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To hold his Senate seat against his challenger, Beto O’Rourke, in 2018, Ted Cruz spent nearly $40 million. O’Rourke’s campaign spent double that amount. The day before the vote in Texas, Cruz lent his campaign $260,000. This was a curious—and seemingly unnecessary—gesture: The campaign’s final report showed it ended with $263,000 cash in hand. Yet Cruz was not acting irrationally. He was preparing the ground for a challenge of his own, an assault on the tottering remains of the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law of 2002. That law, more formally known as the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, or BCRA, limited how campaigns could repay loans from candidates. A campaign has 20 days in which it can repay such loans in full. After that deadline, it can repay no more than $250,000. When Cruz’s campaign finished repaying him, the deadline had elapsed. So his campaign committee settled only $250,000 of the loan, leaving $10,000 outstanding—which Cruz then sued in federal court to … [Read more...] about What Ted Cruz’s Supreme Court Win Means

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday invalidated a provision of federal campaign finance law capping the amount of money a candidate can be repaid for personal loans made to their campaign, siding with GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in his challenge to the restriction. The 6-3 ruling from the court's conservative majority is the latest in a string of decisions that have unraveled campaign finance limits under the First Amendment. This latest legal fight was mounted by Cruz, who loaned his 2018 reelection campaign $260,000 the day before the general election to force a challenge to the law. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said the provision at the center of the case, known as Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, "burdens candidates who wish to make expenditures on behalf of their own candidacy through personal loans," and violates the First Amendment rights of candidates and their campaigns to engage in political speech. "By inhibiting a … [Read more...] about Supreme Court strikes down limit on repaying campaign loans in win for Ted Cruz

Jamie Oliver has blasted Boris Johnson over the decision to bin a ban on buy-one-get-one-free offers for unhealthy foods as a 'wasted opportunity' to tackle obesity. The celebrity chef joined health campaigners who have criticised the Government after it delayed a ban on two-for-one offers on unhealthy and fattening foods. Oliver said a ban on TV junk food adverts before a 9pm watershed, which has been put on hold for a year, was key to protecting child health. Ministers have said they are also deferring the ban on buy-one-get-one-free deals for foods and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) in England for 12 months so they can review the impact on family budgets in the face of the cost-of-living crisis. The move has been welcomed by the industry and by some Tory MPs opposed to the state interfering in how people spend their money, but it has alarmed health campaigners. Jamie Oliver, pictured, has hit out at the Government's decision to bin a ban on … [Read more...] about Jamie Oliver blasts Boris Johnson’s decision to bin his BOGOF ban as a ‘wasted opportunity’ to tackle childhood obesity

The Supreme Court's conservative majority Monday struck down a 20-year-old campaign finance limit aimed at curbing corruption in politics, delivering a win to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who had challenged the federal law. Chief Justice John Roberts, in an opinion joined by the five other conservative justices, said that caps on a candidate's use of campaign contributions to repay a personal loan to his or her campaign violate First Amendment rights to engage in political speech. Cruz loaned $260,000 to his reelection campaign in 2018, one day before the vote. After the election , he was unable to recoup the full amount from campaign coffers because the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 set a $250,000 limit and imposes a strict 20-day post-election grace period for repayment. "This limit on the use of post-election funds increases the risk that candidate loans over $250,000 will not be repaid in full, inhibiting candidates from making such loans in the first place," … [Read more...] about Supreme Court strikes campaign finance rule in win for Sen. Ted Cruz

Published 1 May 2020 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Plaid Cymru is preparing to take the Electoral Commission to court over the name of a rival political party. In January, the commission approved the registration of the Welsh National Party, led by ex-Plaid AM Neil McEvoy. But it rejected the Welsh language translation of the party's name - Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru - as "it was likely to result in voters confusing it with another party's name". The commission said it was considering its response to Plaid Cymru. The Welsh National Party called Plaid's legal move "ill-judged". One of Plaid Cymru's arguments for a judicial review is that it is "irrational" to maintain the English language registration having rejected the Welsh language version. Other grounds include: Failure to consider the high likelihood that the Welsh translation of the name Welsh … [Read more...] about Neil McEvoy: Plaid Cymru could go to court over rival party’s name

