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Alex Clearfield

Washington, D.C., United States

Deputy Team Lead, State Litigation at Bloomberg Law

Deputy team lead for state litigation, @blaw / In past lives, National Journal and CQ / Cat enthusiast / Go Birds

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  • 20 hours ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Alex Ebert |Alex Clearfield |Patrick Gregory

    A landmark prosecution seeking federal criminal obstruction charges against a Milwaukee County judge must go through the courtroom of a jurist who was disciplined for openly criticizing a rightward swing on the US Supreme Court. Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s case was randomly assigned to 85-year-old Lynn Adelman, a US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin judge and former state senator nominated by Bill Clinton in 1997.

  • 1 day ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Alex Ebert |Alex Clearfield

    Florida’s prohibition on minors attending “lewd” events without nudity, such as drag-shows at restaurants, was jettisoned by US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Tuesday. The decision is a win for free speech claims from left-leaning groups and pro-LGBTQ+ businesses like Hamburger Mary’s, which sued claiming Florida’s law violated the First Amendment.

  • 5 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Stephanie Gleason |Alex Clearfield

    The country’s largest federal appeals court on Friday upheld a federal law banning non-violent felons from owning guns, ruling that it doesn’t infringe the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in an en banc decision, said its decision aligns with four other federal circuit courts that have have reached a similar conclusion about the federal ban.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Alex Ebert |Alex Clearfield

    The litigation to unseat Democratic North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs came to a definitive end Wednesday, with the concession of her GOP challenger who sought to toss 65,000 votes. “This effort has always been about upholding the rule of law and making sure that every legal vote in an election is counted,” North Carolina Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin (R) said in a statement, ending his six-month challenge to his election loss.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Alex Ebert |Alex Clearfield

    Republican efforts to toss overseas votes and flip a North Carolina Supreme Court seat were rejected by a federal judge Monday, ordering the state board of elections to certify the race for incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs. “You establish the rules before the game. You don’t change them after the game is done,” said Judge Richard E.

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Alex Clearfield
Alex Clearfield @AlexClearfield
14 May 25

Is this going to be an episode of The Studio next season

Morning Brew ☕️
Morning Brew ☕️ @MorningBrew

Can't make this up: Warner Bros. is rebranding Max, (again) to... ...HBO Max https://t.co/le08pPXyUt

Alex Clearfield
Alex Clearfield @AlexClearfield
13 May 25

JUSTICE FOR GOLDENBERG’S, WILBUR BUDS, AND A MILLION OTHER MORE DESERVING OPTIONS

Stephen Caruso
Stephen Caruso @StephenJ_Caruso

The Pennsylvania House passed a bill to make the Hershey Kiss the official state candy by a 150-53 vote. The bill, first proposed by a middle school social studies class in 2021, now goes to the state Senate. https://t.co/wdAh2QHZqS

Alex Clearfield
Alex Clearfield @AlexClearfield
13 May 25

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Hired Sellout @Hired_Sellout

@cruelsardaukar @Devin_J_Monahan Delaware has no culture, purpose, or justification.