#judiciary — Public Fediverse posts
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The Ghost Who Keeps Signing by Lawson Akhigbe
The Land Use Act of 1978 vested radical title to land in the state governor. Customary authorities were meant to operate within that framework, not around it. Yet when the formal system becomes a source of frustration rather than facilitation, human ingenuity finds other routes. Enter the late Oba. His name carries historical weight. The palace, however, maintains no functional modern archive capable of systematic verification. Oral history is the dominant method, and most of the original participants are no longer available for cross-examination. The result is a paper trail that is difficult to audit and easy to exploit.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/29/the-ghost-who-keeps-signing-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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The plaza in front of the #KennedyCenter would also be renamed in Trump’s honor. [FFS he has serious issues]
Mayers argued that the moves amount to a recognition of #Trump, not the renaming of the institution that was sought earlier. The institution no longer calls itself the Trump-Kennedy Center or focuses on such branding, & there’s no effort to return to that argument.
#law #Judiciary #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #vanity #envy #narcissism #UShistory #landmark #preservation #architecture
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The #Trump aligned board at the #KennedyCenter voted earlier this month to inscribe his name on the venue’s facade so it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.” If the Trump Kennedy Center Fund reached $100 million, *another* inscription would be added reading: “Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund.”
#law #Judiciary #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #envy #narcissism #UShistory #landmark #preservation #architecture
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By late Thursday, the admin informed the court that it wouldn’t proceed with changes at the #KennedyCenter before Oct 8 to allow Judge Cooper more time to consider the case.
…Cooper ruled in May that Trump’s name was added to the building illegally, ordering it to be removed.
#Trump & his allies, however, have refused to let that be the final word.
#law #Judiciary #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #vanity #greed #jealousy #envy #narcissism #UShistory #landmark #preservation #architecture
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Mayers responded that the timeline was in accordance with a vote earlier this month by the #Trump aligned board. As he returned to his arguments that renovations at the #KennedyCenter require energy & talent, Cooper interjected again.
“That’s all fine & good,” the judge said. “What does that have to do with what #Congress intended in these statutes? That’s really what’s before me.”
#law #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #jealousy #envy #narcissism #UShistory #landmark #preservation #architecture
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Just seconds after the Trump admin’s lawyer, Brantley Mayers, began making his case at a nearly 2-hour hearing, US District Court Judge Christopher Cooper interrupted to ask why the center needed to begin inscribing Trump’s name on the institution’s facade as soon as Sept 8.
“What’s magic about that date?” Cooper asked….
#law #Judiciary #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #KennedyCenter #Trump #vanity #greed #jealousy #envy #narcissism #UShistory #landmark #preservation #architecture
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Judge questions why #KennedyCenter is moving so quickly to return #Trump name to building.
A judge Thurs expressed skepticism about the Kennedy Center’s intention to return Trump’s name to the #historic performing arts venue by early next month, challenging the board’s insistence on moving forward even in the face of a court ruling that blocked & reversed a previous effort.
#law #Judiciary #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #narcissism #landmark #preservation #architecture
https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-court-hearing-inscription-1dd766c5820152c64ee288b608eb1e1d?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
Talwani wrote in her ruling, “Plaintiff #states have neither time nor funds to design new #MailBallots, seek approval of the new designs, order production of mail ballots, update their own election management systems, train election officials to use the #USPS portal & upload citizen data to the portal, all before the #midterms.”
#law #judiciary #SCOTUS #Constitution #ElectionInterference #VotingRights #elections #VoterSuppression #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories #WhiteSupremacy #coup #USpol
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The move stalled the directive for a second time only about a week before the first #MailBallots are due to be sent out for the rapidly approaching midterm #elections. US District Court Judge Indira Talwani placed a 14-day hold on the #FederalGovernment implementing the order in a case that could be headed back to #SCOTUS, which on Monday overturned an earlier ruling of hers that had blocked #Trump’s order from taking effect.
#law #judiciary #Constitution #ElectionInterference #midterms
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Judge again blocks #Trump #MailBallot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed
#law #judiciary #SCOTUS #Constitution #states #federalism #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #VotingRights #midterms #elections #VoterSuppression #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories #WhiteSupremacy #coup #SeditiousConspiracy #USpol
https://apnews.com/article/trump-voting-mail-ballots-democrats-lawsuits-15cf1ec7dcdb8211bf6b624b75a7f4ab?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
Zambia Seals Courts as Election Deadline Looms
Armed police shut courts across Zambia on final day to file election petition, raising alarm over judicial independence
https://pulseofnations.lol/zambia-seals-courts-as/
#Courts #Democracy #Election #Hichilema #Judiciary #Mundubile #Petition #Zambia
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Uncounted in Life, Unrecorded in Death: Nigeria’s Costly Dignity Deficit By Lawson Akhigbe
here is an old, bitter administrative joke in Nigeria that you are only formally counted twice: never when you arrive, and certainly not when you leave. In between, your existence is largely an unverified rumor negotiated between your creator, your luck, and whatever age declaration affidavit you paid a court clerk two thousand Naira to stamp. -
In the rule, the #USPS said that it would deliver #MailBallots ONLY in #states that shared voter data with the federal agency.
