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@ResilientP0l1ticalPlatform from Utah submitted…10hrs10H
In Portland, Oregon 314 Action Fund, which describes itself as helping to elect “Democrats with a background in science to public office,” is throwing its weight behind Maxine Dexter, a state representative and local doctor. By waiting until April to launch its spending blitz, 314 Action…
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@RepublicPolenta from New Jersey submitted…9hrs9H
UPDATE: • Hamas leaves talks• CIA chief leaves talks• No deal reached• Qatar, Israel still in Cairo• Netanyahu defiant against Biden• Clashes with HezbollahBoth the Israeli and the Hamas delegations as well as CIA director Bill Burns left Cairo on Thursday with no deal reached on a cease-fire or hostage release, hours after US President Joe Biden threatened to stop weapons shipments to Israel if it invades Rafah.Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, confirmed in a post on Telegram that the delegation has left the Egyptian capital and is on its way to Qatar, where the group's political wing is based. Separately, Burns, who has been in the region since Saturday, also left Cairo on Thursday morning and is on his way back to the United States. The Israeli delegation departed later on Thursday, with sources telling Israel's Kan public broadcaster that "irreconcilable gaps" have emerged between the parties during the talks. The Israeli cabinet is scheduled to meet Thursday night. The departures come as another indication that a deal is not close. On Monday, Hamas said it accepted a proposal for a six-week cease-fire, the release of 33 hostages both alive and dead and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Israel would free 30 Palestinian prisoners for each female civilian hostage released. CIA, Israel and Hamas leave peace talks with no deal reached
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@ISIDEWITH submitted…9hrs9H
In a day of legal drama at the Supreme Court, two significant rulings were handed down, stirring the legal pot and sparking conversations across social media platforms. The first ruling, Culley v. Marshall, saw the Court split 6-3, with Justice Kavanaugh leading the majority in affirming that while a timely forfeiture hearing is required in civil forfeiture cases involving personal property, a separate preliminary hearing is not mandated by the Due Process Clause. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissented, raising concerns about the balance between property rights and due process. Meanwhile, in Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy, the Court ruled 6-3 that the Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to monetary relief for any timely infringement claim, regardless of when the infringement occurred. Justice Gorsuch, joined by Justices Thomas and Alito, dissented, arguing for a more nuanced approach to copyright damages. With these rulings, the Court has set the stage for further debates on civil liberties and intellectual property rights, leaving legal enthusiasts eagerly awaiting the next chapter in the Supreme Court's ongoing saga.
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A bipartisan bill that would outlaw all child marriages in Missouri has run into resistance from Republicans in the Missouri House that could prevent it from becoming law.The legislation, filed by Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, a Scott City Republican, and Sen. Lauren Arthur, a Kansas City Democrat, would prohibit anyone under 18 from obtaining a marriage license. Current law allows 16 and 17-year-olds to get married with parental consent.Supporters of the bill say the opposition illustrates some lawmakers’ extreme and archaic views on marriage. Missouri previously had one of the nation’s most lenient laws surrounding child marriage and the state’s current law has been criticized as a loophole that leaves thousands of teenagers open to abuse and exploitation.The committee’s chair, Rep. Jim Murphy, a St. Louis-area Republican, said in an interview that there aren’t enough votes within the committee to get it to the House floor. Seven of the 14 committee members oppose the legislation and disagree with raising the state’s marriage age, he said.“It’s on the … going 16 to 18,” Murphy, who supports the bill, said of the opposition. “There’s just enough members in that committee that don’t think that’s a good idea.”One of those lawmakers is Rep. Dean Van Schoiack, a Savannah Republican and vice chair of the committee. Van Schoiack said in an interview that he knows people who got married as minors, including a woman at roughly age 17.The couple, he said, is “still madly in love with each other.”“Why is the government getting involved in people’s lives like this?” Van Schoiak said. “What purpose do we have in deciding that a couple who are 16 or 17 years old, their parents say, you know, ‘you guys love each other, go ahead and get married, you have my permission.’ Why would we stop that?”
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