The Oregon Working Families Party, like the Working Families Party in other states, generally nominates individuals who are also Democratic Party nominees. The Working Families Party only bothers to qualify as a party in states that allow fusion. However, this year, the Oregon Working Families Party has nominated two member-nominees of the Independent Party. See(More)… …read more
On September 27, the Alaska Constitution Party held a state convention. Russ Millette attended and filled out a new voter registration form, joining the Constitution Party and leaving the Republican Party. Millette had been elected State Chair of the Alaska Republican Party in April 2012. He was a Ron Paul supporter. In January 2013, the(More)… …read more
In late September, hundreds of high school students in Denver walked out of their Advanced Placement US History class in protest over what is being called “conservative censorship” of the …
The Ohio Watchdog of September 26 has this account of the Libertarian struggle to get its gubernatorial ticket on the November ballot. …read more
All nationally-organized political parties, major and minor, have fewer nominees for U.S. House this year than in 2012. Counting the 435 regular seats plus the District of Columbia Delegate seat, the 2014 numbers are: Democrats 400; Republicans 395; Libertarian 122; Green 43: Constitution 13; other parties 38; and 82 independent candidates. By contrast, in 2012,(More)… …read more
By William Norman GriggPro Libertate Blog
“We have historically been a paramilitary organization,” observed Indianapolis Police Chief Rick Hite during a September 17 City Council meeting. “And we serve whoever sits in that chair, regardless of race, gender, creed, or political party. I don’t know what we would do if we had to go to battle, and we had to make a determination, based on past practices, whether or not we wanted to go into battle. … I am a soldier in an army. We serve you in that way…. We should not be in a position where we’re going to …read more
The tax payers of Philadelphia will be extorted to the tune of $490,000 to pay for the negligent and abusive actions of Philly cops.
The city agreed to pay James McKenna the money last week to resolve a lawsuit he brought against them after his neck was broken in several places while in police custody.
McKenna alleged that the Philly police subjected him to a form of abuse which has a long and dark history in the department.
The ‘nickel ride’ Among Philadelphia police, the ritual of taking suspects for rough rides dates back decades. The practice even has an archaic name: “nickel …read more
Ballot Access News September 1, 2014 – Volume 30, Number 4 This issue was printed on pink paper. Table of Contents MINOR PARTIES AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES WIN FOUR CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION LAWSUITS DURING AUGUST CALIFORNIA BALLOT ACCESS BILL SIGNED MICHIGAN WIN SIXTH CIRCUIT SAYS TENNESSEE BALLOT ACCESS CASE NEEDS MORE EVIDENCE ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY DECISION IS(More)… …read more
The family of a deceased Pennsylvania man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that police forcefully and unnecessarily ejected the slain gunshot victim’s step-father from a Pittsburg emergency room in June 2012.
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Surveillance camera footage recorded from the ER at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh more than two years ago shows Rev. Earl Baldwin Jr., a local community activist known for speaking out against street violence, crying over the body of his dead 23-year-old stepson, Mileek Grissom.
“I needed to tell him his family was going to be okay,” Baldwin told WPXI this week. “I was going to do everything I could …read more
“You’re gonna go to the hospital next! Move your s**t!”
A Maryland man was relieved to see the police pull up as they were in need of help, however the police did no helping, only assaulting.
Tunde Adeyale is filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the Mt. Rainier police department after he was assaulted and ticketed for getting his car stuck in the snow.
The incident happened during a terrible snowstorm on March 17, 2014, when Adeyale lost control of his car and slid off the road, getting the car stuck in a snow embankment.
Adeyale was driving a friend home that night, and …read more
