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I Have Been Working on a Book, Stand-Ins, on The
Workshop Participants: I have been working on a book, Stand-Ins, on the causes and consequences of temporary leadership in government, business, and religion, which is aimed at a more general audience. Given recent events, I have returned to more traditional scholarship to explore some of the issues involving temporary leadership (and the lack thereof) in federal agencies, among other topics. This paper is brand new, incomplete, and unpolished. Given its length, I would recommend reading the Introduction (pp.1-5), Scope of Actings (pp.13-27), and Statutory Questions (pp.33-42). I look forward to your reactions and suggestions for improvement. AJO Actings Anne Joseph O’Connell Stanford Law School April 1, 2019 Please do not cite or distribute beyond the workshop without permission. I. Introduction Stand-in leaders do not usually command much attention. They step up in moments of need to keep organizations running. The stereotypical interim leader is therefore a caretaker—in place to maintain stability; not to implement major changes. But not all interim leaders are caretakers. Some are auditioning for the permanent job. And a few are there to shake up the organization—so-called “fixers”. The scope of temporary leadership is vast—after all, traditional leaders are transitory, and selection procedures for more permanent leaders take time. On the public side, there are interim leaders in all branches of the federal government. In Congress, there are appointed senators, chosen by their state’s governor to fill in for an elected senator who has died or resigned, perhaps in disgrace or perhaps to take a different job. -
MOTION to DISMISS V
1 HONORABLE BRIAN MCDONALD Department 48 2 Noted for Consideration: April 27, 2020 Without Oral Argument 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING 8 WASHINGTON LEAGUE FOR INCREASED 9 TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICS, a NO. 20-2-07428-4 SEA Washington non-profit corporation, 10 Plaintiff, 11 FOX DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS v. 12 FOX NEWS, FOX NEWS GROUP, FOX 13 NEWS CORPORATION, RUPERT MURDOCH, AT&T TV, COMCAST, 14 Defendants. 15 16 INTRODUCTION & RELIEF REQUESTED 17 Plaintiff WASHLITE seeks a judicial gag order against Fox News for airing supposedly 18 “deceptive” commentary about the Coronavirus outbreak and our nation’s response to it. But the 19 only deception here is in the Complaint. Fox’s opinion hosts have never described the Coronavirus 20 as a “hoax” or a “conspiracy,” but instead used those terms to comment on efforts to exploit the 21 pandemic for political points. Regardless, the claims here are frivolous because the statements at 22 issue are core political speech on matters of public concern. The First Amendment does not permit 23 censoring this type of speech based on the theory that it is “false” or “outrageous.” Nor does the law 24 of the State of Washington. The Complaint therefore should be dismissed as a matter of law. 25 MOTION TO DISMISS - 1 LAW OFFICES HARRIGAN LEYH FARMER & THOMSEN LLP 999 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4400 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104 TEL (206) 623-1700 FAX (206) 623-8717 1 STATEMENT OF FACTS 2 The country has been gripped by an intense public debate about the novel Coronavirus 3 outbreak. -
Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION SENATE—Wednesday, December 7, 2011 The Senate met at 11:30 a.m. and was appoint the Honorable KIRSTEN E. GILLI- day and the hundreds of thousands called to order by the Honorable BRAND, a Senator from the State of New more who made the ultimate sacrifice KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, a Senator from York, to perform the duties of the Chair. during World War II. These service- the State of New York. DANIEL K. INOUYE, members are heroes. They set a fine ex- President pro tempore. ample for the men and women who pro- PRAYER Mrs. GILLIBRAND thereupon as- tect our freedoms today, and none of us sumed the chair as Acting President The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- will ever forget their courage. pro tempore. fered the following prayer: Let us pray. f f O mighty God, our hope for years to RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY PAYROLL TAX CUT come, thank You for giving us this day LEADER to use for Your glory. From the morn- Mr. REID. Madam President, the Re- ing Sun until the going down of the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- publicans like to claim they are the same, Your blessings provide us with pore. The majority leader is recog- party of the tax cuts, but as Democrats confidence that our future is brighter nized. propose more tax relief—we propose it than our past. f every day for working families—Repub- Today, as we remember Pearl Harbor licans every day are showing their true SCHEDULE and a day of infamy, we praise You for colors. -
Fake News in British Politics
