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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #105

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Apr 10, 2024

Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for April 2024

In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from March 2, 2024, through April 1, 2024. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month.

Ballotpedia · Apr 10, 2024

Economy and Society April 9, 2024: SEC pauses implementation of climate disclosure rules

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Apr 9, 2024

Supreme Court decides when public officials can block critics online - Roll Call

The Supreme Court laid out a new test Friday for when officials can remove comments or block access on their social media accounts.

Roll Call · Mar 15, 2024

Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for March 2024

Welcome to the March 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Ballotpedia · Mar 11, 2024

Microsoft claims Activision was already planning ‘significant’ layoffs before its acquisition, ‘consistent with broader trends in the gaming industry’

Microsoft has stated that Activision was already planning layoffs before its merger.

TechRadar · Feb 9, 2024

12 Senators Urge the DEA To Legalize Marijuana, Which Only Congress Can Do

Under the Controlled Substances Act, the agency does not have the discretion to "deschedule marijuana altogether."

Reason · Jan 31, 2024

Tennessee Says Residents Can't Vote If They Have Lost Their Gun Rights

People who were disenfranchised based on felony convictions face a new obstacle to recovering their voting rights.

Reason · Jan 24, 2024

SCOTUS hears oral argument in challenge to Chevron deference

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia · Jan 19, 2024

Apple to Cut Blood Oxygen Feature from Newly-Sold Apple Watches in the U.S.

Following the latest legal defeat in Apple's ongoing patent infringement fight over blood oxygen sensors, the company is set to remove its blood oxygen measurement feature from its Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 sold in the U.S. The decision comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

AnandTech · Jan 18, 2024