Before the USPS accepts ballots into its system, the agency would review every envelope for “compliance” with the new [illegal] standards, including by checking that the recipient was enrolled with the USPS to receive a mail ballot.
#Trump #ConspiracyTheories #law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #States #Federalism #ElectionInterference #rigged #midterms #elections
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The #USPS on Friday published regulations that would restrict #MailVoting, its latest effort to comply with Trump’s call to restrict the long popular practice just months before the #midterm #elections.
In a 95-page final rule, the USPS clarified how it would carry out an executive order #Trump signed in March, which sought to restrict #MailBallots & create state-by-state lists of citizens to help determine voting “eligibility”.
#law #judiciary #States #ElectionInterference #rigged #midterms
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#USPS Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict #MailBallots
The plan complies with #Trump’s [illegal] executive order to restrict #MailVoting, which was blocked by federal #courts & is under review at #SCOTUS.
#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #States #Federalism #ElectionInterference #rigged #midterms #elections
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/postal-service-rule-restrict-mail-ballots.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7VA.-q2R.2tvcYp6Jfwmf&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
#USPS Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict #MailBallots
The plan complies with #Trump’s executive order to restrict #MailVoting, which was blocked by federal #courts & is under review at #SCOTUS.
#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #States #Federalism #ElectionInterference #rigged #midterms #elections
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/postal-service-rule-restrict-mail-ballots.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7VA.-q2R.2tvcYp6Jfwmf&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Brazil Court Halts Casas Bahia Mass Layoffs in Bankruptcy Fight
Labor judge suspends dismissal of 1,900 workers and orders retailer to restore contracts amid R$17.3 billion debt restructuring
https://pulseofnations.lol/brazil-court-halts-casas/
#Bankruptcy #Brazil #CasasBahia #Judiciary #Labor #Layoffs #Retail
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TLF SPECIAL: #Iran’s Wartime Overhaul Reaches #Judiciary After #Military Command Reshuffle
https://www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/08/tlf-special-irans-wartime-overhaul.html
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…Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the top Democrat on the #Senate #Judiciary Committee, said confirming #ToddBlanche would be a “serious mistake.” He begged his colleagues not to be on the “wrong side” of history.
“If there is ever a moment in history when we need an Attorney General above reproach, who is clearly dedicated to ending #corruption, even at the highest level of our government, it’s right now,” Durbin said.
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#ToddBlanche was confirmed by the #Senate #judiciary committee in a 12-to-10 vote along party lines.
Blanche’s nomination now advances to the Senate floor, with a vote possible as early as this week. He is expected to be confirmed, even though several #Republicans have yet to commit to supporting him.
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Still, even in its new form, #ToddBlanche’s order for the #IRS to abandon any audits of #Trump’s previous tax returns is an
unprecedented & “potentially” (definitely) illegal benefit to a sitting president, worth tens of millions of dollars in lower taxes & avoided penalties.#law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState
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The unsigned #IRS document posted by #ToddBlanche said that only #Trump, 2 of his sons & the #TrumpOrganization would be granted #immunity from audits, excluding a broader pool of Trump family members & their associates who appeared to be eligible for protection under the original #DOJ deal. Blanche also stipulated that their future tax returns could still be audited.
#law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState
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#ToddBlanche, the acting US #AG, confirmed in writing [1 unsigned] on Sunday night that the #DOJ would abandon “elements” of the deal it struck with #Trump to “resolve” his lawsuit against the #IRS, conceding to demands from Republican senators who had threatened to block his nomination as attorney general.
#law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/todd-blanche-trump-irs-fund-order.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.Kjy2.-CEB-DILPdbb&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
The Samson Strategy: How the Tinubu Government Pulled the Temple Down on Itself Over PFIPC by Lawson Akhigbe
The Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration appears to have forgotten that rule in its handling of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) controversy. In its determination to destroy the credibility of one man, Prince Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, it may have inflicted collateral damage on something far more valuable: the credibility of official government documentation itself.