Fake News in British Politics Name: Chris Ruiter Stud. No.: 10463054 Date: 19-07-2018 Research project: European Politics & Policy in Times of Crisis Supervisor: Rosa Sanchez Salgado Second Reader: Dimitris Bouris Institution: University of Amsterdam Thesis is written for the degree of Master of Science (MSc) In political Science: Political Theory (Political Science) 1 Acknowledgements Over the course of my academic career, there have been many people who helped me get to where I am today. First I would like to thank Rosa Sanchez Salgado for supervising this thesis and helping me get to the finish line. The second person I would like to thank Dimitris Bouris, for taking the time to be the second reader of this thesis. Furthermore, I would like to thank all the teachers who helped me gain the knowledge I have today. And last but not least, I would like to thank my friends and family who convinced me to continue working on this project and hopefully bring it to a good end. 2 Table of Content Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 2 List of Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................. 5 Part 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2: Relevance ........................................................................................................................................ -
Boston University Pre-Law Review Volume I Issue XXX, Fall 2017
Boston University Pre-Law Review Volume I Issue XXX, Fall 2017 The Boston University Pre-Law Review Volume I Issue XXX , Fall 2017 Executive Board President: Claire Park CAS ‘18 Vice President Shanti Khanna CAS ’17 Treasurer: Amie Sun CAS ‘20 Secretary: Shannon Larson COM ‘20 Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief: Claire Park Copy Editors: Luciano Cesta Douglas Darrah Jennifer Gonzales Andrew Gordon Noe Hinck Andrew Kelbley Ashley Nunez Sonali Paul Yvette Pollack Sofia Zocca Senior Layout Editor: Rachel Duncan Shaun Robinson Faculty Advisors Dean Edward Stern Assistant Dean, Pre-Professional Advising (Law) Rita Callahan Ralston Pre-Law Academic Advisor Table of Contents 1. Is it Time for A Fused Legal Profession in England? Aleksandra Boots 1. Civil Forfeiture 1. Ali Is Areiqat it Time for A Fused Legal Profession in 2.England? Female Genital Aleksandra Mutilation Boots and State Laws Martine Bjoernstad 1. Is it Time for A Fused Legal Profession in 3. License to Uber? England? Aleksandra Boots Dylan Brousseau-Vora 4.1. The Is it Political Time for Nature A Fused of Legalthe Presidential Profession Pardon in and its Ideological Path England?Luciano Cesta Aleksandra Boots 5. Racial, Gender, and Socioeconomic Diversity in Juries 1. Douglas Is it Time Darrah for A Fused Legal Profession in 6.England? An Assessment Aleksandra of theBoots Hernandez Lawsuits Olivia Ferris 7.1. Sex-Education Is it Time for A Reform Fused Legalin the ProfessionModern United in States England? Rebecca GausepohlAleksandra Boots 8. How Schizophrenia Affects Competency During Capital Punishment Sentencing 1. Anna Is it CarinTime Irvingfor A Fused Legal Profession in 9.England? Death Penalty Aleksandra in Singapore Boots and the United States Neha Doraiswamy Iyer 10.1. -
Lest We Forget the Horrors: a Catalog of Trump’S Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes
COPYRIGHT MCSWEENEY’S 2020/2021 MCSWEENEYS.NET LEST WE FORGET THE HORRORS: A CATALOG OF TRUMP’S WORST CRUELTIES, COLLUSIONS, CORRUPTIONS, AND CRIMES THE COMPLETE LISTIN G : ATROCITIES 1- 1056 BY BEN PARKER, STEPHANIE STEINBRECHER, KELSEY RONAN, JOHN M C MURTRIE, SOPHIA D U ROSE, RACHEL VILLA, AND AMY SUMERTON - - - Early in President Trump’s term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We called this list a collection of Trump’s cruelties, collusions, and crimes, and it felt urgent then to track them, to ensure these horrors — happening almost daily — would not be forgotten. This election year, amid a harrowing global health, civil rights, humanitarian, and economic crisis, we know it’s never been more critical to note these horrors, to remember them, and to do all in our power to reverse them. - - - Various writers have compiled this list during the course of the Trump administration. Their work has been guided by invaluable journalistic resources, including WTFJHT, NPR, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and other sources, to whom we are grateful. - - - ATROCITY KEY – Sexual Misconduct, Harassment, & Bullying – White Supremacy, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, & Xenophobia – Public Statements / Tweets – Collusion with Russia & Obstruction of Justice – Trump Staff & Administration – Trump Family Business Dealings – Policy – Environment - - - BEFORE JANUARY 2017 1. – February 10, 2011 – In 2011, Donald Trump stoked false claims that Barack Obama had lied about his education. During a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump said, “Our current president came out of nowhere. Came out of nowhere. In fact, I’ll go a step further: The people that went to school with him, they never saw him, they don’t know who he is. -
The Honorable Robert Wilkie Us Acting
