as the MORE Act, would end federal marijuana prohibition by removing the plant from the Controlled Substances Act. The measure, approved 228-164 on December 4, proposes allowing states to regulate the plant as they see fit, and would set up funding and programs that allow expungement for cannabis offenders and call for social equity in any potential federally legal pot industry.

(Featured image is "i grew hemp" by zen and is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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The President of the United States Shares Thoughts…

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President Trump released a recorded message on social media decrying/rehashing his claims of election fraud for the better part of 45 minutes.

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Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before…

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This all sounds strangely familiar...which means we can guess where this is going. Spoiler Alert: It involves massive amounts of money

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From SCOTUSblog: Argument analysis: Justices send mixed messages on corporate liability for allegedly aiding child slavery abroad

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From SCOTUSblog:

The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday in a pair of cases, Nestlé USA v. Doe I and Cargill, Inc. v. Doe I, that ask whether a lawsuit against American corporations under the Alien Tort Statute, which allows foreigners to bring lawsuits in U.S. courts for serious violations of international law, can continue. The plaintiffs in the case are six former child slaves in Ivory Coast, who contend that the defendants, both U.S. food giants, facilitated human-rights abuses on the cocoa plantations where the youths worked. Although the Supreme Court in the past has indicated that the kinds of claims that can be brought under the ATS are relatively limited, after nearly 90 minutes of debate today several justices appeared reluctant to rule that U.S. corporations like Nestlé and Cargill can never be sued under the statute. At the same time, it seemed that the two companies might nonetheless eke out a narrow win in this case, as some justices appeared skeptical that the plaintiffs’ allegations were enough to allow the case to proceed.

(Featured image is "Scales of Justice" by Government of Prince Edward Island and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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