Slate: “The void ab initio doctrine has obvious application in SisterSong. As McBurney explained, “The proper legal milieu in which to assess the LIFE Act’s constitutionality is not our current post-Roe Dobbsian era but rather the legal environment that existed” when it was enacted. “At that time—the spring of 2019—everywhere in America, including Georgia, it was unequivocally unconstitutional”…

Politico: “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was heavily criticized last spring when he pushed Republican lawmakers to adopt congressional maps that were much more friendly to the GOP. Republican lawmakers were initially reluctant to go along with the governor and GOP legislative leaders even punished rank-and-file members for siding with DeSantis. But Republicans in Florida and nationally are…

Buzzfeed News: “But in March of this year, Foreman’s classroom — and life — changed dramatically. One morning, Booker High’s principal, Rachel Shelley, showed up and scanned the room. A rainbow hat from Foreman’s collection had to be taken down. A student had given Foreman a Mickey Mouse pen with a rainbow head — that…

Charlotte Observer: “The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has begun harvesting medical marijuana and expects to open the largest medical cannabis retail store in the U.S. next year, the tribal official in charge of the operation told The Charlotte Observer on Friday. “I’m really proud of my tribe taking this step, one with the betterment…

AL Political Reporter: “Last Wednesday morning was supposed to be different. A modest, but notable difference signaling the beginning of something new. A new era for Alabama Democrats. A post-midterm era with a handful of victories, just enough to give an infusion of hope. But that didn’t happen. Instead, we witnessed a stark reminder of…

AL Political Reporter: “During a hearing of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin spoke on the role of mayors in “ending the prohibition of cannabis” and urged federal lawmakers to use the lame-duck session to approve common sense cannabis reforms in testimony before the bipartisan assembly on Tuesday.  …

North State Journal: “While Republicans fell one seat shy of locking in supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly, the party did celebrate a full sweep of the state’s top judicial races.   The wins line up with multiple polls before Election Day that had all Republican candidates in the lead. In the month leading up to…

TX Observer: “In the dozens of Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning, new research shows that 13 percent of deaths during the six hottest months every year from 2001 through 2019 were likely due to extreme heat. The study, which was published last week in the academic journal JAMA Network Open, is the first epidemiological evidence that…

The Hill: “Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) on Tuesday revealed more details about the GOP effort to have him jump parties, saying a handful of Republicans — including a sitting member of Congress — were part of the pressure campaign to have him join the GOP following his easy victory in last week’s midterm elections….

NY Times: “Georgia voters should be forgiven for their sense of déjà vu: Once again, one of their major elections has gone to a runoff. Once again, the nation is watching. Once again, after a bitterly fought campaign, the stakes are high. So are the costs. According to AdImpact, a media tracking firm, the general…