Execution date set for Missouri inmate, even as he awaits hearing on claim of actual innocence (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/missouri-death-row-inquiry-boar…
Former neighbors accuse Alitos of using 'power imbalance' to 'harass and intimidate' them (www.rawstory.com)
USAID says it will send $90 million in aid to Gaza (www.npr.org)
Democrats back Republicans into a corner and shine light on extremist stances on contraception (www.independent.co.uk)
Columbia Law Review board shutters website over article critical of Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Student editors at the Columbia Law Review say they were pressured by the journal’s board of directors to halt publication of an academic article written by a Palestinian human rights lawyer that accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and upholding an apartheid regime....
Unaccompanied minors are representing themselves in US immigration court, alarming advocates: In 2023, only 56% of unaccompanied minors were represented by counsel (abcnews.go.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/20240605123245/…/story?id=110…
Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx's proposal to not charge felonies from certain traffic stops has had success elsewhere (chicago.suntimes.com)
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has stirred debate since proposing that her office no longer file felony charges when the cases stem solely from minor traffic violations....
Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content (www.reuters.com)
A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts....
Chicago police tweak mass arrests policy ahead of Democratic National Convention (abcnews.go.com)
Mother of airman killed by Florida deputy says his firing, alone, won't cut it (apnews.com)
The mother of an Air Force airman who was fatally shot in the doorway to his home by a Florida sheriff’s deputy said Monday that the deputy’s firing was not justice for her son’s killing....
Ticketmaster hacked in what’s believed to be a spree hitting Snowflake customers (arstechnica.com)
Tulsi Gabbard’s Aunt Allegedly Stabbed, Beaten to Death with Hammer in Samoa (www.thedailybeast.com)
Black leaders call out Trump's criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict (apnews.com)
As Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial this week, he stood inside a Manhattan courthouse that was the site of one of the most notorious examples of injustice in recent New York history. And he had a part in that....
FCC ends affordable internet program due to lack of funds | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton dies after assault in prison (www.theguardian.com)
Trump is not the only convicted criminal to run for U.S. president. Over a century ago, Eugene Debs ran from his prison cell. (www.nbcnews.com)
Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change (apnews.com)
Donald Trump found guilty in N.Y. hush money trial (www.washingtonpost.com)
Biden gives Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons (www.cnn.com)
OpenAI Disrupts Disinformation Campaigns From Russia, China Using Its Systems To Influence Public Opinion (www.forbes.com)
Third person infected in U.S. bird flu outbreak — but with a new symptom (www.nbcnews.com)
Moderate Texas Republican sees off primary challenge from ‘neo-Nazi’ (www.theguardian.com)
The obscure federal intelligence bureau that got Vietnam, Iraq, and Ukraine right (www.vox.com)
Majority of US voters support climate litigation against big oil, poll shows (www.theguardian.com)
And almost half of respondents back the filing of criminal charges against oil companies that have contributed to the climate crisis...