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Eyal Press writes in The New Yorker. Audm subscribers can listen to that article.)In the rest of today’s newsletter, we look more closely at the 10 states.Furthest alongInitiatives seem most likely to happen soon in two states.In Ohio, a coalition of abortion rights groups is collecting signatures to place an initiative on the ballot this year that would protect access through roughly the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. For now, most abortions remain legal in Ohio, thanks to a court ruling blocking a ban.In South Dakota, organizers are optimistic that they can collect the signatures needed for an initiative next year. It is a compromise measure that would seek to reinstate the minimum access required by the Roe v. Wade decision. All abortions would be legal in the first trimester (roughly 12 weeks), and some would be in the second trimester.Early effortsIn several other states, efforts have begun, but they’re less advanced.In Missouri, advocates have not yet settled on one approach. Some petitions — an early step to putting an initiative on the ballot — would protect most abortion access until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Others would be narrower and let the state enact parental consent laws.In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a near-total ban, advocates are hoping to place an initiative on the ballot that would allow most abortions until 24 weeks. But the state’s pro-marijuana movement helps highlight the slowness of the effort: Organizers of a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana have already raised $30 million and collected nearly all the required signatures — while organizers of an abortion initiative are just getting started.Arizona has tough rules for ballot initiatives, requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition. – Planned Parenthood	Found on New York Times 1 year ago
We’re going to have to petition the court, show facts that would indicate that a fresh set of eyes, a new autopsy, may yield a different conclusion – that Stephen was not killed on Sandy Run Road in Bamberg County, that maybe he was killed somewhere else. – Eric Bland	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I don’t think a union has a place in Starbucks, if a de minimis group of people … file for a petition to be unionized, they have a right to do so. But we as a company have a right also to say, we have a different vision that is better. – Howard Schultz	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We raised money, we launched a traditional grassroots campaign, we did polling, signs and flyers, attended events, did a petition, videos, got people really active in going to the meetings talking with our planning commission. – Susan Ralston	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The decision here will control future disputes between Congress and the Executive — including those of sitting Presidents -- almost all of which arise in this circuit, the Court should grant the petition. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The Texas Department of Public Safety has offered inconsistent accounts of how law enforcement responded to the Uvalde tragedy, and its lack of transparency has stirred suspicion and frustration in a community that is still struggling with grief and shock, dPS has refused numerous requests by these news organizations even though it's clear under Texas law that the public is entitled to have access to these important public records. We ask that the court grant our petition so that the people of Texas can understand the truth about what happened. – Laura Lee	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Ultimately, the American Medical Association joined the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council and others to sue the The FDA, essentially saying,' you've ignored the citizens petition for too long,' the judge sided with them and and gave The FDA the deadline of last April to essentially to say what they were going to do. – Erika Sward	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The conservatorship is no longer needed or required, and therefore the petition for termination is granted. – Judge Lund	Found on CNN 2 years ago
If that was the intention there would have been something different than the commutation to life without the possibility of parole, the reason the petition here is for life without the possibility of parole is because we believe that would be the appropriate outcome. – Alex Bastian	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We’re trying to get as many fans as we can or players, coaches – anybody really – to sign this petition that’s going to get grass fields in all of the NFL stadiums because at the end of the day all that we want is players on the football field playing at a high level, making awesome spectacular plays, that’s what we all want to see and guys that are playing on grass consistently, whether it's their practice fields or game fields and all the surfaces are the same, we have a better likelihood of achieving that goal. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Kittle likened it to other sports like the NBA and NHL where players are practicing and playing on the same surface throughout the season. – Michael Zagaris/San Francisco	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I am using my right of free speech to voice the opinion that is not being heard, i expected that a petition or something of the sort would go around. I am not upset that it is happening because they have that right, but I would be upset if I were to lose my job becauseI love it and have not had any problems with any residents before this. The death threats I have been receiving are not okay and that should be universally accepted. As for the WCU Faculty Senate, the point is being proven about opposing views because they are saying our opinion is nonsense and proceeded to create t-shirts for sale. After being called out for their post, they immediately deleted it. – Katie Sanders	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The petition is simply to administer his estate, which is primarily the bank account, the return of property by law enforcement is separate. – Steve Bertolino	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It does fundamentally change how the system operates, it's just law enforcement that has that right. This gives that right to the victims' families so they can petition the government to reopen the case, and it would be done by a cold case unit [within] the DOJ with federal investigators. – Michael McCaul	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Mr. Spears was forced to concede in his August 12,2021 ‘First Response’ to Britney Spears’s Petition to remove him that he must depart -- and his departure is now inexorable. – Mathew Rosengart	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Mr. Spears was forced to concede in his August 12,2021 ‘ First Response ’ to Britney Spears’s Petition to remove him that he must depart – and his departure is now inexorable, as we wrote in our new filing with the Court, however, the quid pro quopreconditions that Mr. Spears’s sought in his August 12, 2021 court filing are inappropriate and unacceptable. – Mathew Rosengart	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The Attorney General claims that Mr. Marsh’s cert possibilities expired in August of 2018. That’s not true, mr. Marsh, let’s assume that everything the court is intimating and the attorney general is saying about the finality of this judgment in October 2018, Mr. Marsh could have pursued a cert petition from that reinstatement of judgment. – Mark Greenberg	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I am supporting the resolution because we really need to change how we approach public safety in our city, we need accountability, we need a broader range of approaches other than traditional policing, and 20,000 Minneapolis City residents signed the petition to put it on the ballot. – Steve Fletcher	Found on CNN 2 years ago
[ Jamie ] would love nothing more than to see Britney not need a conservatorship, whether or not there is an end to the conservatorship really depends on Britney. If she wants to end her conservatorship, she can file a petition to end it. – Vivian Thoreen	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Allowing the early release of the most dangerous criminals, shortening sentences as much as 50%, impacts crime victims and creates a serious public safety risk, this petition asks CDCR to repeal these regulations, begin the process anew, and allow for transparency and public input. Victims, their families, and all Californians deserve a fair and honest debate about the wisdom of such drastic regulations. – Marie Schubert	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Makos are a very hot topic and high priority species now, because the population is on the decline. There ... is a petition to see if makos should be listed as a threatened or endangered species in U.S. waters, our work is helping understand and mitigate interactions with pelagic longline fishing gear. – James Sulikowski	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
He is extremely remorseful and has admitted the juvenile petition in order to demonstrate his remorse and his willingness to accept the consequences of his actions. – Mark Werksman	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
In this particular case, the petition was not filed because the family in this particular case had agreed to forfeit the firearm that was in question and they were not going to pursue the return of that firearm. – Marion County	Found on CNN 3 years ago
What he's done is he's hurt people in their homes. We didn't make that up, we don't have to tell people that. We just have to say,' Over here. If Anne Dunsmore're angry, here's what Anne Dunsmore can do about it : Come in, volunteer, sign the petition, give money,'. – Anne Dunsmore	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Typically, the way it works is the clemency petition goes through multiple levels of review within the Department of Justice before it gets to The White House, before it lands on the president's desk. And that part should just be completely transformed, there should be no way under the universe that clemency petition should go through the Department of Justice at all( because) you are asking career prosecutors to overturn their own decisions. And so there's a way to make the clemency process much more efficient than it is now. – Brittany Barnett	Found on CNN 3 years ago

