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Gavin Newsom works to bolster Biden in a swing-state tour that could boost both their ambitions
6 months ago

Gavin Newsom works to bolster Biden in a swing-state tour that could boost both their ambitions

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Former New Hampshire State House Speaker Steve Shurtleff said he’s “very impressed” by Newsom and sees him as top-tier presidential prospect. State Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley said Newsom electrified a sold-out crowd at the evening fundraiser, where the California governor touted Biden’s record. He referenced Biden’s halting debate performance …

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Supreme Court rules against Boston in Christian flag case
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court rules against Boston in Christian flag case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that Boston violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist when it refused his request to fly a Christian flag on a flagpole outside City Hall. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court that the city discriminated against the activist, Harold Shurtleff, because of his “religious viewpoint,” even though it had …

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Supreme Court says Boston violated First Amendment rights of group seeking to raise Christian flag outside City Hall
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court says Boston violated First Amendment rights of group seeking to raise Christian flag outside City Hall

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that Boston violated the First Amendment rights of a group seeking to briefly raise a Christian flag atop a city flagpole outside of City Hall as a part of a city program celebrating Boston’s greater community. Under a more narrow definition of government speech, Alito wrote that it occurs “if – …

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Separation of church and state? Let's get real — that's over. So what do we do now?
2 years, 10 months ago

Separation of church and state? Let's get real — that's over. So what do we do now?

Raw Story  

During oral arguments in the case of Shurtleff v. City of Boston, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch made a pointed reference to "so-called separation of church and state." They need to do so expeditiously, given the Supreme Court's hard pro-religion turn — a turn that advantages a white conservative Christian majority at the expense of religious moderates, religious minorities and …

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Separation of church and state? Let's get real — that's over. So what do we do now?
2 years, 10 months ago

Separation of church and state? Let's get real — that's over. So what do we do now?

Salon  

During oral arguments in the case of Shurtleff v. City of Boston, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch made a pointed reference to "so-called separation of church and state." They need to do so expeditiously, given the Supreme Court's hard pro-religion turn — a turn that advantages a white conservative Christian majority at the expense of religious moderates, religious minorities and …

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Biden’s political standing fuels Democratic worry about 2024
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s political standing fuels Democratic worry about 2024

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was supposed to be a moment of triumph for Joe Biden. “Democrats are concerned,” former state House Speaker Steve Shurtleff, a longtime Biden supporter who attended the ceremony, told The Associated Press when asked about Biden’s political standing. “I’m concerned about where we may be in another couple of years when people really start to gear …

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US awards $3M to fill gaps in medical marijuana research
5 years, 3 months ago

US awards $3M to fill gaps in medical marijuana research

Associated Press  

The U.S. government will spend $3 million to find out if marijuana can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to study the part of the plant that gets people high. Shurtleff said the grants answer the call in a 2017 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report, which concluded a lack of marijuana research poses …

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