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE FINAL 2 THE HONORABLE ROBERT WILKIE U.S. ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TRAVEL ITINERARY FAYETTEVILLE, NC – WEST PALM BEACH, FL APRIL 17-20, 2018 TRAVELING PARTY: The Honorable Robert Wilkie Peter O’Rourke, Chief of Staff (WPB only) 202-823-(b) (6) Colonel (b) (6) , Special Assistant 202-870-(b) (6) (b) (6) , Deputy Press Secretary 202-897-(b) (6) SECURITY: (b) (6), (b) (7)(C) , Detail Leader 202-391-(b) (b) (6), (b) (7) , Advance 202-657-(b)(6), (C) (6),(b) (b)(7) POCs: (7)(C) (b) (6) (b) , Executive Editor, Fayetteville Observer 910-916-(C) (b) (6) , Braxton Bragg Chapter, AUSA 910-396-(b) /910-624-(b)(6) (6) (b) (6) , Sr. Dir. of Events, Crown Complex 910-438-(b)(6) /910-824-(b) (6) (b) (6) , EA to Director/Facility Planner, FVAMC 910-488-2120 (b)(6) (6) /910-797-(b) (6) (b) (6) (dinner) 910-797-(b) (b) (6) , Office of the Governor 919-814-(b)(6) (b) (6) , Exec. Officer, Womack Medical Center, Ft. Bragg 910-907-(b) /910-849-(b)(6) (6) (b) (6) , EA, Office of President, Methodist University (MU) (6) 910-630-(b) (b) (6) Ph.D., MU 910-630-(b) /910-987-(b)(6) (6) (b) (6) Director of University Relations, MU 910-630-(b)(6) /910-309-(b) (6) (b) (6) (b)(6) (b) (6) Acting Asst. Dir., WPB VAMC 561-422- /606-571- (6) SCHEDULING POCs: (b) (6) , Special Assistant, OSVA (Advance NC only) 202-461-(b) /202-384-(b) (6) (b) (6) Travel Coordinator, OSVA 202-461-(6)(b) /202-281-(b) (6) (6) Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Attire: Casual Weather: Washington, DC H-53°; L-39° – Partly Sunny Fayetteville, NC H-67°; L-50° – Sunny 1500-1600 DEPART U.S. -
The Disability Drive by Anna Mollow a Dissertation Submitted in Partial Satisfaction of the Requirements for the Degree of Docto
The Disability Drive by Anna Mollow A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Kent Puckett, Chair Professor Celeste G. Langan Professor Melinda Y. Chen Spring 2015 The Disability Drive © Anna Mollow, 2015. 1 Abstract The Disability Drive by Anna Mollow Doctor of Philosophy in English University of California Berkeley Professor Kent Puckett, Chair This dissertation argues that the psychic force that Freud named “the death drive” would more precisely be termed “the disability drive.” Freud‟s concept of the death drive emerged from his efforts to account for feelings, desires, and actions that seemed not to accord with rational self- interest or the desire for pleasure. Positing that human subjectivity was intrinsically divided against itself, Freud suggested that the ego‟s instincts for pleasure and survival were undermined by a competing component of mental life, which he called the death drive. But the death drive does not primarily refer to biological death, and the term has consequently provoked confusion. By distancing Freud‟s theory from physical death and highlighting its imbrication with disability, I revise this important psychoanalytic concept and reveal its utility to disability studies. While Freud envisaged a human subject that is drawn, despite itself, toward something like death, I propose that this “something” can productively be understood as disability. In addition, I contend that our culture‟s repression of the disability drive, and its resultant projection of the drive onto stigmatized minorities, is a root cause of multiple forms of oppression. -
Giving Adequate Attention to Failings of Judicial Impartiality
Impeach Brent Benjamin Now!? Giving Adequate Attention to Failings of Judicial Impartiality JEFFREY W. STEMPEL* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION:M EN WITH NO REGRETS AND INADEQUATE CONCERN................... 2 II. CAPERTON V. MASSEY: JUDICIAL ERROR; WASTED RESOURCES; NEW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW—AND LIGHT TREATMENT OF THE PERPETRATOR ............................................................................................... 10 A. The Underlying Action............................................................................... 10 B. The 2004 West Virginia Supreme Court Elections..................................... 12 C. Review and Recusal ................................................................................... 13 D. The Supreme Court Intervenes .................................................................. 16 E. Caperton’s Test for Determining When Recusal Is Required by the Due Process Clause ........................................................................ 17 F. Comparing the “Reasonable Question as to Impartiality” Standard for Nonconstitutional Recusal Under Federal and State Law to the “Serious Risk of Bias” Standard for Constitutional Due Process Under Caperton....................................... 19 G. The Dissenters’ Defense of Justice Benjamin—And Defective Judging ...................................................................................... 25 H. Enablers: Reluctance To Criticize Justice Benjamin................................. 28 * © 2010 Jeffrey W. Stempel. Doris S. & Theodore B. Lee Professor -
Training Calendar
