KY Lantern: “New Orleans in the 1970s was awash with racism, but it mostly targeted African Americans. Once someone fell on the “white” side of the black-white divide, neither nationality nor religion mattered much to those who reared me. To the extent Jewish people appeared in our lore, the narratives were favorable. A Jewish politician represented…
“Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Allison Russell, and More Sing to Vote Marsha Blackburn Out of Office [Video]”
Rolling Stone: “WHEN A BUNCH of all-stars get together to record a song for a cause, the result can often be cringey. But “Tennessee Rise,” featuring the pulpit-ready voices of Brittany Howard, Allison Russell, Katie Pruitt, Amanda Shires, Fancy Hagood, Emmylou Harris, and more, hits all the marks. The heavenly choir anthem was recorded to encourage Tennesseans to register…
“After 23 Years, Wrongfully Convicted Man is Freed in NC with Aid from Duke Law Students”
News & Observer: “A North Carolina man who spent half his life in prison was freed Wednesday after being wrongfully convicted of a murder he didn’t commit — and that new evidence showed may not have happened. Quincy Marquies Amerson spent 23 years in the Harnett Correctional Institution after being convicted of fatally striking a…
“Moms for Liberty Co-Founder Sues to Keep Probe Secret”
Political Wire: “Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler and her husband, Christian Ziegler, “are suing Sarasota police and prosecutors to stop the release of records related to his rape probe,” the Daily Beast reports.”
“White NC Hospital Executive Fired Because of Novant’s DEI Plans, Appeals Court Rules”
Charlotte Observer: “A white N.C. hospital executive was discriminated against following implementation of a diversity and inclusion plan, a federal appeals court ruled. Fourth Circuit appeals court judges upheld a Charlotte jury’s decision that David Duvall was wrongly fired from Novant Health in 2018 to make room for Black and female employees. As a result,…
“Judge Lets Fani Willis Stay on Trump Case Despite ‘Lapse in Judgement’”
Rolling Stone: “Georgia’s prosecution of the case against former President Donald Trump and his allies has been stalled over ethical questions regarding Georgia Prosecutor Fani Willis’ relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. On Friday, a judge ruled that Willis can remain in charge of the case — if Wade agrees to step down. He did so a few hours…
NC Statewide GOP Nominee Called for Public Execution Of Obama, Killing Pres. Biden
Political Wire: “The Republican nominee for superintendent overseeing North Carolina’s public schools and its $11 billion budget has a history marked by extreme and controversial comments, including sharing baseless conspiracy theories and frequent calls for the execution of prominent Democrats,” CNN reports. “Michele Morrow, a conservative activist who last week upset the incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction…
“Judge Cannon rejects Trump’s attack on the Espionage Act”
WaPo: “U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Thursday shot down one of Donald Trump’s bids to toss out the charges against him for allegedly mishandling classified documents, rejecting his claims that the Espionage Act was unfairly vague when used against a former president.”
“The librarian who couldn’t take it anymore”
WaPo: “It was her last Monday morning in the library, and when Tania Galiñanes walked into her office and saw another box, she told herself that this would be the last one. Inside were books. She didn’t know how many, or what they were, only that she would need to review each one by hand…
“Georgia judge dismisses six charges in Trump election interference case”
WaPo: “A Georgia judge dismissed three of the 13 charges against former president Donald Trump and some of the charges against his allies in the sweeping election interference case, but declined to dismiss the entire indictment. In a nine-page order issued Wednesday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six of the 41 counts in the indictment against Trump and…