Michigan GOP bill seeks state registry for fact checkers
A Detroit News guest editorial analyzes state Rep. Matt Maddock s proposed Fact Checker Registration Act. It would require Michigan fact checkers to register with the secretary of state and post a 1 million dollar bond, risking civil action against critics and potential First Amendment violations. Legal experts call the measure unconstitutional and dangerous to press freedom.
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Matt Maddock
Milford
Maddock
Meshawn Maddock
Michigan Republican Party
Michigan
International Fact Check Network
Poynter Institute
Trump
Ion
Len Niehoff
University of Michigan Law School
Community Letters on Iowa Voting and Labor Law Changes
A reader outlines how Governor Reynolds and the Republican Legislature passed restrictive voting laws with little input, loosened protections for protesters, cut federal unemployment benefits, and limited local minimum wage authority. The writer notes perceived indifference to young, low income, and minority residents.
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Kim Reynolds
Reynolds
Debelbots freed after 13 years in prison in shaken baby case
Georgia couple win new trial and see charges dismissed as district attorney apologizes for flawed prosecution. The case centered on their infant daughter McKenzy who died after a May 2008 hospital visit. Medical evidence later showed a fatal brain defect.
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Con Ave
Ashley
Albert Debelbot
McKenzy
Debelbots
Martin Army Hospital
Fort Benning
Sadhana Dailey
Georgia Public Defender Council
Wisconsin Innocence Project
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
Public Defenders Office
Muscogee Superior Court
Arthur Smith III
Georgia Supreme Court
Julia Slater
Mark Jones
Supreme Court
Ashley Debelbot
America
Slate
Keep the police, heed the better angels of our nature
Guest columnist Jacob Olson argues against abolishing police and urges society to support and reform the institution. He cites Laura Bergus and Meacham, calls for partnerships with police, blood drives, and community service to protect and serve. Olson notes police do much good and emphasizes balanced reform over defunding. Olson lives in Iowa City and studies at the University of Iowa.
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Laura Bergus
Iowa City Council
Bergus
Iowa City
James Madison
Jon Meacham
Jacob Olson
The
University of Iowa
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