Al Neal
LATEST ARTICLES BY Al Neal
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Politics
Barrett cements 6-3 GOP majority as election lawsuits hang in balance
October 27, 2020As Trump gets his third Supreme Court justice seated, vote-suppression lawsuits may be his legacy whether he wins or loses next week.
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News
Parents can’t be found for 545 of Trump’s kidnapped migrant children
October 23, 2020Trump's AG Jeff Sessions officially announced the child separation policy in April 2018, but records show the horrific practice actually started in secret the previous year.
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Politics
Voter protection victory in N.C. as court upholds mail-in ballot deadline extension
October 22, 2020The three dissenting judges urged the Republican plaintiffs to take the case to the Supreme Court next.
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U.S.
Supreme Court ties 4-4 in Penn. ballot case; bad signal for post-election disputes
October 21, 2020The 4-4 tie over Pennsylvania mail-in ballots portend trouble for any election cases that go to the court after Nov. 3.
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U.S.
Supreme Court to review ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy; migrants face terror-filled wait
October 20, 2020SCOTUS agreed to review Trump's “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forces migrants to return to Mexico as they await their U.S. immigration court hearings.
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Politics
N.C. mail-in ballots case mixed ruling: Witness requirement remains, error fixes allowed
October 19, 2020The judge also declined to alter an extended deadline for county boards to accept absentee ballots after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3.
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Labor
Trump’s Labor Dept. probes Microsoft in search of ‘reverse racism’ in hiring
October 16, 2020Trump's determined to stoke racist divisions, even if it means using corporations as prop adversaries.
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U.S.
Still another chilling moment for democracy in Florida
October 13, 2020Computer “crash” halts efforts by tens of thousands to register to vote before expiration of the deadline.
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