Peter Hurley

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Just some law talking guy

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A pie chart of case outcomes in Japan showing 78.5% fines, 20.7% imprisonment, 0.6% detention/fine, and 0.2% "Other" which includes both death penalty and acquittal.
The remaining pizza seen from the side showing the dough structure.
A focaccia pizza with pesto, pepperoni, tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese
"Recklessly." A person acts recklessly with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such result will occur or that such circumstance exists. The risk must be of such nature and degree that disregard thereof constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation. A person who creates such a risk but is unaware thereof solely by reason of voluntary intoxication also acts recklessly with respect thereto.
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If a proposed law directly affects the states or if they would have to participate in its enforcement, it is called an "approval bill": The Bundesrat must approve such a bill by a majority vote in order for it to become a law. If the stated condition is not met, one speaks of an "objection bill": Such a bill becomes a law if the Bundesrat does not object to it within 14 days. However, the Bundestag can overrule the objection with a majority of its members (Chancellor majority). If the Bundesrat lodges an objection with a two-thirds majority, the Bundestag can only overrule it with a two-thirds majority.
Whoever embezzles, steals, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or any property made or being made under contract for the United States or any department or agency thereof; or Whoever receives, conceals, or retains the same with intent to convert it to his use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined or converted— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or
A road sign containing direction to various places, one of which is "Secret Nuclear Bunker"
A row of CDs on a store shelf by the KinKi Kids
A cross section log of wood signed by Shohei Ohtani on display on a plexiglass case.
A round dining table with four chairs and placemats. A bowl of oranges is in the center.
map of the South Pars / North Dome field, showing the Iran/Qatar maratime border.
transcript of a court hearing were Mr. Coyne is ordered to leave the courtroom
xkcd comic strip: Cueball: Ooh, trailer for The Martian! White Hat: What's that? Cueball: Movie of a book I liked. White Hat: Should I read it? [Cueball pivots on chair and turns away from computer to face White Hat.] Cueball: Depends. You know the scene in Apollo 13 where the guy says "we have to figure out how to connect this thing to this thing using this table full of parts or the astronauts will all die? White Hat: Yeah? [Cueball pivots on chair again and resumes using computer while talking. White Hat looks at his smart phone.] Cueball: The Martian is for people who wish the whole movie had just been more of that scene. White Hat: How on earth did that become a big-budget thing with Matt Damon? Cueball: No idea, but I'm so excited.
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The Department identified one source of evidence, Attachment A, for the judge’s statement and for the setting in which it occurred. The complaint, however, did not include the attachment. The D.C. Circuit contacted the Department about the missing attachment and explained that, if it failed to submit the attachment, the circuit would consider the complaint as submitted. The Department did not supply the attachment.
A meat case at Costco showing a beef ribeye of A5 Japanese wagyu for $29.99/lb.
A lit menorah on a dining table with art in the background.
Map of the US with state and local tax collection per capita color coded. There is a range from $4722 to $14794
The forum here is a music recording, in particular a rap “diss track,” with accompanying video and album art. Diss tracks are much more akin to forums like YouTube and X, which “encourag[e] a freewheeling, anything-goes writing style,” than journalistic reporting. Sandals Resorts, 86 A.D.3d at 43 (quotation marks omitted). The average listener is not under the impression that a diss track is the product of a thoughtful or disinterested investigation, conveying to the public factchecked verifiable content.
“The business community is in retreat” politically and “they’re frustrated,” Bob Rivers, executive chair of Boston-based regional lender Eastern Bankshares Inc. and a donor to both Wu and Kraft this year, said at a recent forum hosted by State House News Service. “We missed an opportunity for a more engaged and honest discussion of the issues facing the city of Boston,” Rivers added in a follow-up interview.
A 6 puff tall croquembouche on a dining table with art in the background
A caprese sandwich on homemade focaccia
A rendering of the proposed showing a mix between 5 and 20 stories
A group of bagels on a cooling rack. Half are plain and half are everything. They were delicious.
