Lawsuit challenging DC noncitizen voting law moves to federal court

The lawsuit challenges the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which allows green-card holders and residents who enter or live in the country without legal permission to cast ballots in local races.

After the DC Council passed a bill allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections, a group of voters — including a previous Republican mayoral candidate for the District — sued the Board of Elections. That case has now moved to the federal court system.

The lawsuit challenging the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which allows green-card holders and residents who entered or live

Gavin Newsom Points Out Greg Abbott’s Brutal Self-Own On Gun Violence

California Gov. Gavin Newsom went after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for “conveniently” not bringing up Texas’ gun death rate in his attempt to scold California over gun control laws on Sunday.

Abbott, who appeared on Fox News in the wake of this weekend’s deadly shooting at a Dallas-area outlet mall, argued that gun violence impacts states with both eased and stricter gun laws before taking a swipe at California.

“I think that the state in which the largest number of victims occurred this year is in California, where they have very tough gun laws,” Abbott said.

Iran executes Swedish-Iranian dual national | Death Penalty News

Habib Farajollah Chaab was sentenced to death over his role with a separatist group alleged to have carried out a fatal attack.

Iran executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks, including one on a military parade in 2018 that killed 25 people.

Habib Farajollah Chaab was sentenced to death for being “corrupt on earth”, a capital offense under Iran’s strict interpretation of Islamic law. State broadcaster IRIB reported his execution on Saturday.

“The death sentence for Habib Chaab … nicknamed Habib Asyud, the head of Harakat al-Nidal terrorist group … was executed today,

A Lidl Decision with big Implications – UK High Court Finds that Tesco’s Clubcard Logo Infringes Lidl’s logo

In a recent decision, the High Court of England and Wales has found that Tesco’s use of the yellow and blue Tesco Clubcard logos (reproduced below) infringed Lidl’s trade marks (see the relevant Lidl marks below) and also gave rise to copyright infringement and passing off.

The supermarket chains have been in a battle over the use of their respective signs with a square blue background and yellow circle. For further information on the background to the dispute you can read our previous article here (Lidl Great Britain Limited v Tesco Stores Limited [2022] EWHC 1434 (Ch)).

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Law firm representing the Frisco Fair releases letters asking the city to reopen the fair

FRISCO (CBSNewsTexas.com) – McDonald Sanders, the law firm representing Talley Amusements and the Frisco Fair, has released a letter asking to appeal the revocation of the permit of the fair. Frisco Fresh Market is also appealing for a revocation.

On April 29, one day after the fair began, an incidents occurred that required the response of 26 police officers. On May 1, the city revoked the special event permit for the fair due to public safety concerns.

The letter cites ongoing problems in Frisco contributing to the closure, even saying “the same problems” happen at nearby Stonebriar Mall.

“The problems

Texas family called police 5 times before shooting spree that killed 5

A resident of the Texas home where a man opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle said his family called police five times over a span of more than 10 minutes before the rampage that left five people dead and set off a manhunt for the killer .

Wilson Garcia said he asked his neighbor, who was shooting a gun in his yard late Friday night, to shoot farther away because Garcia’s 1-month-old son was sleeping. Garcia said he called the police when the man refused. The family made four more calls, according to The Associated Press.

“I told my wife:

Arnold Schwarzenegger Says He Is ‘Very Proud’ of Son-in-Law Chris Pratt’s New ‘Guardians’ Film

“A non-stop, perfect mix of comedy and action,” the actor wrote on Twitter after seeing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic;  Ethan Miller/Getty Chris Pratt, Arnold Schwarzeneggar

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Ethan Miller/Getty Chris Pratt, Arnold Schwarzeneggar

Arnold Schwarzenegger is tipping his hat to son-in-law Chris Pratt.

the Terminators star, 75, congratulated Pratt, 43, on his new Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3writing on Twitter Friday that he “crushed” his latest performance as Star-Lord.

“I saw #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3 last night and WOW,” Schwarzenegger wrote. “@prattprattpratt, you crushed it. A non-stop, perfect mix of comedy and action. I love it and I’m very, very proud of you.”

Zarya of the Dawn – copyright and an AI – IPwars.com

Those of you who heard Shira Perlmutter, the US Register of Copyright, on her Australian tour last year will recall the US Copyright Office had withdrawn and was considering the copyright registration for Zarya of the Dawn.[1] On 21 February 2023, the US Copyright Office announced the outcome of that review. While the Copyright Office allowed registration of some aspects, it rejected the claim to copyright in the images created by Midjourney, an AI.

Image of a young feminine looking person with golden skin, dark brown eyes and dark brown hair in corn rows - against a teal background
Zarya of the Dawn – Cover Page

the work(s)

Zarya of the Dawn[2] is a comic consisting of images and text depicting Zarya’s adventure to different