Dear John, Over the last few months, the Center for Media and Democracy has been covering the shocking violence by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents against journalists and observers at ICE immigration raids and anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. We recently released a video documenting numerous injuries and the personal story of freelance photojournalist Nick Stern. On Wednesday, October 22, CMD will be co-hosting a webinar with the American Constitution Society and Common Cause, providing an up-to-date briefing about what is happening in anti-immigrant hotspots, the dire threat federal violence poses to our First Amendment rights and a free press, and your right to record ICE activity and anti-ICE protests. We hope you will be able to join us next week for this informative session. | |
Other recent investigations published by CMD expose how Chief Justice John Roberts is clearing the way for Republicans to rig the midterms, provide a look at the hundreds of bills pushed this year to take away local control, reveal the ties between Leonard Leo and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, and shine a light on the fossil fuel ties of Andrew Cuomo and State Farm. | |
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John Roberts Has Positioned the Court to Help Republicans Rig the Midterms and Keep Trump in Control of Congress Roberts launched his legal career targeting the Voting Rights Act. Read the full story here. | |
Shocking CMD Video Reveals Pattern of Violent Assaults on Journalists and Observers by DHS Agents The Center for Media and Democracy has released a new video documenting shocking violence by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents against journalists and observers at ICE immigration raids and anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles over the past few months. Read the full story here. | |
Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy. Read the full story here. | |
The Leo Network Behind Virginia's Attorney General Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has deep ties to Leonard Leo, the conservative activist who helped engineer the rightward shift of the Supreme Court, through a close friend and a consulting firm they co-founded. Read the full story here. | |
Chevron Director Pumps $1 Million Into Pro-Cuomo Super PAC Oil industry heir John Hess, the longtime former CEO of Hess Corporation and current director at Chevron, is tied for the second largest donor to Fix the City, a super PAC backing former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for mayor of New York City. Read the full story here. | |
State Farm Fiddles with Fossil Fuels While the World Burns On August 15, insurance regulators in Illinois granted State Farm a 27% rate hike on homeowners policies, with premiums projected to climb by $475 a year for the average homeowner. Read the full story here. | |
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