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Daily News: Trump’s NJ golf courses can still serve liquor even though he’s a felon

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Liquor is still allowed at President Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf courses, despite a state law barring felons from serving and profiting from the sale of alcohol.

The state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or ABC, initially opted against renewing liquor licenses for the Trump National Golf Clubs — in Bedminster and Colts Neck — after a New York jury convicted the president in May 2024 on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. They were related to a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, made in the final stretch of the 2016 presidential election.

There’s one set of laws for the wealthy and privileged, another set of laws for the Little People.

Trump’s NJ golf courses can still serve liquor even though he’s a felon
Liquor is still allowed at President Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf courses, despite a state law barring felons from serving and profiting from the sale of alcohol. The state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or ABC, initially opted against renewing liquor licenses for the Trump National Golf Clubs — in Bedminster and Colts Neck — after a New York jury convicted the president…

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-nj-golf-courses-still-173800805.html

Alternet: ‘Taunt the judiciary’: Legal scholars slam ‘invalid’ MAGA lawsuit against John Roberts

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On April 22, according to Talking Points Memo (TPM) reporter Josh Kovensky, the America First Legal Foundation filed a “little-known lawsuit” against U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and the head of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts — accusing the federal courts of undermining his presidential powers.

“The case ostensibly proceeds as a FOIA lawsuit, with the Trump-aligned group seeking access to judiciary records,” Kovensky explains. “But, in doing so, it asks the courts to cede massive power to the White House: the bodies that make court policy and manage the judiciary’s day-to-day operations should be considered independent agencies of the executive branch, the suit argues, giving the president, under the conservative legal movement’s theories, the power to appoint and dismiss people in key roles.”

‘Taunt the judiciary’: Legal scholars slam ‘invalid’ MAGA lawsuit against John Roberts
Many critics of President Donald Trump are accusing him of failing to respect the United States’ system of checks and balances, arguing that the federal government’s executive branch, under the U.S. Constitution, isn’t as powerful as he says it is. Regardless, Trump and his MAGA allies, including White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, maintain…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/taunt-the-judiciary-legal-scholars-slam-invalid-maga-lawsuit-against-john-roberts/ar-AA1E3Z7a

Axios: Trump’s “pro-Hamas” purge could block foreign students from colleges

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The Trump administration is discussing plans to try to block certain colleges from having any foreign students if it decides too many are “pro-Hamas,” senior Justice and State Department officials tell Axios.

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  • A senior State Department official called the demonstrators it’s targeting “Hamasniks” — people the government claims have shown support for the terror group.
  • More than 300 foreign students have had their student visas revoked in the three weeks “Catch and Revoke” has been in operation, the official said. There are 1.5 million student visa-holders nationwide.
  • “Everyone is fair game,” the official said.
Exclusive: Trump’s “pro-Hamas” purge could block foreign students from colleges
The Trump administration is discussing plans to try to block certain colleges from having any foreign students if it decides too many are “pro-Hamas,” senior Justice and State Department officials tell Axios. Why it matters: The effort — which could include grand jury subpoenas —marks another escalation of Trump’s aggressive crackdown on immigration and antisemitism that civil libertarians say stifles campus speech and has led to several…

Exclusive: Trump’s “pro-Hamas” purge could block foreign students from colleges