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- One more reason why we need Law Day. These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack.
- A ray of hope. Abbe Lowell launches his own firm to assist those unlawfully and inappropriately targeted.
- What about States’ Rights? Trump administration sues four Democratic-led states to block climate laws, lawsuits.
- Climate change ain’t cheap. Managing the climate change-fueled insurance crisis. This is a virtual event sponsored by the Center for American Progress and including opening remarks from U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). Use the link to register. Let us know what you learn.
- Legislatures are winding down. Kudos to Third Act Minnesota for keeping an eye on things. Here’s an announcement for an upcoming zoom call on Tuesday, May 6: “As the state legislative session comes down to its last few weeks, Republicans and a few Democrats are trying to amend the Clean Energy law to include non-carbon free energy sources such as burning wood, and other biofuel and provide tax breaks to data centers. There’s still time to stop these bills that would take us backward from 100% clean energy. We will review some new legislative alert tools offered by Third Act Central that we could adopt, evaluate the effectiveness of our first legislative outreach efforts, and discuss outreach after the session ends.” Get in touch with your local Third Act Working Group and see what you can do.
- And speaking of protests. Who has read Sarah Schulman’s “The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity?” It is recently released and gets this description in the Chicago Review of Books: “Schulman’s book is the perfect guide for those seeking to fight injustice and, yes, build solidarity. But the issue of solidarity is more complex than just people joining forces—an ideal that perhaps veers into the realm of fantasy. Schulman attests that we must recognize the fantasy of solidarity, which includes thinking our interventions are always effective, happen without cost, and come with gratitude or recognition. But she also wrestles with the necessity of working towards solidarity in activist movements and spaces, without which we may never see true progressive change and liberation. The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity is an essential book for our present moment.”