POLITICS 02/12/2019 10:34 pm ET Land grab "defies centuries of democratic values" and threatens wildlife, says court action. By Mary Papenfuss The National Butterfly Center in Texas has filed for a restraining order to stop the construction of a border barrier across its land. The court action argues that the federal government’s property grab violates the Constitution and will cause “irreparable harm” to the environment. The move could be the beginning of Texas clashes with the federal government over property confiscations as the Trump administration begins building border walls in the Rio Grande Valley. Some private property owners have already denied federal requests to allow access to begin surveying their land for construction sites, The Washington Post reported. Federal contractors appeared at the site unannounced in the summer of 2017 — long before funds were approved for any construction — and began ripping out trees … [Read more...] about Butterfly Center Files For Restraining Order Against Trump’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Border Wall
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Berkeley Whole Foods store obtains restraining order against vegan activists
By Annie Vainshtein Updated 12:36 pm PDT, Monday, October 8, 2018 Members of the activist group Direct Action Everywhere are reportedly subject to a restraining order after protesting at this Berkeley Whole Foods store. Members of the activist group Direct Action Everywhere are reportedly subject to a restraining order after protesting at this Berkeley Whole Foods store. Photo: BRANT WARD, SFC In this file photo, about 350 people of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) demonstrate at the at the Ferry Building before a march to Pier 39 on The Embarcadero on Sunday, May 28 2017 in San Francisco, CA. In this file photo, about 350 people of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) demonstrate at the at the Ferry Building before a march to Pier 39 on The Embarcadero on Sunday, May 28 2017 in San Francisco, CA. Photo: Paul Kuroda, Special To The … [Read more...] about Berkeley Whole Foods store obtains restraining order against vegan activists
Berkeley Whole Foods store files for restraining order against vegan activists
By Annie Vainshtein Updated 12:25 pm PDT, Monday, October 8, 2018 Yonatan Schkolnik checks the Instacart application for details about the shopping he will do for his client at a Whole Foods market in Berkeley, Calif. Yonatan Schkolnik drives paying customers for Sidecar and delivers groceries for Instacart in the Bay Area. less Yonatan Schkolnik checks the Instacart application for details about the shopping he will do for his client at a Whole Foods market in Berkeley, Calif. Yonatan Schkolnik drives paying customers for Sidecar and ... more Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle Buy photo A sign warning away Whole Foods hangs above the heads of several occupiers on Sunday at a tract of land at the intersection of Jackson and Buchanan in Albany. Several hundred people occupied a tract of arable land in Berkeley on Sunday where they tilled soil and planted seeds for a community garden. less A sign warning away … [Read more...] about Berkeley Whole Foods store files for restraining order against vegan activists
Boyfriend Who Filed Restraining Order Against Third Kavanaugh Accuser: ‘She’s Not Credible’
Julie Swetnick, the Michael Avenatti client who accused Brett Kavanaugh of being a gang rapist in high school, had a restraining order filed against her in 2001, according to the far-left Politico. “A Miami-Dade County court docket shows a petition for injunction against Swetnick was filed March 1, 2001, by her former boyfriend, Richard Vinneccy, who told POLITICO Wednesday the two had dated for four years before they broke up,” the report reads.“Right after I broke up with her, she was threatening my family, threatening my wife and threatening to do harm to my baby at that time,” Vinneccy told Politico, adding, “I know a lot about her. She’s not credible at all. Not at all.” Avenatti, the attorney made famous by CNN for representing porn star Stormy Daniels, was caught off guard by the news of the restraining order filed against his client. After telling Politico he knew nothing about it, he added: “Complete nonsense. No truth to this at … [Read more...] about Boyfriend Who Filed Restraining Order Against Third Kavanaugh Accuser: ‘She’s Not Credible’
Couple ordered to hand over remainder of $400K they raised for a homeless veteran
A New Jersey judge ordered the couple that raised more than $400,000 on a GoFundMe campaign for a homeless veteran to return the remainder of the funds to him.Attorneys representing Johnny Bobbitt, Jr., a 35-year-old Marine Corps veteran who gained national attention last year after giving Kate McClure, 28, his last $20 when her car broke down on Interstate 95 near Philadelphia, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against McClure and her boyfriend, Mark D'Amico, 39, claiming that the couple has spent much of the money they raised for him for their own personal benefit.Bobbitt's attorneys appeared in a New Jersey Superior Court Thursday requesting a temporary restraining order that would bar the couple from spending any more money that was supposed to help Bobbitt "get through the rest of his life." Bobbitt has since returned to living on the streets."If the money goes, it goes," Christopher Fallon, one of Bobbitt's attorneys, said in court.Burlington County Judge Paula Dow granted the restraining … [Read more...] about Couple ordered to hand over remainder of $400K they raised for a homeless veteran