Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester (apnews.com)
ABC News: DOJ releases proposed rule to reclassify marijuana (abcnews.go.com)
President Joe Biden, in a video posted Thursday on X, touted the proposal as “an important move toward reversing longstanding inequities.”...
University of California Workers Authorize Union to Call for Strike Over Protest Crackdowns (www.nytimes.com)
A school banned all books with LGBTQ+ parents. Now people are fighting back. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Unmasking counterprotesters who attacked UCLA’s pro-Palestine encampment (www.cnn.com)
As conservatives put religion in schools, Satanists want in, too (www.nbcnews.com)
Qatar: melhor época, hotéis, restaurantes, passeios e mais (curitibaeparanaemfotosantigas.blogspot.com)
University of Georgia pulls out of ‘Cop City’ lawsuit requesting public records (www.theguardian.com)
Dean of law school orders first amendment clinic to curtail core work, including on Atlanta Police Foundation case...
Texas attorney general probes connected-car companies’ data privacy practices (therecord.media)
At least four car companies’ data collection and sharing practices are under investigation by the Texas attorney general’s office for potentially violating state law on deceptive trade practices, according to documents obtained by Recorded Future News....
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift (www.pbs.org)
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says (apnews.com)
Florida teen says she was denied entry to prom for wearing a suit (www.nbcnews.com)
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show (www.washingtonpost.com)
A group of billionaires and business titans working to shape U.S. public opinion of the war in Gaza privately pressed New York City’s mayor last month to send police to disperse pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, according to communications obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the group....
Lawsuit Brings to Light New Revelations About 2020 Fraudulent Electors Scheme (www.justsecurity.org)
In March, our team at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection—along with our co-counsel at Law Forward and Stafford Rosenbaum, LLP—settled Penebaker v. Hitt, a historic lawsuit brought by two Democratic Wisconsin electors against the ten individuals who fraudulently cast ballots for Trump and...
Amazon Workers Say They Struggle to Afford Food and Rent (time.com)
House panel advances Garland contempt after White House blocks access to Biden special counsel tape (apnews.com)
The House Judiciary Committee voted to move forward with an effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress hours after the White House blocked access to an audio recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with the special counsel who oversaw an investigation into his handling of classified documents....
As conservatives put religion in schools, Satanists want in, too (www.nbcnews.com)
The Satanic Temple is known for trolling the religious right, but in its fight for religious pluralism, it’s become a powerful foe....
Fewer people in the US plan to buy EVs this year, study shows (www.reuters.com)
The number of buyers in the U.S. considering an electric vehicle purchase in 2024 has fallen from a year ago due to a shortage of affordable cars, inadequate charging infrastructure and ignorance about EV benefits, a study by J.D. Power, opens new tab has shown....
Who is Harrison Butker's Wife? All About Isabelle Butker After NFL Star's Controversial Speech Shocks Internet (haor.org)
Isabelle Butker (age 30, born in May 1994) is a former college basketball player. She is widely known as the wife of Harrison Butker, the placekicker for the
Supreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spurning a conservative attack (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau....
California university president put on leave for ‘insubordination’ after meeting Gaza protesters’ demands (www.politico.com)
California State University placed Sonoma State campus President Mike Lee on leave Wednesday after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel.
Biden invokes executive privilege on special counsel recording demanded by GOP (thehill.com)
President Biden has invoked executive privilege to block House Republicans from obtaining audio recordings of his interviews with special counsel Robert Hur over his handling of classified documents....
Monet painting fetches $35 million at New York auction (www.lemonde.fr)
Morehouse College might halt graduation ‘on the spot’ if there are disruptions when President Biden speaks (www.cnn.com)
Lawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife (apnews.com)
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