The focaccia turned into a sandwich with mozzarella tomatoes, and pesto
Art. III requires the party who invokes the court's authority to "show that he personally has suffered some actual or threatened injury as a result of the putatively illegal conduct of the defendant," Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of Bellwood, 441 U. S. 91, 99 (1979), and that the injury "fairly can be traced to the challenged action" and "is likely to be redressed by a favorable decision," Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Org., 426 U.
The jurisdiction of federal courts is defined and limited by Article III of the Constitution. In terms relevant to the question for decision in this case, the judicial power of federal courts is constitutionally restricted to "cases" and "controversies." As is so often the situation in constitutional adjudication, those two words have an iceberg quality, containing beneath their surface simplicity submerged complexities which go to the very heart of our constitutional form of government. Embodied in the
However, the power of English judges to deliver advisory opinions was well established at the time the Constitution was drafted. 3 K. Davis, Administrative Law Treatise 127-128 (1958). And it is quite clear that "the oldest and most consistent thread in the federal law of justiciability is that the federal courts will not give advisory opinions." C. Wright, Federal Courts 34 (1963).[14] Thus, the implicit policies embodied in Article III, and not history alone, impose the rule against advisory opinions on federal courts. When the federal judicial power is invoked to pass upon the validity of actions by the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Government, the rule against advisory opinions implements the separation of powers prescribed by the Constitution and confines federal courts to the role assigned them by Article III. See Muskrat v. United States, 219 U. S. 346 (1911); 3 H. Johnston, Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay 486-489 (1891) (correspondence between Secretary of State Jefferson and Chief Justice Jay). However, the rule against advisory opinions also recognizes that such suits often "are not pressed before the Court with that clear concreteness provided when a question emerges precisely *97 framed and necessary for decision from a clash of adversary argument exploring every aspect of a multifaced situation embracing conflicting and demanding interests." United States v. Fruehauf, 365 U. S. 146, 157 (1961). Consequently, the Article III prohibition against advisory opinions reflects the complementary constitutional considerations expressed by the justiciability doctrine: Federal judicial power is limited to those disputes which confine federal courts to a role consistent with a system of separated powers and which are traditionally thought to be capable of resolution through the judicial process.
A sheet tray containing a rosemary and garlic focaccia. The corner of a cookbook can be seen.
A partially assembled peach slab pie without its top on yet
A table with the card game One Billion Users at the point where the game over came out.
A group of homemade bagels on a cooling rack. Half plain and half everything.
NYT headline Live Updates: Trump to Visit Federal Reserve in New Effort to Divert Attention from Epstein The administration has led a pressure campaign against Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the central bank, for his handling of the economy and the cost of renovations at the institution's headquarters.
4. This is nothing new for Owens. She has built a brand on provocation, not truth. Owens labels herself as an independent “investigative journalist” while 3 routinely peddling misinformation under the guise of legitimate reporting. She has promoted a range of conspiracy theories, including anti-vaccine falsehoods, long- debunked antisemitic tropes such as blood libel, and Holocaust distortion—going so far as to dismiss the atrocities of Josef Mengele’s medical experiments as mere “propaganda.” Her content is not intended to inform but to inflame and attract attention through sensationalism and conspiracy theories.
