Year: 2021

  • Freedom for All. Information for All

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    Welcome to the Thursday, July 1, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Freedom for All. Information for All. The latest on NYC’s mayoral primary An update on statewide ballot measures The Supreme Court is expected to issue opinions for the two remaining cases heard this term today (July 1).…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: June 29, 2021

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    Welcome to Documenting America’s Path to Recovery. Today we look at: Statewide COVID-19 emergencies in Maryland, Minnesota, Virginia, and Maine Changes in coronavirus restrictions in Oregon COVID-19 policy changes from this time last year  We are committed to keeping you updated on everything from mask requirements to vaccine-related policies. We will keep you abreast of…

  • New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Barbara Vigil retires

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    New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Barbara Vigil retired on June 30. She joined the court in 2012 after winning election to an open seat on the court against Paul J. Kennedy, 55% to 45%. Vigil won a retention election for a full eight-year term in 2016, with 72% of voters retaining her. Before that, Vigil…

  • New Mexico Supreme Court allows recall effort against Otero County commissioner to move forward

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    New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Vigil on June 28 affirmed a lower court’s ruling to allow an effort to recall Couy Griffin (R) from his position as the District 2 representative on the Otero County Commission to move forward. Once the recall petitions are signed by the lower court justice who initially approved…

  • Supreme Court issues opinions in three cases on June 29

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    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued opinions in three cases on June 29. To date, the court has issued 64 opinions for its 2020-2021 term. Two cases were decided in one consolidated opinion and nine cases were decided without argument. Two cases argued during the term have yet to be decided. Johnson…

  • The latest on police-related local ballot measures

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, June 30, Brew.  So far this year, Ballotpedia has tracked six certified local police-related ballot measures. We define these to include ballot measures concerning: police oversight,  the powers and structure of oversight commissions,  police practices,  law enforcement department structure and administration,  reductions in or restrictions on law enforcement budgets, law enforcement…

  • SCOTUS issues two per curiam opinions, accepts new cases for review

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    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued orders on June 28 from its weekly conference, issuing two per curiam opinions and granting review in two cases for its upcoming October 2021 term. The following two cases were decided without argument in per curiam rulings. A per curiam opinion is unsigned and delivered by…

  • North Carolina General Assembly enacts bill postponing 2021 municipal elections to 2022

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    The delayed release of 2020 block-level data by the U.S. Census Bureau has led the state of North Carolina to delay municipal elections currently scheduled for 2021.  A bill postponing this year’s municipal elections in North Carolina to 2022 became law on June 28. It affects elections in at least 35 municipalities, including Charlotte, Durham,…

  • California superior court judge tentatively overturns Los Angeles County measure on law enforcement budget restrictions

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    Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel announced a tentative decision on June 17 to overturn last year’s Measure J. Strobel said that Measure J unconstitutionally limits how the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors can decide revenue allocations. Strobel gave 15 days for both plaintiffs and defendants to submit more evidence. She said…

  • California Public Employment Relations Board overturns parts of Sonoma County’s 2020 oversight measure

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    The California Public Employment Relations Board overturned portions of Measure P, a police oversight-related measure that Sonoma County voters approved last year, on June 23. The board ruled that certain provisions of Measure P violated the collective bargaining rights of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department. The ruling overturned provisions allowing the Independent Office of Law…