<p>Trump pardoned nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz just 3 months into his sentence for a $39 million fraud scheme.</p><p>Meanwhile, families who won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against Schwartz haven’t collected a cent.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jos</span><span class="invisible">eph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/arkansas/" rel="tag">#Arkansas</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
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<p>The federal government is charging a skyrocketing number of migrants with trespassing in military zones.</p><p>But the boundaries can be hard to pinpoint — even for investigative reporters.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/military-zones-border-migrants-charges?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/military-zones-border-migrants-charges?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mil</span><span class="invisible">itary-zones-border-migrants-charges?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#Military</a> <a href="/tags/defense/" rel="tag">#Defense</a> <a href="/tags/border/" rel="tag">#Border</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>
<p>Fifteen laws in 11 states that could immunize the fossil fuel industry from climate-related legal claims have either been passed or are being debated.</p><p>Many bills are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/cli</span><span class="invisible">mate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#Gas</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>