For Oregonians who missed it, Senator Wyden skipped the speech last night (he said "we're not interested in hearing about the Donald Trump alternate reality") and held a virtual town hall instead. Here's a link to the recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcVPzXFq0WQ
And here's a great thread from Claire Willet who live-posted some of the key moments from the town hall last night:
https://bsky.app/profile/clairewillett.bsky.social/post/3ljlvlrk2ak2j
#Wyden to #FTC: Stop Companies from Offering Bait-and-Switch Sales of Digital TV, E-Book, Music, and Video Game Purchases - https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-to-ftc-stop-companies-from-offering-bait-and-switch-sales-of-digital-tv-e-book-music-and-video-game-purchases bring back ownership #copyright
#wyden: The Global Trust in American Online Services Act - https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/the_global_trust_in_american_online_services_act_one_pager_2-12-2025pdf.pdf "Limit “gag” orders to companies to 180 days, which foreign courts can extend,
preventing them from disclosing the existence of a CLOUD Act order," #uk #backdoors
Sen Ron #Wyden, D-OR, today introduced new legislation to restore balance among the 3 branches of #government, increase #transparency to improve #public trust in America’s #courts, and modernize courts to ensure greater access to justice for more Americans. Wyden’s #Judicial Modernization &Transparency Act would modernize the courts by expanding the #SupremeCourt to 15 justices over three presidential terms. #law #SCOTUS #democracy #constitution #MAGA Legislative text https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/judicial_modernization_and_transparency_act.pdf
During the rollout, each president would approve justices in the first & third year of their terms.
The bill would also require a ruling by ⅔ of the high court & the circuit courts of appeals, rather than a simple majority, to overturn a #law passed by #Congress. #Wyden said the current court has been too quick to discard #precedent & curtail #rights by narrow majorities.
#RonWyden …said the goal of the bill is to restore public confidence in a battered institution. He said he hopes to get parts of the bill passed, even if the whole package is not embraced by lawmakers.
“It’s not an atomic secret that the process for selecting justices is politicized,” #Wyden said. “You’ve got this thoroughly politicized process resulting in a #SupremeCourt that now frequently issues sweeping rulings to overturn laws & upend precedents.”
#Automakers Sold #Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say
Sen. Ron #Wyden, above, and Sen. Edward J. #Markey sent a letter on Friday to Lina Khan, the head of the Federal Trade Commission.
#ftc #tracking #privacy #surveillance #cars
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/technology/driver-data-sold-for-pennies.html
Senators #Whitehouse and #Wyden seek special counsel appointment to investigate possible criminal law violations by #ClarenceThomas. Gift access to reporting at https://wapo.st/3zD1jj2
Good, say I. Had the Supreme Court been willing to regulate itself seriously, matters might not have reached this point. Ultimately, in a constitutional democracy, no one is above the law. #RuleOfLaw #LawFedi
#Wyden’s Office Gets #FTC To Protect The Data Of 1.6 Billion People Tracked By Now-Bankrupt Data Broker - https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/04/wydens-office-gets-ftc-to-protect-the-data-of-1-6-billion-people-tracked-by-now-bankrupt-data-broker/ bit late, but hey...
