August 10, 2018 - Legally Political

10 Aug Kavanaugh confirmation hearings set for Sept. 4

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Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are set to begin Sept. 4, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced on Friday.Source: Kavanaugh confirmation hearings set for Sept. 4...

10 Aug As States Move to Regulate Digital Ads, Consultants Warn of Unintended Consequences

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To subscribe to the monthly C&E email newsletter and event announcements click here. As lawmakers across the country move to regulate online advertising at the state level, strategists are increasingly concerned about the impact such laws will have on digital advertising campaigns.Source: As States Move...

10 Aug Federal judge rules Wyoming ban on robocalls unconstitutional

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This 2017 file photo shows a call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. The app helps locate and block fraudulent calls, although some robocalls do get through. Source: Federal judge rules Wyoming ban on robocalls unconstitutional...

10 Aug McConnell still sees speedy confirms for Kavanaugh

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday he still wants to have Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmed and sitting on the Supreme Court by the start of the new term in October. “I think he’s going to be confirmed, hopefully before the first Monday in October,”...

10 Aug Republicans outspent Democrats by 3 to 1 margin in contested special elections

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While the Ohio 12th congressional district special election took up most of the oxygen on Tuesday night, there were other pivotal contests that helped to shape the contours of the midterm elections. Here are five contests you may have missed.Source: Republicans outspent Democrats by 3...

10 Aug A First Amendment Peace Plan for the Twitter Wars

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Earlier this week I wrote a piece for the New York Times where I proposed a centuries-old framework for resolving our endless series of online free speech controversies.Source: A First Amendment Peace Plan for the Twitter Wars...

10 Aug Kris Kobach’s lead in Kansas GOP governor’s race cut to 91 votes after county clerk discovers discrepancy

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Washington (CNN)Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's lead in the Republican primary for governor dropped by more than half to 91 votes after a county clerk discovered a discrepancy in the state's unofficial results.Source: Kris Kobach's lead in Kansas GOP governor's race cut to 91...

10 Aug Kris Kobach, Trump ally and Kan. secretary of state, recuses himself from vote counting in his own GOP primary vs. Gov. Jeff Colyer

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BREAKING: Kris Kobach, Trump ally and Kan. secretary of state, recuses himself from vote counting in his own GOP primary vs. Gov. Jeff Colyer. Kobach said Thursday night that the move will be “symbolic,” adding that counties do the work of counting ballots, the Associated Press...