Rape, Arbitration, and the Franken Amendment

I’m not sure how I missed this story but maybe many of you did as well. Two weeks ago Sen. Al Franken introduced an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill that would withhold defense contracts from companies like Halliburton if they forced employees into arbitration, rather than allowing criminal and civil suit, in cases [...]

Al Franken wins Minnesota Senate race

The Democrats in the United States Senate finally have their 60th vote, which provides a filibuster proof majority. We have two people to thank for this. First, Arlen Specter changed his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat back in April of this year. Now, the Minnesota State Supreme Court has certified Democrat Al Franken as [...]

Judges declare Al Franken winner of Minnesota Senate seat

In the latest setback for the Republican party, Norm Coleman, a three-judge panel has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota by 312 votes. If the decision stands, Al Franken, former comedian and radio talk show host will become the 59th Democratic member of the Senate and it will [...]