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Tech for Campaigns Delivers Victory for Democrats in Virginia and Pennsylvania with Power of Digital

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Monday, November 13, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, national nonprofit Tech for Campaigns (TFC) released its 2023 Impact Report outlining its work in 2023 in crucial bellwether states and its insight on how voters will respond to issues like abortion and extremism.

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  • "Last week's elections provide a blueprint for a digital-first approach that will help bolster Democrats' prospects of winning in 2024," said Gina Pak, CEO of Tech for Campaigns.
  • "By deploying best-in-class digital strategies for candidates and driving turnout among young people, people of color, and women, we are working to build a foundation for future victories for Democrats up and down the ballot."
  • This cycle, Tech for Campaigns worked in some of Virginia's most competitive races to flip, gain, and defend swing-district seats to ensure Democrats regained both legislative chambers.
  • Tech for Campaigns also worked to sign up low-propensity voters in Pennsylvania's State Supreme Court race to contribute to a five-two Democratic majority on the court.

Governors may make good presidents − unless they become 'imperial governors' like DeSantis

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

In fact, a 2016 Gallup Poll found that almost 74% of people say that governing a state provides excellent or good preparation for someone to be an effective president.

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  • In fact, a 2016 Gallup Poll found that almost 74% of people say that governing a state provides excellent or good preparation for someone to be an effective president.
  • But as the former executive director of the National Governors Association for 27 years, I have worked with well over 300 governors.
  • During that time I have been part of many conversations with governors regarding other governors running for president.

A dominant position

    • That experience often creates a false impression that what they did in their states they can do for the nation.
    • These are not exactly issues important to citizens of most other states and thus not useful as a foundation for a presidential campaign.
    • This is clearly reflected in a recent New York Times poll of Republicans, where only 17% supported an anti-woke campaign, while 65% supported a law-and-order campaign.

Significant power

    • Governors traditionally have more constitutional and legal powers than do presidents, particularly in terms of budgets and in cases of emergency.
    • Often, I heard these comments during discussions with governors at National Governors Association meetings.
    • Similarly, many governors can cut previously enacted state budgets by up to 5% without consent from the legislature.
    • Governors also typically have more power than presidents during emergencies.

Political prominence

    • Governors often are the dominant political force in their states.
    • They particularly tend to overshadow the legislative and judicial branches – which significantly limit the power of the president at the federal level.
    • Governors dominate the legislature, in part, because state lawmakers tend to have very few staff to help them – if any at all.
    • In addition, most state legislators are part time and may only be in session a few weeks per year.

A matter of timing

    • The last governor that I remember who reached imperial status was Scott Walker, Wisconsin’s governor from 2011 to 2019.
    • He ran for president in 2016 but withdrew after only two months because of his poor showing in the polls.
    • This year, in addition to DeSantis, five other former or current governors have declared they are running for president.
    • But most of them are not imperial governors nor at risk of becoming one.
    • In addition, many in his party believe he would have had difficulty in his bid for reelection.

Cornerstone Research Report: Number of Securities Class Action Filings Increased in First Half of 2023

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

MENLO PARK, Calif., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The number of securities class action filings increased in the first half of 2023, according to a report released today by Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse.

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  • MENLO PARK, Calif., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The number of securities class action filings increased in the first half of 2023, according to a report released today by Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse .
  • Six securities class actions related to the recent turbulence in the banking sector were filed (five in the first half of 2023 and one in the second half of 2022).
  • "We continue to see a high level of cryptocurrency-related securities class action filings," said Alexander "Sasha" Aganin , the report's coauthor and a Cornerstone Research senior vice president.
  • The number and total index value of mega MDL filings are on pace to reach historical highs in 2023.

Why was Bruce Lehrmann given the all-clear to sue media for defamation? A media law expert explains

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been given the all-clear to continue with defamation proceedings against several media outlets and journalists regarding reporting about Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations.

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  • Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been given the all-clear to continue with defamation proceedings against several media outlets and journalists regarding reporting about Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations.
  • In New South Wales since 2002, and across Australia since the beginning of 2006, the limitation period for defamation claims is one year.
  • However, the court has the power to extend the limitation period for up to three years.
  • Lehrmann commenced his defamation proceedings in the Federal Court almost two years later.
  • On Friday, Justice Michael Lee of the Federal Court of Australia extended the limitation period in these two defamation proceedings brought by Lehrmann.
  • This was the legal advice Lehrmann received from the solicitor with criminal law expertise he consulted.

Clarkson University and Arizona State University Professors Develop “Stories from the Circle” Augmented Reality App

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

The project aims to promote civil discourse and mutual understanding through an augmented reality experience of a contested statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Syracuse.

Key Points: 
  • The project aims to promote civil discourse and mutual understanding through an augmented reality experience of a contested statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Syracuse.
  • In 2020, Mayor Ben Walsh announced plans to remove the statue, and the Columbus Monument Corporation launched a legal challenge.
  • In 2022, the State Supreme Court ruled that the city could not remove the statue.
  • Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in the project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Clarkson University.

State battles over abortion are leading to state constitutional amendments – an option in all states and available directly to citizens in 18 states

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

That’s when the Supreme Court ruled that there was no federal constitutional guarantee of the right to get an abortion.

