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Fwd: Sign on to OPPOSE MAGA >>
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Proud Republican 👏 Gunnar ✌️ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Urgent Petition <info(a)dscc.org> Date: Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 10:11 AM Subject: Sign on to OPPOSE MAGA >> To: <g(a)xny.io> ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [image: Live Petition] <http://go.dscc.org/go/20983?ask=5&t=5&firstname=&lastname=&email=g%40xny.io…> *FIRST:* Elon Musk turned Twitter into the *"conservative megaphone"* X, endorsing Trump just *six months* after taking over the site and vowing neutrality. *THEN:* Mark Zuckerberg rolled back Meta's fact-checking program, *giving Trump free rein* to spew even more far-right conspiracies on Facebook and Instagram. *NOW:* Democrats like us are the LAST wall of accountability to demand the truth and defend democracy in Trump's second term! *Please, sign our emergency response petition before midnight to OPPOSE MAGA propaganda, hypocrisy, and rule-bending! MAGA moguls are already falling in line, so we need an army of Democrats ready to spring into action and fight back >> <http://go.dscc.org/go/20983?ask=5&t=6&firstname=&lastname=&email=g%40xny.io…>* Add My Name <http://go.dscc.org/go/20983?ask=5&t=7&firstname=&lastname=&email=g%40xny.io…> Thanks, Team DSCC [image: Chip in $5 monthly to flip the Senate] <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/support-senate-democrats-2025-q1-recurrin…> ------------------------------ The DSCC is the only committee solely dedicated to supporting Democrats in the U.S. Senate, and our work relies on grassroots supporters like you. If you'd like to make a contribution to support us, please *click here <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/support-senate-democrats-2025-q1?refcode=…>*. *Click here <https://go.dscc.org/signup/receive-fewer-emails/?t=3&akid=19361%2E26297126%…>* to receive fewer emails. *Click here <https://go.dscc.org/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=4&akid=19361%2E26297126%2EQK…>* to unsubscribe. Paid for by the DSCC | PO Box 96047, Washington, DC 20090 | *dscc.org <https://www.dscc.org/>* | Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions or gifts to the DSCC are not tax deductible.

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Special Counsel Slams Biden's Critique Of Son's Prosecution
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Special Counsel Slams Biden's Critique Of Son's Prosecution <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2283621?nl_pk=a981d81f-1a94-4659-8…> By Lauren Berg The special counsel who oversaw the investigation into Hunter Biden, which was wiped out by a presidential pardon, released a report published Monday criticizing President Joe Biden's "baseless accusations" that his son was "selectively" prosecuted and warning that such comments threaten "the integrity of the justice system as a whole." Report attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2283621?nl_pk=a981d81f-1a94-4659-8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/2283621?nl_pk=a981d81f-1a94-4659-8…>

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Justices Won't Weigh Del. Gun Laws, Injunction Standards
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Justices Won't Weigh Del. Gun Laws, Injunction Standards <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2282589?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> By Matthew Santoni The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a challenge to Delaware's gun laws that could also reset expectations for getting interim relief in cases involving constitutional rights, according to orders released Monday. Petition attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2282589?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2282589?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…>

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Binance Can't Get High Court To Review Class Cert. Decision
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Binance Can't Get High Court To Review Class Cert. Decision <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2283365?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Aislinn Keely The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday passed on a petition from crypto exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. and its former CEO to consider whether transactions on its platform were beyond the reach of U.S. securities laws after a Second Circuit decision found enough stateside ties to revive a suit from the exchange's users. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2283365?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2283365?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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Vimeo Defeats Recording Owners' DMCA Appeal At 2nd Circ.
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Vimeo Defeats Recording Owners' DMCA Appeal At 2nd Circ. <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2283258?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Adam Lidgett The Second Circuit said Monday it won't revive copyright claims from a group of music rights holders over lip-sync videos posted on Vimeo by its users, saying a safe harbor under federal copyright law protects the website. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2283258?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2283258?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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NY's $15 Broadband Price Cap To Take Effect Wednesday
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

NY's $15 Broadband Price Cap To Take Effect Wednesday <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2283383?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Nadia Dreid Internet service providers in New York won't be allowed to charge low-income households more than $15 for basic broadband service come Wednesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to weigh in on a ruling upholding the Empire State's right to cap internet costs. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2283383?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2283383?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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California's AG Warns Businesses State Is Not AI 'Wild West'
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

California's AG Warns Businesses State Is Not AI 'Wild West' <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2283555?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> By Craig Clough California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned businesses on Monday that the state is not the "wild west" of artificial intelligence and has various laws on the books preventing the technology from being used to discriminate or violate people's rights. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2283555?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2283555?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…>

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Ozempic Maker Says Atlanta Clinic Misuses TM To Sell Meds
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Ozempic Maker Says Atlanta Clinic Misuses TM To Sell Meds <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2283149?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Kelcey Caulder Novo Nordisk, the pharmaceutical company that makes weight loss drugs Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, filed suit against an Atlanta anti-aging treatment center in Georgia federal court Friday, alleging trademark infringement, false advertising, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2283149?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2283149?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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High Court Won't Scrutinize Huge Class Of Meta Advertisers
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

High Court Won't Scrutinize Huge Class Of Meta Advertisers <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2282091?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Jeff Overley The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to assess the certification of an enormous class of businesses that social media colossus Meta Platforms allegedly defrauded by inflating the reach of Facebook and Instagram advertisements, upping the odds of a major payout in the closely watched case. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2282091?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2282091?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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Army Can Sole-Source $990M 'Critical Support' Deal
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Army Can Sole-Source $990M 'Critical Support' Deal <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2283274?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> By Daniel Wilson The U.S. Government Accountability Office has rejected a protest over a sole-source $990 million U.S. Army loitering munitions contract, saying the Army properly used temporary authority meant to provide critical support for Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel to award the deal. Decision attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2283274?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2283274?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…>

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