A cop allegedly shot and killed his Lyft driver, claiming he was being kidnapped for a 'gay fraternity' (www.advocate.com)
Unmasking counterprotesters who attacked UCLA’s pro-Palestine encampment (www.cnn.com)
Mom of Slain BLM Protester Rips Guv for Killer’s Pardon (www.thedailybeast.com)
Why school segregation is getting worse (www.vox.com)
Seventy years after the Brown decision, many students are divided by their race and socioeconomic status....
Gov. Abbott pardons Daniel Perry for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting after recommendation from pardons board | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020, was released from prison Thursday after he was pardoned by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott....
GOP tries to 'correct the narrative' on use of mailed ballots after years of conflicting messages (apnews.com)
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed? (apnews.com)
Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that end up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. While assigned to a machine that churns chicken droppings into compost, his right leg...
‘He never pulled the gun up’: Neighbors release video of man shot and killed by Anchorage Police (www.alaskasnewssource.com)
State Department issues travel alert for LGBTQ people, events abroad (abcnews.go.com)
Louisiana set to become 1st state requiring 10 Commandments be posted in schools (www.axios.com)
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise (www.reuters.com)
After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials repeatedly said there were "no injuries," no "violent clashes" and minimal force used....
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed? (apnews.com)
What would Lisa Simpson do? NYU student protesters asked to ponder ethical issues (apnews.com)
Graduate workers in California to strike over treatment of Gaza protesters (www.theguardian.com)
Graduate workers in California to strike over treatment of Gaza protesters. Widespread disruption expected after workers vote to hold series of strikes, starting Monday with UC Santa Cruz. California’s huge university system is facing widespread disruption after workers voted to hold a series of strikes in protest of its...
Person Charged in Random Attack on Steve Buscemi: NYPD (www.thedailybeast.com)
At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display (www.nytimes.com)
An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case....
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Is Constitutional, After All (theintercept.com)
In a blow to the conservative legal movement, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is not, in fact, an unconstitutional abomination....
Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan (www.reuters.com)
Some of Donald Trump’s allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department’s independence and turn the nation’s top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters....
Dobbs had the opposite effect conservatives intended (www.motherjones.com)
Family of Air Force airman, 23, fatally shot by Florida sheriff's deputy demands release of bodycam video (www.nbcnews.com)
Anti-LGBTQ+ Moms for Liberty wins $70K in settlement after library kicked them out (www.lgbtqnation.com)
University of California Workers Authorize Union to Call for Strike Over Protest Crackdowns (www.nytimes.com)
"Fun mom" no more: Republican "parental rights" activist gets probation for giving vodka to teens (www.salon.com)
POLITICO: 'A Governor Who Doesn't Seem to Have Much Interest in Governing Arkansas' (www.politico.com)
The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the '90s, is closing (apnews.com)
