Texas State Bar refers Sidney Powell to judge for discipline over efforts to overturn election

BY CAMERON JENKINS

The Texas State Bar this week called for disciplinary action against former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell for her role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The state bar's Commission for Lawyer Discipline issued a complaint, which was made public on Tuesday, stating that lawsuits Powell filed contesting the results of the election were not practical, according to Reuters.

"Respondent (Powell) had no reasonable basis to believe the lawsuits she filed were not frivolous," the complaint reportedly stated.

It also accused Powell of failing to practice due diligence before bringing the claims to court, which is a violation of a federal ethics rule, the news outlet noted.

Powell pushed back on those assertions, calling the Texas State Bar's decision "poor," according to Reuters.

"The Texas bar decision was totally expected, but it is an unfortunate and poor decision by the Bar," Powell said. "No lawyer could practice law under the rule they would set for me."

Last year, a Michigan judge also referred to a lawsuit that Powell filed as frivolous, Reuters reported.

"This lawsuit represents a historic and profound abuse of the judicial process," U.S. District Judge Linda Parker reportedly said. "[It] was never about fraud - it was about undermining the people's faith in our democracy and debasing the judicial process to do so."

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/597565-texas-state-bar-refers-sidney-powell-to-judge-for-discipline-over

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Biden warns Russia will pay a 'severe price' if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine

By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN

Updated 3:05 PM EST, Fri March 11, 2022

(CNN)President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a "severe price" if the country uses chemical weapons in Ukraine.

"I'm not going to speak about the intelligence, but Russia will pay a severe price if they use chemicals," Biden told CNN's Arlette Saenz following remarks announcing further economic moves against Russia.

While the US has so far not presented any evidence that Russia plans to use chemical weapons in Ukraine, the White House most notably, press secretary Jen Psaki has warned that the weapons could be used in the conflict.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/politics/joe-biden-warning-chemical-weapons/index.html

Biden warns Russia will pay a 'severe price' if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine

By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN

Updated 3:05 PM EST, Fri March 11, 2022

(CNN)President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a "severe price" if the country uses chemical weapons in Ukraine.

"I'm not going to speak about the intelligence, but Russia will pay a severe price if they use chemicals," Biden told CNN's Arlette Saenz following remarks announcing further economic moves against Russia.

While the US has so far not presented any evidence that Russia plans to use chemical weapons in Ukraine, the White House most notably, press secretary Jen Psaki has warned that the weapons could be used in the conflict.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/politics/joe-biden-warning-chemical-weapons/index.html

Purdue Pharma judge overrules DOJ to approve $6 bln opioid settlement

By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/purdue-seeks-approval-6-billion-opioid-settlement-over-state-doj-objections-2022-03-09/

Which Companies Aren’t Exiting Russia? Big Pharma

By Sarah Varney

UPDATED at 11:30 a.m. ET]

Even as the war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus of international companies — from fast-food chains and oil producers to luxury retailers — from Russia, U.S. and global drug companies said they would continue manufacturing and selling their products there.

Airlines, automakers, banks, and technology giants — at least 320 companies by one count — are among the businesses curtailing operations or making high-profile exits from Russia as its invasion of Ukraine intensifies. McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Coca-Cola announced a pause in sales this week.

But drugmakers, medical device manufacturers, and health care companies, which are exempted from U.S. and European sanctions, said Russians need access to medicines and medical equipment and contend that international humanitarian law requires they keep supply chains open.

"As a health care company, we have an important purpose, which is why at this time we continue to serve people in all countries in which we operate who depend on us for essential products, some life-sustaining,” said Scott Stoffel, divisional vice president for Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories, which manufactures and sells medicines in Russia for oncology, women’s health, pancreatic insufficiency, and liver health.

KHN senior correspondent Arthur Allen contributed to this article.

https://khn.org/news/article/big-pharma-reaction-russia-ukraine-war/

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