Training Calendar ~ August - December 2019 Orange & Osceola County Register by emailing: Date, Time & Location [email protected] Orange County Please be sure to indicate which training All trainings will be held at PRESENTATION you are registering for Nova Southeastern University, 4850 Millenia Blvd, Orlando Friday, August 23rd BROKEN PLACES ~ Screening & Discussion 9:30 – 12:00 BROKEN PLACES documentary explores why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. To help answer this question, we updated a few of the stories of children growing up in difficult circumstances that we filmed decades ago. It turns out that some of these children were so scarred by abuse and neglect that they are now in mental institutions, correctional facilities, or drug rehabilitation centers. A few died prematurely. However, there are others who managed to overcome comparable childhood stress and are now healthy, self-sufficient Ann Pimentel-Kerr adults. Viewers are given a unique time-lapse perspective, witnessing how a few of these The Children’s Advocacy Center CAC Specialist troubled children evolved into the adults they are today. By revisiting some of the abused and neglected children we profiled decades ago, we’re able to dramatically illustrate how early trauma shaped their lives as adults. BROKEN PLACES interweaves these longitudinal narratives with commentary from a few nationally renowned experts to help viewers better understand the devastating impact of childhood adversity as well as the inspiring characteristics of resilience. Wednesday, September 11th CRACKED UP ~ Screening & Discussion 9:30 – 12:00 In Cracked Up we witness the effects adverse childhood experiences can have across a lifetime through the incredible story of actor, comedian, master impressionist and Saturday Night Live veteran, Darrell Hammond. -
Sol W. Rawls, Jr. '40 to Receive New Market Medal President Carter To
In this edition. Sol W. Rawls, Jr. '40 to Receive New Market Medal The Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors has selected Sol Waite Rawls, Jr., VMI Class of 1940, to receive its prestigious New Market Medal. The Award will be presented in Lexington on Hutchings named Commandant .......... 2 May 15, 2000. Established by the Board in 1962, the impetus for the award Tucker's tenth book published ............ 2 came from the VMI Civil War Committee, comprised of formar faculty members Colonel Kenneth S. Purdie, Colonel Stanton F. Author Tim O'Brien Speaks at VM1 ...... 3 Blain, and Major Chester Goolrick. The medal was conceived as a tribute to the cadets who fought at the 1864 Civil War Battle of Oversight of Assimilation May End ...... 3 New Market and honors an American citizen, not necessarily associated with VMI, whose life and career have displayed virtues Alumni and Finals Schedule ............... 4 shown by the 1864 cadets: leadership, duty, honor, devotion. Mr. Rawls will be only the tenth I recipient of the Award. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar ........... 5 Mr. Rawls, a native of Franklin, Va., has served his nation, state, community, and alma mater with distinction since his graduation from VMI with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry, Economics/Business Advisory Board .... 5 has served his nation, state, community and alma mater with distinction. He began his service in 1941 as an officer in the United States Army, attaining the rank of major before his discharge in Tucker on With Good Reason ............... 5 1946. He then returned to his hometown to begin his career starting at S.W. -
FAKE NEWS!”: President Trump’S Campaign Against the Media on @Realdonaldtrump and Reactions to It on Twitter
“FAKE NEWS!”: President Trump’s Campaign Against the Media on @realdonaldtrump and Reactions To It on Twitter A PEORIA Project White Paper Michael Cornfield GWU Graduate School of Political Management [email protected] April 10, 2019 This report was made possible by a generous grant from William Madway. SUMMARY: This white paper examines President Trump’s campaign to fan distrust of the news media (Fox News excepted) through his tweeting of the phrase “Fake News (Media).” The report identifies and illustrates eight delegitimation techniques found in the twenty-five most retweeted Trump tweets containing that phrase between January 1, 2017 and August 31, 2018. The report also looks at direct responses and public reactions to those tweets, as found respectively on the comment thread at @realdonaldtrump and in random samples (N = 2500) of US computer-based tweets containing the term on the days in that time period of his most retweeted “Fake News” tweets. Along with the high percentage of retweets built into this search, the sample exhibits techniques and patterns of response which are identified and illustrated. The main findings: ● The term “fake news” emerged in public usage in October 2016 to describe hoaxes, rumors, and false alarms, primarily in connection with the Trump-Clinton presidential contest and its electoral result. ● President-elect Trump adopted the term, intensified it into “Fake News,” and directed it at “Fake News Media” starting in December 2016-January 2017. 1 ● Subsequently, the term has been used on Twitter largely in relation to Trump tweets that deploy it. In other words, “Fake News” rarely appears on Twitter referring to something other than what Trump is tweeting about.