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The 1st lawsuit is from the Ntl Assoc of the Deaf seeking reinstatement of American Sign Language interpreters for all presidential speeches, announcements etc. It describes several cases from among the 48 million deaf Americans for whom closed-captioning is insufficient.
The 2nd lawsuit is from the Perkins Coie law firm, a large firm established in 1912 that now employs over 2,500 people. Pages 45-46 describe half the people as business professionals and half as attorneys.
The filing, in response to an executive order from President Trump, provides details of the president's depth of enmity and revenge-based attitude.
Here is the Coie lawsuit's "Amended Complaint" (a pdf)...
It is disheartening, to say the least, to see presidential power be used for punitive purposes, but even more so for such petty reasons that require expenditure of time and tax dollars.
Disheartening and depressing. I was reading this morning that Trump has not ruled out a military invasion of Greenland, saying that we need it for our national security. It's unthinkable, and yet he says it out loud.
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