Wikipedia excerpt reading as follows: Honors and discrimination On August 23, 1945, the President of the United States, Harry S. Truman presented Staff Sergeant García with the Medal of Honor at a ceremony in the White House. Shortly afterward, his native land of Mexico awarded him the Mérito Militar, one of the highest awards in the Mexican Army, for valor.[9] A month after he was awarded the Medal of Honor, Garcia was denied service at a restaurant located in a town just a few miles south of Houston because he was Hispanic. Garcia was beaten with a bat by the owner. No one was arrested and no charges were initially filed. It was only after national columnist Walter Winchell reported the incident and labeled Sugar Land the most racist city in America that charges were filed—against Garcia. Then the incident was covered by the news media, and caused an uproar amongst the Mexican
Whoever embezzles, steals, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or any property made or being made under contract for the United States or any department or agency thereof; or Whoever receives, conceals, or retains the same with intent to convert it to his use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined or converted— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both
Email titled An Important Update from our Board Daily Table <info@dailytable.org> Dear Friend, With heavy hearts, we share that Daily Table will be closing our doors within the next few days. This was not an easy decision. For the past 10 years, we have had the honor of serving neighborhoods across Greater Boston, working alongside our community to make affordable, nutritious food accessible to all. We are proud to have served over 3 million customers, returning over $16 million in savings to the community while removing the barriers to healthy food. The past several years have been particularly hard; navigating the challenges of COVID-19, plus the pressures of facing historically high levels of food price increases, to the current uncertain and difficult funding environment, sustaining Daily Table has become increasingly difficult. Without immediate funding to bridge us through 2025, we cannot continue. After careful consideration, we have come to the heartbreaking conclusion that we can no longer continue operations. Please know that due to the urgency of the situation, we were unable to individually reach out to all of our longstanding partners, and we apologize if this news comes as a shock. We understand that this comes at a time when other food access resources and organizations are at risk, which makes this news even more difficult to share. We hope that those who have been generous to DailyTable will continue investing in other organizations to meet the ongoing need. We know that many households have come to count on Daily Table. That reality weighs heavily on us. For those seeking support, see below for some resources to help access food.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) J.G.G., et al., ) Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-00766 ) Plaintiffs-Petitioners, ) ) v. ) ) DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official ) capacity as President of the United States, ) et al., ) ) Defendants-Respondents. ) ) NOTICE TO THE COURT For the reasons explained on the record, Federal Defendants object to this Court’s assertion of jurisdiction, including over the President’s exercise of powers vested in him by Article II. Subject to that objection, Federal Defendants were promptly notified of the Court’s temporary restraining order issued in the morning and the 7:26 PM EDT minute order that temporarily enjoined any removals pursuant to the Presidential Proclamation. Federal Defendants have sought emergency appellate relief from the D.C. Circuit as to both orders; the Court of Appeals has now ordered expedited briefing on both motions. The five individual Plaintiffs that were the subject of the first TRO have not been removed. Going forward, and in the absence of appellate relief, Federal Defendants will continue to protect the United States using authorities other than the Proclamation. Federal Defendants further report, based on information from the Department of Homeland Security, that some gang members subject to removal under the Proclamation had already been removed from United States territory under the Proclamation before the issuance of this Court’s second order. Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 19 Filed 03/16/25 Page 1 of Respectfully Submitted, PAMELA J. BONDI U.S. Attorney General TODD BLANCHE Deputy Attorney General EMIL BOVE Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General CHAD MIZELLE Acting Associate Attorney General YAAKOV M. ROTH Acting Assistant Attorney General s/ Drew C. Ensign DREW C. ENSIGN Deputy Assistant Attorney General 950 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20530 Phone: (202) 514-2000
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communicating that information to his counsel in bad faith. Moreover, the New York Field Office then brought Mr. Khalil back across state lines to New York before then transferring him, after the filing of the instant petition, to Louisiana.
A chart of the GBP/EUR exchange rate in 2016. The chart trends downward, with a big vertical drop in the middle right when the Brexit referendum took place.
