USA Today: “Louisiana state troopers can be seen on a dark roadside stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologizes for leading them on a high-speed chase – body camera video of the moments leading up to the man’s death that The Associated Press obtained after authorities refused to release it for two years. “I’m…
“Supreme Court to review Mississippi abortion law that advocates see as a path to diminish Roe v. Wade”
WaPo: “The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a restrictive Mississippi law that provides a clear path to diminish Roe v. Wade’s guaranteeof a woman’s right to choose an abortion. Abortion opponents for months have urged the court’s conservatives to seize the chance to reexamine the 1973 precedent. Mississippi is among many Republican-led states that…
Trumpist VA State Senator Backing Down on Pledge to Run as Spoiler
Political Wire: “Following several threats to run as an independent over a Virginia GOP nominating process for Governor she called “rigged,” state Sen. Amanda Chase (R) told Richmond’s Morning News with John Reid she will instead support nominee Glenn Youngkin (R).”
GA Sec of State to Run for Re-Election Despite Trump Scorn
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has become the full-time scapegoat for former President Donald Trump and the Georgia GOP, who all falsely claim the secretary of state somehow stood by while the 2020 elections were rigged against Trump. But Raffensperger was in friendly territory Tuesday when he spoke to the Rotary Club of Gwinnett County,…
Sen. Paul Endorses Rep. Mo Brooks in AL Senate Race
AL.com: “U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, seeking to win a seat in the U.S. Senate next year, received his first endorsement Tuesday from a sitting member of the Senate. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, announced his backing for the north Alabama congressman, according to an announcement from the Brooks campaign. It adds to a list of endorsements…
Big Government Texans Usurp Local Rights to Mandate Masks
The TX Tribune: “Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that public schools can no longer require masks on their campuses starting June 5. The decision was part of a new executive order that bans government entities in Texas — like cities and counties — from mandating masks in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Starting Friday, any government entity that…
Corporate Political Activists Recorded Marveling at How Easy It Is to Make Voting Harder in Order to Boost Conservatives
Mother Jones: “In a private meeting last month with big-money donors, the head of a top conservative group boasted that her outfit had crafted the new voter suppression law in Georgia and was doing the same with similar bills for Republican state legislators across the country. “In some cases, we actually draft them for them,” she said, “or we…
“I represented an innocent man on death row: Here’s why NC must end the death penalty”
NC Policy Watch: “In September 2014, I was sitting with Henry McCollum at the moment a judge ordered his release from death row for a crime he did not commit. Many folks in the courtroom clapped in celebration. Others embraced out of relief. It had been 30 years since Henry and his brother Leon Brown…
“She’s a Texas Democrat, Weighing How to Defend Voting Rights”
NY Times: “As Republicans in the Texas Legislature run roughshod over corporate opposition, public protests and Democratic objections to advance a voting restrictions bill to the brink of passage, State Representative Jessica González, a two-term Democrat from near Dallas, has been at the forefront of the fight. Ms. González, the vice chair of the House…
“Primer: Why the Arkansas transgender care ban is unconstitutional”
AR Times: “Not that Rep. Robin Lundstrum or any of the other self-proclaimed experts in the Arkansas legislature will read it or care, but here’s an excellent article explaining why the news Arkansas law prohibiting medical care for transgender minors is not only cruel and unhealthy for children but unconstitutional. Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr., a University of Alabma…