Here's a small bit of very encouraging news that comes from, of all places, the U.S. House of Representatives. Yesterday, the House actually approved a bi-partisan amendment to an appropriations bill that restricts Attorney General Jeff Sessions' plans to expand the loathsome practice known as asset forfeiture. What's more, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D–Hawaii, was one of the amendment … [Read more...] about Rep. Tulsi Gabbard co-sponsors House bill that restricts asset forfeiture
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State Ethics Commission hires ACLU Hawaii’s Legal Director Daniel M. Gluck to be new exec. director
The civil liberties good guys scored a rare win in the government appointments game last week. The five-member Hawaii State Ethics Commission has selected Daniel M. Gluck, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) Hawaii office, to be its new executive director, the commission announced on July 1. “I will work to ensure our state’s lawmakers, … [Read more...] about State Ethics Commission hires ACLU Hawaii’s Legal Director Daniel M. Gluck to be new exec. director