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  • That’s when the Supreme Court ruled that there was no federal constitutional guarantee of the right to get an abortion.
  • Many people following the abortion battle focus on the part that state courts and state supreme court elections play.
  • I follow state constitutional amendments, which are adopted on a regular basis and revise the language of state constitutions.
  • These amendments shape abortion policy as much as state court rulings – and stand to play a big role in abortion rights in the future.

Using amendments to gain or deny rights

    • Meanwhile, constitutional amendments have also protected – and in some cases, denied – abortion rights.
    • Before the Dobbs ruling, abortion-related amendments invariably sought to limit protection for abortion rights by clarifying that there is no state constitutional right to abortion.
    • These amendments were designed in some cases to overturn state supreme court rulings that previously recognized abortion rights.

Drafting amendments to protect abortion rights

    • After the Dobbs decision, most proposed abortion-related amendments have aimed to expand protection of abortion rights.
    • In November 2022, voters in Vermont, California and Michigan approved amendments that explicitly protect reproductive rights.
    • Meanwhile, in some states that allow citizens to put amendments directly on the ballot, bypassing the need for legislative approval, abortion-rights groups are organizing in support of putting abortion-rights amendments on the ballot.

Bypassing the state legislature

    • In some states, amendments need the support of only a majority of legislators to be placed on the ballot for voter approval.
    • These are particularly powerful tools voters can use to get the outcomes they want, especially if measures to accomplish those goals have been defeated in state legislatures or rejected by courts.
    • But Florida, Colorado and Illinois set a higher threshold, and Nevada requires voters to approve citizen-led amendments in two consecutive elections.

Citizens can take the lead

    • In states that allow citizen-initiated amendments, citizens and groups can bypass legislators who might not support their issues.
    • So, even when state supreme court justices won’t recognize a right, voters can use the amendment process to get it.
    • In recent years, citizens have initiated and approved amendments to establish redistricting commissions, boost the minimum wage, expand Medicaid and legalize marijuana.

In NCLA Amicus Win, Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Deference to Agency Interpretations

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Washington, D.C., Jan. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Supreme Court of Ohio, in a 4-3 opinion , denounced agency deference and ruled that the state’s courts need not defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, D.C., Jan. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Supreme Court of Ohio, in a 4-3 opinion , denounced agency deference and ruled that the state’s courts need not defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
  • In line with NCLA’s analysis, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that mandatory agency deference violates separation-of-powers principles and strips courts of the judicial authority “to say what the law is.” Citing NCLA founder and CEO Philip Hamburger’s scholarship, the Court also highlighted how agency deference results in systematically biased judgments in cases where a government agency is also a party.
  • NCLA commends the Supreme Court of Ohio for ruling that courts, not government agencies, have the final say over ambiguous laws.
  • NCLA applauds the Court for clarifying Ohio’s deference jurisprudence and joining the increasing number of courts in other states who have similarly rejected deference and declined to cede judicial authority to executive agencies.”

1 Dollar Montana Named Top Montana Car Registration Service

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Monday, October 3, 2022

HELENA, Mont., Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1 Dollar Montana , the top-rated Montana Registered Agent for Montana LLC registration, is proud to announce news appearing in MarketWatch .

Key Points: 
  • HELENA, Mont., Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1 Dollar Montana , the top-rated Montana Registered Agent for Montana LLC registration, is proud to announce news appearing in MarketWatch .
  • 1 Dollar Montana is one of the only Montana LLC Registered Agents that answers their phone on the weekends.
  • If a car owner is looking to create an LLC in Montana, 1 Dollar Montana can help: https://1dollarmontana.com/ .
  • 1 Dollar Montana is one of the oldest Montana Registration services helping thousands of vehicle owners register in the state of Montana every year.

Montana LLC: 5 Star Registration Named Top Car Registration Service in Montana

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Friday, September 2, 2022

HELENA, Mont., Sept. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5 Star Registration , a leading provider of Montana Agent Car Registration Services, is proud to announce they have been named the Top Montana LLC Registration Service by MarketWatch .

Key Points: 
  • HELENA, Mont., Sept. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5 Star Registration , a leading provider of Montana Agent Car Registration Services, is proud to announce they have been named the Top Montana LLC Registration Service by MarketWatch .
  • 5 Star Registration provides the best car registration service in Montana with its Montana LLC registration service being the fastest.
  • 5 Star Registration does a great job informing potential customers of the benefits of registering in Montana.
  • If a car owner is looking to create an LLC in Montana, 5 Star Registration has any client covered at www.5starregistration.com .

NC Legislature, Executive, and Judicial Leadership Deliver Remarks at International Leadership Foundation - NC Chapter Annual Conference

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Friday, August 26, 2022

CARY, N.C., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Leadership Foundation (ILF) -North Carolina Chapter Annual Event took place in Raleigh, N.C., on August 20, 2022. Two hundred fifty N.C. citizens and government leaders, including House Speaker Tim Moore, State Treasurer Dale Folwell, and State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby, delivered remarks.

Key Points: 
  • CARY, N.C., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Leadership Foundation (ILF) -North Carolina Chapter Annual Event took place in Raleigh, N.C., on August 20, 2022.
  • Two hundred fifty N.C. citizens and government leaders, including House Speaker Tim Moore, State Treasurer Dale Folwell, and State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby, delivered remarks.
  • ILF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes the civic awareness, public service, and economic effectiveness of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
  • NC House Speaker Moore said North Carolina had just been voted the best state in the country to do business.