14. As of February 24, 2025, the Agency has not paid any of the programmatic vouchers for any of the contractors or grantees of my Mission, even though all of those vouchers have been approved by the Agency official with authority to determine that the costs are reasonable, allowable, and allocable. All of these vouchers fall within the ALDAC 12(d) exception. Some of these awards also fall within approved waivers given by the Secretary of State. 15. In my opinion, payments could easily be completed if Mission Controllers were given access back to the Phoenix system to certify payments. Instead, as of February 24, 2025, all my Mission Controllers were put on administrative leave and had not been given access to Phoenix prior to that. I believe all but a handful of Mission Controllers were put on administrative leave. Case 1:25-cv-00400-AHA Document 40-1 Filed 02/26/25 Page 5 of 6
Plaintiffs try to shoehorn their claims into an existing category by calling the Iowa Poll “fake” and asserting actionable “fraud” occurred. But “in the famous words of Inigo Montoya from the movie The Princess Bride, ‘You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.’” Pro Com., LLC v. K & L Custom Farms, Inc., 870 N.W.2d 273, 2015 WL 2406782, at
NO KINGS BUT US The text "NO KINGS BUT US" is overlaid on the AI generated picture of Trump as king that was posted by the White House account. The lower left has "DOWN WITH" covering part of the original text, so that it now reads "DOWN WITH THE KING"
NO KINGS BUT US The text "NO KINGS BUT US" is overlaid on the AI generated picture of Trump as king that was posted by the White House account. The lower left has "DOWN WITH" covering part of the original text, so that it now reads "DOWN WITH THE KING"
A Dutch oven full of tomato sauce, with a potato masher resting on top of the sauce but not sinking in.
Finally, your suggestion that President Trump should issue a pardon to Mayor Adams reveals that your office's insubordination is little more than a preference to avoid a duty that you regard as unpleasant and politically inconvenient. Your oath to uphold the Constitution does not permit you to substitute your policy judgment for that of the President or senior leadership of the Justice Department, and you are in no position to suggest that the President exercise his exclusive Article II authority to make your job easier.
S 200.00 Bribery in the third degree. A person is guilty of bribery in the third degree when he confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon a public servant upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant`s vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced. Bribery in the third degree is a class D felony.
(c) When the Federal agency terminates the Federal award prior to the end of the period of performance due to the recipient's material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the Federal award, the Federal agency must report the termination in SAM.gov. A Federal agency must use the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to enter information in SAM.gov. (1) The information required under paragraph (c) of this section is not to be reported in SAM.gov until the recipient has either: (i) Exhausted its opportunities to object or challenge the decision (see § 200.342); or (ii) Has not, within 30 calendar days after being notified of the termination, informed the Federal agency that it intends to appeal the decision to terminate.
(c) When the Federal agency terminates the Federal award prior to the end of the period of performance due to the recipient's material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the Federal award, the Federal agency must report the termination in SAM.gov. A Federal agency must use the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to enter information in SAM.gov. (1) The information required under paragraph (c) of this section is not to be reported in SAM.gov until the recipient has either: (i) Exhausted its opportunities to object or challenge the decision (see § 200.342); or (ii) Has not, within 30 calendar days after being notified of the termination, informed the Federal agency that it intends to appeal the decision to terminate.
Several USAID payment files were received later, on February 4 and February 5—BFS received a separate authorization email from the USAID copying State Department indicating that the files should move forward as scheduled, which they did. No USAID payment files were received after February 5.
D.C. residence would be forfeited only if Defendant failed to appear. Id. On February 5, 2025,Defendant filed a pro se motion for review, asking the Court to substitute the South Carolinaproperties for the Washington, D.C. residence and limit future forfeiture to a money judgment.ECF 30. A central premise of Defendant’s pro se motion was that he has insufficient funds toafford his lawyers, and without being able to borrow against his equity in the Washington, D.C.residence, his Sixth Amendment right to counsel would be violated. Id. at 1. On February 6, 2025,the Government filed a motion to strike the pro se motion for violating the Local Rules. ECF 32.On February 7, 2025, the Government filed an opposition to the pro se motion. ECF 34. An
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(b) Supervision (1) In generalThe Bureau shall require reports and conduct examinations on a periodic basis of persons described in subsection (a)(1) for purposes of— (A) assessing compliance with the requirements of Federal consumer financial law; (B) obtaining information about the activities and compliance systems or procedures of such person; and (C) detecting and assessing risks to consumers and to markets for consumer financial products and services.
A completed dish of pork milanese