Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a moratorium on executions in California after taking office in 2019 and shut down the execution chamber at San Quentin. But he has not sought to commute the sentences of the state’s 708 condemned prisoners — and if he did, state law would require a majority of the state Supreme Court to approve commutation for any inmate who had at least two previous felony convictions. … [Read more...] about Biden campaigned on eliminating death penalty — we could soon see how that turns out
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Deceptions in the time of the ‘alternative facts’ president
Intelligence analysts who saw Russian meddling that Trump didn't want to see, disinterested public servants who witnessed and accurately described the pressure campaign on Ukraine that got Trump impeached the first time — these and more were subject to hair-trigger accusations of disloyalty, with consequences. … [Read more...] about Deceptions in the time of the ‘alternative facts’ president
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris To Step Down From Senate Seat On Monday
Harris will be the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to serve as vice president, but her Senate departure leaves the chamber’s roster without a Black woman. Harris was just the second Black woman senator, winning her California election 17 years after Democrat Carol Moseley Braun finished a single term representing Illinois. … [Read more...] about Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris To Step Down From Senate Seat On Monday
COVID In New York: Restaurants In Orange Zones Allowed To Open Indoor Dining At 50% Capacity
Queens Man Eduard Florea Arrested After Allegedly Plotting Another U.S. Capitol Attack COVID Vaccine: Long Island County Sites Swamped By Residents Trying To Make Vaccination Appointments Staten Island Couple Says Tenants Who Haven’t Paid Rent Since May 2019 Can’t Be Kicked Out Due To Eviction Moratorium … [Read more...] about COVID In New York: Restaurants In Orange Zones Allowed To Open Indoor Dining At 50% Capacity
Deported Criminal Migrants Who Break Back into Britain Using Human Rights Laws to Fight Removals: Report
After serving a 15-month prison sentence for dealing drugs, Aldri Cepele was deported to Albania in 2018, at the cost of £18,000 to the British taxpayer. After his deportation, he married a Romanian woman then smuggled himself back into the country via Ireland. He is appealing his removal because his wife is an EU citizen. (EU citizens still have the right to freedom of movement in the UK until the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31st, 2020.) … [Read more...] about Deported Criminal Migrants Who Break Back into Britain Using Human Rights Laws to Fight Removals: Report
