LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Nick Givas Philadelphia’s City Council voted to remove bulletproof glass windows from certain local businesses Thursday, upsetting shop owners who fear for their safety. The council passed the measure by a vote of 14-3 to remove protective glass that separates customers from the cash register. Lawmakers believe these stores may…
By Josh Fatzick New proposals submitted by District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser to the city council would, in many cases, give the mayor final say in which body camera videos are released to the public. Under Bowser’s proposal, all footage of assaults, along with footage of interactions that lead to charges against an officer…
Last night, 19 Democrat Senators voted to give Trump vast surveillance powers, by voting to shut down debate on the FISA, the 4th Amendment, and due process. Surely, this can only be wise if they trust Trump not to abuse such powers. Senator Tom Carper lamented that “the President-elect still cannot guarantee that protecting the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Brian Nichols The 2016 election and the aftermath of said election has honestly felt like that of a script pulled right from the world of Star Wars. With the rise of President Trump (“So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause”) to, (*SPOILER ALERT*), Anakin Skywalker turning to…
Blake Neff The Washington Post has published a lengthy year-end report on fatal police shootings in the U.S. that hints at possible police bias in the form of disproportionate killing of unarmed black men. Deceptive statistics that nakedly push a narrative substantially taint the report’s objectivity, and call into question its conclusions. Post staff decided to log every…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch A United Nations report published Wednesday highlights the legal risks that opponents say President Donald Trump faces if he does not withdraw from Paris climate agreement. The Paris Agreement could be used to force governments, including the Trump administration, “that have adopted climate-oriented laws to implement them,” reads the UN Environmental…
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