Joined by nearly 250 guests at the historic Old U.S. Mint, the California Historical Society, the state’s official non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the Golden State, hosted a Gala dinner celebrating The Honorable George P. Shultz on January 11, 2018. “Secretary Shultz has had a distinguished career serving five presidents, […]
Following the announcement that Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) will join the Senate Judiciary Committee, Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron released the following statement: “We are delighted that Sens. Booker and Harris will be joining the Senate Judiciary Committee as it takes up its critical work in the new year. These two […]
A consistent strand of Margaret Thatcher’s Middle East policy was preserving regional stability as this was vital to ensuring that Moscow could not expand its influence and become a threat to Western interests. Thirty-six years on and a resurgent Russia is once again dominant in the Middle East. Unfortunately, while Margaret Thatcher has been […]
Assemblyman Travis Allen: CA Supreme Court’s Decision to Not Hear Gas Tax Repeal a “Mockery of Justice” but Will Not Stop Repeal Travis Allen vows to continue fight to Repeal Jerry Brown’s $52 Billion Gas Tax Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) denounced the Supreme Court’s decision to not hear his case against Attorney General Becerra […]
ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE A Group Exhibition Curated by Indira Cesarine A Portion of Proceeds to Benefit ACLU Foundation OPENING RECEPTION January 16th Press + VIP Preview 4pm – 6pm // Opening Reception 6pm – 9pm More events to be announced EXHIBITION ON VIEW January 17– February 4, 2018 THE UNTITLED SPACE GALLERY 45 Lispenard […]
Los Angeles City Ethics Commission Makes the Right Move on Nonprofits Following the announcement this week by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission that certain nonprofits will not be forced to register as lobbyists under a proposed expansion of city lobbying rules, AFJ ‘s Bolder Advocacy program Director for California, Nona Randois, released the following […]
ABA urges Congress to apply pass-through tax reductions to professional service businesses on nondiscriminatory basis American Bar Association President Hilarie Bass sent a letter today to House and Senate conferees for H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” urging them to adopt the Senate’s version of “pass-through” business tax relief. The ABA’s letter also […]
** TUESDAY 7PM ON NY1: FIRST-EVER BOTTOM-UP MAYORAL OPEN DEBATE ** De Blasio, Malliotakis, & Dietl Face Off in First-Ever Mayoral Open Debate in NYC Fresh Off Major Success in 2016 Presidential Debates, Open Debate Coalition Partners with NY1, Politico, Others for First-in-the-Nation Open Debate for Mayor 50% of Questions to be Chosen from Top […]
84% Support NFL Players’ Right to Protest, But Vary on How to Carry that Out;Only 16% Say Protesters Should Be Dropped from Teams A poll conducted this week by the Seton Hall Sports Poll has found that 84% of American support the NFL players’ right to protest, with only 16% saying the players should be […]
