Businesses can choose their customers, but only to a point. Racial discrimination is illegal (but discriminating against gays is not, according to the Supreme Court’s conservative justices). Madison Square Garden (MSG), which also owns Radio City Music Hall (RCMH), bans lawyers working for law[...]
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Kari Lake loses election challenge
Kari Lake (photo, left) has lost her election lawsuit. An Arizona judge rejected her exaggerated claims of election problems, and false claims of fraud by election workers (read his decision here). As expected, the judge ruled the defeated GOP candidate didn’t prove Maricopa County’s ele[...]
October 29th, 2022 - 11:30 am § in Law and Courts, Religion
Another homeless feeding ban is challenged in court
This isn’t a new issue; cities and towns have been passing ordinances against giving food to homeless people for years. There are valid health reasons to regulate food distribution (see story here), but should it be legal to ban food-sharing even when it’s safe, if the intent is to run h[...]
Will Jody Allen sell the Seahawks?
Buying the team was her idea in the first place. The Microsoft entrepreneur bought the team for $197 million; it’s now worth billions, and his foundation, which she controls, might direct the money elsewhere. Rumors are flying. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Arthur A. Allen is the deep state
Writer Michael Lewis (profile here) describes what he does: “[W]e had our government shutdown in December 2018 and … I asked for a list of people who’d been sent home …. It was not a random sample of federal employees. It was federal employees who’d been nominated for one of th[...]
December 18th, 2021 - 6:39 pm § in Law and Courts, Schools & Colleges
Tik-Tok challenge gets kids arrested
Students across the country are being arrested after making threats against schools in reponse to a “TikTok challenge,” the tabloid Daily Mail reported on Saturday, December 18, 2021 (story here). A New York newspaper said the TikTok “challenge” labeled Friday as “Natio[...]
July 3rd, 2021 - 6:08 pm § in Misc.
THE-Ave Challenge: What is it?
This machine is an: A. Air conditioning unit, B. yeast brewing vat, C. frozen meat locker, D. laser interferometer, or E. Pfizer vaccine maker Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
June 23rd, 2021 - 8:44 am § in Misc.
THE-Ave Challenge: What is the ethnic origin of the last confederate general to surrender?
A. Scottish B. Cherokee C. Jewish D. Irish E. Nigerian[...]
May 21st, 2021 - 11:05 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Meet Liz Cheney’s child-raping primary challenger
“Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard (R), who’s challenging Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for her House seat, acknowledged … he impregnated a 14-year-old girl when he was 18,” the Casper Star-Tribune reported on Friday, May 21, 2021. (Read story here.) He says, “So, bottom lin[...]