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Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys

Escalating attacks by Pam Bondi against DOJ attorneys along with protection for loyalists – See Federal Register – DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of the Attorney General 28 CFR Part 77 [Docket No. OAG199, AG Order No. 6653-2026-A] RIN 1105-AB82 Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys. Notice of proposed rulemaking. …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

OSHA, Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, EPA, and Debarment violations for past 10 years

Data is Beautiful – “I got pissed that all of these public government records are impossible to read, so I mapped them all to be freely viewed. Sources: insidescoop.app Data | Occupational Safety and Health Administration Form 5500 Search NLRB Data on Data.gov | National Labor Relations Board Data | US EPA SAM.gov | Search …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, E-Records, Economy, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Strait of Hormuz – War and Water

“Fluid Dynamics – The situation in Iran and the region is fluid. Two fluids in particular might drive the course and duration of the war. You can probably guess the first one. Wall Street Journal Gift Article: Strait of Hormuz: The Oil Bottleneck Threatening the Global Economy. But there’s another fluid that could also be …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Legal Research, Transportation

How Budburst Connects Gardeners to Climate Change Research

“Participatory science helps advance climate change research – In participatory science, people from all walks of life contribute to research projects that build toward a better understanding of the natural world. Usually designed and managed by professional scientists, these programs allow an organization to gather a larger amount of data, perhaps over a bigger area …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law

Donald Trump Is Setting Us Up for Another Financial Crisis

Medias: Private Credit and the Shadow Banking Crisis – “In this week’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump played the hits. He demonized immigrants, he lied about the state of the economy, chastised the Supreme Court over tariffs and called Democrats “crazy.” As evidence of his magnificence he of course touted the stock market, …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

AI & Legal Advice Privilege Guide and Policy Framework

“Navigate AI with confidence. Protect legal advice privilege.As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in day to day business and legal workflows, protecting legal advice privilege has never been more critical. AI tools can be powerful, but they are not always privileged. Used incorrectly, they can expose confidential legal communications and result in the loss of privilege. …

Subjects: AI, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing

Trump Has Been Sued 198 Times for Withholding Funding. It Hasn’t Stopped Him.

“….These are among 198 lawsuits in the past year identified by The New York Times [Gift Article] that challenge how Mr. Trump has leveraged federal funding to carry out his agenda without the consent of Congress. And they reflect one remarkable feature of the campaign: It has proceeded undeterred by losses in court. With that …

Subjects: Censorship, Congress, Economy, Education, Government Documents, Legal Research

DOJ reverses course and seeks to defend orders targeting law firms

Updated March 22, 2026 – Above the Law: Biglaw Executive Order Fight Heads To D.C. Circuit (For Real This Time). After dropping and un-dropping its appeals, DOJ now has a date to explain itself…The DOJ filed a full-throated defense of the EOs, pointing to the yellow-bellied nine Biglaw firms (A& O Shearman; Cadwalader; Kirkland & …

Subjects: Censorship, Courts, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research, Marketing

The Proton guide to privacy at protests

Proton Blog: “From Minneapolis to Munich to Tehran, people are taking to the streets as a form of political expression. The right to peaceful assembly and protest are bedrocks of democracy, and we support everyone’s ability to exercise these rights. Proton’s mission is to protect people’s privacy and freedom from surveillance and censorship. For this …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet, Legal Research