Government and Politics
Jan 1, 2018: Today, it became legal to sell and purchase marijuana for recreational use in the state of California. About 90 retailers have obtained the proper licenses to sell marijuana starting today (in San … Continue reading Legalization of Marijuana in California
Apr 10, 2018: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/382514-roy-moore-sues-accuser-for-defamation Mar 23, 2018: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/380012-attorney-roy-moore-supporters-offered-10k-bannon-meeting-to-drop-accuser-as Mar 3, 2018: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/03/02/roy-moore-issues-grievance-laden-plea-for-money-my-resources-have-been-depleted Dec 28, 2017: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/366697-alabama-certifies-jones-senate-victory Dec 13, 2017: By a margin of 49.9 percent to 48.9 percent, Democrat Doug Jones won the election in … Continue reading Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore
Jun 17, 2021: https://www.cpr.org/2021/06/17/masterpiece-cakeshop-transgender-discrimination-lawsuit/ Aug 15, 2018: http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/401937-colorado-baker-sues-colorado-officials-claiming-continued-religious Jun 25, 2018: http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/393922-supreme-court-throws-out-case-against-florist-who-refused-to-do https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-grants-appeal-florist-who-refused-serve-gay-wedding-n886266 Jun 17, 2018: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/448868-supreme-court-sends-same-sex-wedding-cake-case-back-down-to-lower Jun 6, 2018: https://thinkprogress.org/the-christian-rights-bizarre-plan-to-destroy-civil-rights-laws-by-trolling-3ac9d939cd1b Jun 4, 2018: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-narrowly-sides-with-colorado-baker-on-same-sex-wedding-cake http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/blog-post/scotus-season-masterpiece-cakeshop-v-colorado-civil-rights-commission https://www.aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/lgbt-nondiscrimination-protections/masterpiece-bakery-wins-battle-loses-war https://www.aclu.org/cases/ingersoll-v-arlenes-flowers https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/06/04/supreme-court-lgbt-masterpiece-cakeshop-wedding-cake-decision-impact-phoenix-flagstaff-tempe-arizona/669513002/ Dec 5, 2017: The U.S. Supreme … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court | Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission | No. 16-111
Feb 24, 2018: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-doping/russian-bobsledder-sergeeva-admits-anti-doping-violation-cas-idUSKCN1G808W Feb 18, 2018: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/column-cheating-russians-olympics-53193119 Feb 9, 2018: Why Russian athletes are competing as "OARs" at the Winter Olympics | Vox Feb 5, 2018: IOC refuses Russian athletes' request to join Winter … Continue reading International Olympic Committee Bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics
What is NAFTA? The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico designed to increase trade (imports and exports) and investment between the three countries. NAFTA … Continue reading The North American Free Trade Agreement | NAFTA
Notes: View the past 12 months of polling history showing the average of all major polls on the Real Clear Politics website here. Because it's such a large topic, information regarding the repeal and replacement … Continue reading President Donald Trump | The Fourth 100 Days
Years of Living Dangerously is a documentary television series about climate change and global warming produced by Joel Bach and David Gelber. The first season, consisting of nine episodes, aired on Showtime in April of … Continue reading Years of Living Dangerously Documentary Television Series - Season 1
Oct 11, 2017: In Chicago, Illinois, by a vote of 15-2, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to repeal a one-cent-per-ounce soda tax. The repeal is set to go into effect on December 1, … Continue reading Cook County Board of Commissioners in Chicago Votes to Repeal Soda Tax
Sep 24, 2017: In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office with her party receiving 33.5% of the vote (compared to winning 41.5% of the vote in Germany's last election in 2013). … Continue reading German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wins Fourth Term
Sep 13, 2017: At the U.S. Capital in Washington, D.C., Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont) introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2017. The legislation is co-sponsored by 16 of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate: … Continue reading Senator Bernie Sanders Introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2017