Novak Djokovic reacts to his media coverage in February Sign up for FREE tennis updates from on and off the court SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Novak Djokovic has been named the greatest men's tennis player of all time by Stefanos Tsitsipas after winning the Italian Open. The world No 1 claimed his first title of 2022 with a 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) defeat of Tsitsipas on the Rome clay. Related articles Djokovic survives scare to beat Tsitsipas and win Italian Open title Djokovic sends Nadal French Open warning as he finds best form in Rome Djokovic is seeking to match Rafael Nadal 's tally of 21 Grand Slams at the French Open next month having been stopped from playing in the Australian Open … [Read more...] about Novak Djokovic named tennis GOAT over Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer by Stefanos Tsitsipas

In March 2019 , the retired police detective Mike Crowley met me in the lobby of a hotel near the Miami Dolphins’ stadium. Crowley, a 71-year-old Vietnam vet, was wearing shorts, a white undershirt, and a camouflage baseball hat that said MARINE in block caps. Over the course of three hours, he sipped a single rum and Coke. Four years earlier, Crowley said, he’d noticed a pattern in a string of jewelry-store robberies happening all over Florida: The same means of entry had been used every time. As he spoke, I eyed a large stack of paperwork teetering on the table in front of us, including thick folders labeled DRILL TEAM in black marker. At first, Crowley had had multiple suspects for these crimes. He walked me through a laundry list of itinerant safecrackers who had passed through Florida in recent years, pulling off heists in various cities throughout the state. Florida, seen through Crowley’s eyes, is a migratory stopover for the most elite burglars and safe teams. If you … [Read more...] about The Rise and Fall of an All-Star Crew of Jewel Thieves

By Adam Durbin Published 2 days ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Health campaigners say the government's obesity strategy is "falling apart", after it delayed bans on multi-buy deals for junk food and pre-watershed TV advertising for at least a year. Chef Jamie Oliver said banning adverts was vital to protecting child health. Multi-buy deals made "people spend more on junk, and less on healthy food", the Children's Food Campaign said. But ministers say they are deferring the policy to assess its impact on the cost of living crisis. The Department of Health and Social Care said the planned ban - due to be brought in in October - on "buy one get one free" deals for food and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar as well as free refills for soft drinks, would be put on hold for 12 months. Plans to restrict TV advertising of junk foods before the 21:00 GMT … [Read more...] about Junk food: Obesity strategy falling apart, Jamie Oliver says

Abortion rights supporters gathered in Parc Putnam in downtown Lafayette as part of a nationwide movement of “Bans Off Our Bodies” rallies in response to a leaked draft decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion in the United States. Around 100 demonstrators, mostly women and girls from ages 12 to 70, waved signs with slogans such as “Keep your laws off my body” and “Control the sperm provider 1st,” taking to a portable microphone to share their experiences with reproductive health care and their concerns around the possible dismantling of Roe v. Wade. If Roe v. Wade is overruled, Louisiana is one of 26 states where abortion would be banned. Supporters said their fight for the right to access safe abortion services was just one piece of ensuring adequate reproductive health care for women, raising additional concerns about things such as Louisiana’s abstinence-focused approach to sexual health education. Emilia … [Read more...] about Lafayette joins national ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ movement protesting possible fall of Roe v. Wade

Published 25 November 2019 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Campaigners who want a new hospital have raised £20,000 to take local NHS planners to a judicial review. The New Hospital Campaign (NHC) had already been told it could bring a case against Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) over plans to develop health services. Now funds are secured, the High Court will review the CCG's decision not to hold a full public consultation. The CCG said it was "defending the judicial review claim". Plans to invest in existing hospitals in west Hertfordshire, rather than build a new one, were agreed by health bosses in July . The CCG and the West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust (WHHT) want to bid for £350m of healthcare improvements with investment planned for services in Watford, St Albans and Hemel Hempstead with Watford General being refurbished. The NHC, mounted … [Read more...] about West Hertfordshire hospital campaigners raise £20k for judicial review