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Category: Federal government

Report on White House mismanagement of coronavirus pandemic

On June 26, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In COVID, Federal government, Public health

Lost in last week’s January 6th hearings and the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade was a report published by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic that details the role of Dr. Scott Atlas in rewriting the federal government’s coronavirus strategy — arguably spreading the virus more broadly …

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U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade

On June 24, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Federal government, Legal, Public health

This morning the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling finding that there is no constitutionally-protected right to an abortion, overturning the fifty-year-old Roe vs. Wade and thirty-year-old Planned Parenthood vs. Casey decisions that had established that right. The majority opinion follows closely the leaked Alito draft, but this final …

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CDC mask mandate appeal

On June 2, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In COVID, Federal government, Legal, Public health

In April, a U.S. District Court judge in Florida struck down the Center for Disease Control’s mask mandate. Earlier this week, the U.S. government filed a brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to try to overturn the lower court’s ruling. I hope you found this article valuable. If …

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Department of Interior report on federal Indian boarding schools

On May 11, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Federal government, Native tribes

Today the U.S. Department of the Interior released Volume 1 of its comprehensive investigation into the tragic legacy of Federal Indian boarding schools. For 150 years, from 1819 to 1969, the federal government operated or supported 408 boarding schools across 37 states (including 15 in Washington). Prior to this investigation, …

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