Eyal Press writes in The New Yorker. Audm subscribers can listen to that article.)In the rest of today’s newsletter, we look more closely at the 10 states.Furthest alongInitiatives seem most likely to happen soon in two states.In Ohio, a coalition of abortion rights groups is collecting signatures to place an initiative on the ballot this year that would protect access through roughly the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. For now, most abortions remain legal in Ohio, thanks to a court ruling blocking a ban.In South Dakota, organizers are optimistic that they can collect the signatures needed for an initiative next year. It is a compromise measure that would seek to reinstate the minimum access required by the Roe v. Wade decision. All abortions would be legal in the first trimester (roughly 12 weeks), and some would be in the second trimester.Early effortsIn several other states, efforts have begun, but they’re less advanced.In Missouri, advocates have not yet settled on one approach. Some petitions — an early step to putting an initiative on the ballot — would protect most abortion access until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Others would be narrower and let the state enact parental consent laws.In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a near-total ban, advocates are hoping to place an initiative on the ballot that would allow most abortions until 24 weeks. But the state’s pro-marijuana movement helps highlight the slowness of the effort: Organizers of a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana have already raised $30 million and collected nearly all the required signatures — while organizers of an abortion initiative are just getting started.Arizona has tough rules for ballot initiatives, requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition.

– Planned Parenthood

Found on New York Times
1 year ago

We’re going to have to petition the court, show facts that would indicate that a fresh set of eyes, a new autopsy, may yield a different conclusion – that Stephen was not killed on Sandy Run Road in Bamberg County, that maybe he was killed somewhere else.

– Eric Bland

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I don’t think a union has a place in Starbucks, if a de minimis group of people … file for a petition to be unionized, they have a right to do so. But we as a company have a right also to say, we have a different vision that is better.

– Howard Schultz

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We raised money, we launched a traditional grassroots campaign, we did polling, signs and flyers, attended events, did a petition, videos, got people really active in going to the meetings talking with our planning commission.

– Susan Ralston

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The decision here will control future disputes between Congress and the Executive — including those of sitting Presidents -- almost all of which arise in this circuit, the Court should grant the petition.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Texas Department of Public Safety has offered inconsistent accounts of how law enforcement responded to the Uvalde tragedy, and its lack of transparency has stirred suspicion and frustration in a community that is still struggling with grief and shock, dPS has refused numerous requests by these news organizations even though it's clear under Texas law that the public is entitled to have access to these important public records. We ask that the court grant our petition so that the people of Texas can understand the truth about what happened.

