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February 15, 2018

Criminal Justice Reform Clears Senate Hurdle Again, Despite “Interfering” by the Attorney General

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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced criminal justice reforms for the second consecutive Congress–this time, with the executive branch kicking and screaming. The panel marked up legislation in a 16-5 vote the day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions publicly criticized the proposal, which would enhance re-entry programs and reduce some mandatory minimum sentences with retroactive effect. On Wednesday, Sessions sent a letter to Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) outlining his opposition. In 2015, when the bill first cleared the committee, then-Sen. Sessions (R-Ala.) was…

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Ajit Pai’s Sinclair Connections Now Under FCC Internal Investigation

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A watchdog within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is probing the panel’s Chairman, Ajit Pai. David Hunt, the agency’s Inspector General, confirmed the investigation to Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), who had requested action following a series of decisions by Pai that directly benefited Sinclair Broadcast Group—the nation’s largest television broadcaster. “For months I have been trying to get to the bottom of the allegations about Chairman Pai’s relationship with Sinclair Broadcasting,” Pallone said in a statement Thursday. “I am grateful to the FCC’s Inspector General that…

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