Month: June 2025

NY Times: “It wasn’t until early this spring that he started to notice something unfamiliar coming through the door: aches that lingered, fevers that wouldn’t break, discolored patches of skin that didn’t make sense. At first, he blamed it on a bad flu season, but the symptoms stuck around and then multiplied. By late March,…

NY Times: “Indian Creek Village, the island community that is home to Jeff Bezos and several other billionaires, has faced strong pushback in its quest to discharge its sewage through the neighboring town of Surfside. But Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has now signed legislation that will prevent Surfside from intervening. Like other communities in South…

Alternet: “A federal appeals court on Friday unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that found Louisiana’s law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms to be unconstitutional, marking a significant setback for the state’s efforts to enforce the controversial measure. In a 3-0 decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed…

NY Times: “Preston Damsky is a law student at the University of Florida. He is also a white nationalist and antisemite. Last fall, he took a seminar taught by a federal judge on “originalism,” the legal theory favored by many conservatives that seeks to interpret the Constitution based on its meaning when it was adopted….

Ministry Watch: “A federal appeals court ruled that a lawsuit against Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey by a former employee who was fired for being pregnant while unmarried can go forward. Caitlin O’Connor sued the Lampo Group, Ramsey’s Franklin, Tennessee-based company, alleging religious discrimination. But the company said O’Connor was fired for violating the company’s ban on…

North State Journal: “North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans that helped them retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are in court, as federal lawsuits accuse mapmakers of illegally eroding black voting power in the process. A trial scheduled by a three-judge panel started Monday in Winston-Salem over allegations that GOP legislative leaders…

NY Times: “When Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas approved legislation this week to spend $50 million in state money researching ibogaine, a powerful psychedelic, he put the spotlight on a promising, still illegal drug that has shown promise in treating opioid addiction, traumatic brain injury and depression. Interest in ibogaine therapy has surged in recent years,…

The Hill: “Tuesday’s Democratic primaries in Virginia saw incredibly close contests for lieutenant governor and attorney general.  The Hill’s partners at Decision Desk HQ called the attorney general primary for Del. Jay Jones (D) on Wednesday morning. It had not yet called the primary race for lieutenant governor, where state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) was leading former…

Alternet: “The American-Statesman reviewed documents including one signed by the state’s top-ranking military official that highlight concerns over compressed timelines for training troops in crowd management and de-escalation tactics. The documents also suggest the Texas Military Department is under significant strain, casting doubt on its ability to efficiently allocate personnel across the state amid heightened security measures….

Political Wire: “A federal judge found Florida’s attorney general in civil contempt of court Tuesday for violating a restraining order, which required state attorneys to tell officers to stop enforcing a newly enacted immigration law,” the Washington Post reports. “That same judge, Southern Florida District Judge Kathleen M. Williams had issued a temporary restraining order in April…