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Thanks for citing us, House Republicans. Now do something

1 month 3 weeks ago

We were pleasantly surprised when congressional Republicans introduced our farewell article to the former president, titled Biden’s press freedom legacy: Empty words and hypocrisy, into the record at a House Judiciary Committee hearing this week.

That’s great — it’s always nice to have our work recognized. But if Republican lawmakers agree with us that former President Joe Biden was bad on press freedom, someone should really tell them about this Donald Trump character who’s in office now. All the abuses we identified in the article Republicans cited have (as the article predicted) worsened under the new president, and he’s come up with plenty of new ones too.

We wrote a letter to let the committee know that if it’s serious about addressing the issues our article discussed, regardless of who is in the White House, we’re here to help. We’ll let you know if they reply (but don’t hold your breath). Read the letter here or below.

Seth Stern

Mayor Cara Spencer Signs Executive Order Updating M/WBE Certification and Contracting Standards

1 month 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS – On Friday, Mayor Cara Spencer signed Executive Order 91, which resumes under a strong legal framework the City’s issuance of minority/women-owned business enterprise (“M/WBE”) certification. Following its pause on issuing new M/WBE contracts implemented in early August, the City hired legal consulting firm Griffin & Strong, recognized nationally as experts in economic development disparity programs. The firm was hired to not only analyze the City’s M/WBE program and 2024 Disparity Study , but also to craft legally sound recommendations enabling the City to fully resume all M/WBE contracting activities in the near future. Griffin & Strong conducted a thorough analysis of the City’s ordinances, the 2024 Disparity Study and case law. The firm also held numerous discussions with members of the minority contractor community, organizations including the NAACP St. Louis, and members of the Board of Aldermen. Following this process, Griffin

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Spectrum offers $25K reward after network attacks in Missouri, Illinois

1 month 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Charter Spectrum is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for relevant information about criminal acts affecting its services in Missouri and Illinois. The Spectrum Vandalism Reward Program is open to adult U.S. residents in 10 states, including Missouri and Illinois. Spectrum is asking for credible information that leads to the arrest [...]
Joey Schneider

Something Good The Supreme Court Could Do: Finally Fix The First Amendment Problems With Platform Liability For Copyright Infringement

1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is the brief, in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, I have been waiting my career to write, to finally tell the Supreme Court that when it comes to platform liability for their users’ alleged copyright infringement, we’ve been doing it wrong. While I’ve already had a chance to tell the Supreme Court that […]
Cathy Gellis