– Laura Lee

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Ultimately, the American Medical Association joined the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council and others to sue the The FDA, essentially saying,' you've ignored the citizens petition for too long,' the judge sided with them and and gave The FDA the deadline of last April to essentially to say what they were going to do.

– Erika Sward

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The conservatorship is no longer needed or required, and therefore the petition for termination is granted.

– Judge Lund

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If that was the intention there would have been something different than the commutation to life without the possibility of parole, the reason the petition here is for life without the possibility of parole is because we believe that would be the appropriate outcome.

– Alex Bastian

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We’re trying to get as many fans as we can or players, coaches – anybody really – to sign this petition that’s going to get grass fields in all of the NFL stadiums because at the end of the day all that we want is players on the football field playing at a high level, making awesome spectacular plays, that’s what we all want to see and guys that are playing on grass consistently, whether it's their practice fields or game fields and all the surfaces are the same, we have a better likelihood of achieving that goal. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Kittle likened it to other sports like the NBA and NHL where players are practicing and playing on the same surface throughout the season.

– Michael Zagaris/San Francisco

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I am using my right of free speech to voice the opinion that is not being heard, i expected that a petition or something of the sort would go around. I am not upset that it is happening because they have that right, but I would be upset if I were to lose my job becauseI love it and have not had any problems with any residents before this. The death threats I have been receiving are not okay and that should be universally accepted. As for the WCU Faculty Senate, the point is being proven about opposing views because they are saying our opinion is nonsense and proceeded to create t-shirts for sale. After being called out for their post, they immediately deleted it.

– Katie Sanders

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The petition is simply to administer his estate, which is primarily the bank account, the return of property by law enforcement is separate.

– Steve Bertolino

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It does fundamentally change how the system operates, it's just law enforcement that has that right. This gives that right to the victims' families so they can petition the government to reopen the case, and it would be done by a cold case unit [within] the DOJ with federal investigators.

– Michael McCaul

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Mr. Spears was forced to concede in his August 12,2021 ‘First Response’ to Britney Spears’s Petition to remove him that he must depart -- and his departure is now inexorable.

– Mathew Rosengart

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Mr. Spears was forced to concede in his August 12,2021 ‘ First Response ’ to Britney Spears’s Petition to remove him that he must depart – and his departure is now inexorable, as we wrote in our new filing with the Court, however, the quid pro quopreconditions that Mr. Spears’s sought in his August 12, 2021 court filing are inappropriate and unacceptable.

– Mathew Rosengart

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Attorney General claims that Mr. Marsh’s cert possibilities expired in August of 2018. That’s not true, mr. Marsh, let’s assume that everything the court is intimating and the attorney general is saying about the finality of this judgment in October 2018, Mr. Marsh could have pursued a cert petition from that reinstatement of judgment.

– Mark Greenberg

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I am supporting the resolution because we really need to change how we approach public safety in our city, we need accountability, we need a broader range of approaches other than traditional policing, and 20,000 Minneapolis City residents signed the petition to put it on the ballot.

– Steve Fletcher

Found on CNN
2 years ago

[ Jamie ] would love nothing more than to see Britney not need a conservatorship, whether or not there is an end to the conservatorship really depends on Britney. If she wants to end her conservatorship, she can file a petition to end it.

– Vivian Thoreen

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Allowing the early release of the most dangerous criminals, shortening sentences as much as 50%, impacts crime victims and creates a serious public safety risk, this petition asks CDCR to repeal these regulations, begin the process anew, and allow for transparency and public input. Victims, their families, and all Californians deserve a fair and honest debate about the wisdom of such drastic regulations.

– Marie Schubert

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Makos are a very hot topic and high priority species now, because the population is on the decline. There ... is a petition to see if makos should be listed as a threatened or endangered species in U.S. waters, our work is helping understand and mitigate interactions with pelagic longline fishing gear.

– James Sulikowski

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

He is extremely remorseful and has admitted the juvenile petition in order to demonstrate his remorse and his willingness to accept the consequences of his actions.

– Mark Werksman

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

In this particular case, the petition was not filed because the family in this particular case had agreed to forfeit the firearm that was in question and they were not going to pursue the return of that firearm.

– Marion County

Found on CNN
3 years ago

What he's done is he's hurt people in their homes. We didn't make that up, we don't have to tell people that. We just have to say,' Over here. If Anne Dunsmore're angry, here's what Anne Dunsmore can do about it : Come in, volunteer, sign the petition, give money,'.

– Anne Dunsmore

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Typically, the way it works is the clemency petition goes through multiple levels of review within the Department of Justice before it gets to The White House, before it lands on the president's desk. And that part should just be completely transformed, there should be no way under the universe that clemency petition should go through the Department of Justice at all( because) you are asking career prosecutors to overturn their own decisions. And so there's a way to make the clemency process much more efficient than it is now.

– Brittany Barnett

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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