Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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The administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #USPolitics #Law #Florida #Home #Mortgages

Two Chicago police officers were investigated for sexual misconduct — then promoted.

It wasn’t an oversight.

Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-police-department-sexual-misconduct-promotions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Chicago #Illinois #Police #SexualAssault #DomesticViolence #Law

UN experts alarmed by #US escalating pressure on Venezuela… ‘…“International law is clear:…the #UnitedStates has no legal authority to ‘close’ another State’s airspace…
US military attacks on alleged drug traffickers at sea, which have killed over 80 #civilians in 21 strikes, are grave violations of the #RightToLife & the #internationalLaw of the sea,” they said. “Those involved in ordering & carrying out these #extrajudicialkillings must be…prosecuted for homicide.” https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/12/un-experts-alarmed-united-states-escalating-pressure-venezuela #law

When there are no consequences, murderers just keep killing

#US strikes another boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4, amid escalating questions about its purported “counter-drug” offensive [ #oil acquisition / US #supremacy of the Americas]

#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/politics/us-strike-eastern-pacific-drug-boat

The European 'Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The breaches include the deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark', the lack of transparency of its advertising repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers.'

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2934

#eu #law #dsa #twitter #tech

"Both judges and juries bring biases to the courtroom. The critical difference is that juries are more diverse than a single judge. Today, 89% of judges are white, 61% are men, and around a third attended private school. Fewer than 10% come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds"

#JuryTrial #Juries #Law #Justice #UKPolitics

Jurors aren’t impartial – that’s exactly why they are so important to justice
https://theconversation.com/jurors-arent-impartial-thats-exactly-why-they-are-so-important-to-justice-271322

Today someone I know slightly was sentenced to 30 months in prison, and sent to a high security facility. Their crime was disrupting traffic - they and others climbed a gantry on the M25, the major orbital round London, to drop banners protesting at government inaction on climate change.

If a young woman studying for a PhD had been treated like this for nonviolent protest in, say, Iran or China, how would it be reported by our press?

#Law is about #power not #justice

If you think "legal = good" you are a nazi

#meme #anarchism #anarchyMeme #law #legal #legality #voting

Today is a good day to set up your Hush Line account. Free and open-source, end-to-end encrypted and @torproject onion ready, it gives professionals like journalists, lawyers, and business owners the easiest way for sources to reach you safely.

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#whistleblower #tips #journalism #business #law

Just heard from someone who works at Wowburger that the company takes any gratuity you leave on the payment machines.

So, if this is true, it’s illegal in Ireland. Not to mention, a dick move regardless.

Anyone in Ireland know the Wowburger folks and/or where I can lodge a complaint about this?

#wowburger #ireland #tips #labourRights #law

Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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The administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #USPolitics #Law #Florida #Home #Mortgages

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Once Defended Congress’ Power of the Purse. Now He Defies It.
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As a congressman, Duffy made an impassioned legal case against executive overreach. A decade later, judges have used those same arguments to rebuke him for withholding billions in transportation funding.
https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary-congress-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Transportation #Government #Congress #Trump #USPolitics #Law

Out today: "Captivating, funny, profane, contemptuous of establishment figures who busted unions, shut minorities out of power, and claimed ownership of the state’s Legislature and executive mansion, David always left you wanting more." https://www.texasobserver.org/remembering-david-richards-1933-2025/

#Texas #TXlege #law #history #memorial #politics #USpol #news

SCOTUS "will hear arguments Monday in a major copyright dispute that internet service providers warn could force millions of Americans offline and turn companies that provide connectivity into “internet police.”" edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p... BitTorrent Cox Communications Sony Music #law

Internet service providers war...