Month: November 2023

WaPo: “Rosalynn Carter, a close political and policy adviser to her husband, President Jimmy Carter, who created the modern Office of the First Lady and advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill during her years in the White House and for four decades afterward, died Nov. 19 at her home in Plains, Ga. She was…

Fox News: “A Dekalb County, Georgia man faces federal charges after allegedly threatening to murder Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and her staff last week. The Department of Justice said 34-year-old Sean Patrick Cirillo made his initial appearance in federal court on Monday, on charges related to transmitting interstate threats against Greene and her staff. “Cirillo’s alleged threats to…

CNN: “A grieving father says he wants to know what led to the death of his 22-year-old son on the day he was supposed to be released from an Alabama correctional facility. Daniel Terry Williams died November 9 after his family took him off life support following what the Alabama Department of Corrections called a…

NY Times: “For many people in Louisiana, the allegations against the Delta Clinic of Baton Rouge were a grim confirmation of what they already suspected. For the young lawyer, the case was also an opportunity. Still in his 20s, Mike Johnson was already a rising star in Louisiana’s anti-abortion movement. His firm’s lawsuit against Delta,…

AL Reflector: “The race to fill Alabama’s new 2nd Congressional District will be a crowded one. At least 21 candidates – 13 Democrats and eight Republicans – had entered the race by the time qualifying ended at 5 p.m. on Friday. As of 5 p.m. Friday, the Democratic candidates were: At least eight Republicans are vying…

WaPo: “A federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday when a jury could not reach a verdict in the case of a former Louisville police detective charged with violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor and others in a March 2020 raid that resulted in Taylor’s fatal shooting by police. Jurors informed U.S. District Judge Rebecca…

TX Observer: “On Tuesday evening, the Texas House passed Senate Bill 4—a precedent-shattering measure that grants immigration enforcement powers to state and local police, magistrates, and judges—possibly teeing up a major U.S. Supreme Court case down the road.  SB 4 had already passed the state Senate and now heads to the desk of Governor Greg Abbott,…

AL Political Reporter: “State Rep. Matt Simpson and his committee are the latest in line to attempt a rewrite. While there is a legitimate need to clarify and strengthen the law, the direction of these efforts should not move toward weakening the law to the brink of sanctioning what can only be termed “legal corruption.”…

North State Journal: “Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry announced on Friday that she is running for North Carolina attorney general next year. Her candidacy shakes up a Democratic primary for the job that had appeared to swing heavily toward U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson. Now Jackson, who got into the race two weeks ago after…

WaPo: “Two years ago this week, President Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. The day before, on Nov. 14, 2021, he named former Louisiana lieutenant governor and New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu as his senior adviser responsible for overseeing the historic $1.2 trillion law’s implementation. Last week, I sat down with Landrieu to discuss what has been…