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....
Lawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/bob-menendez-bribery-trial-gold…
‘You are the best El Jefe!’: Henry Cuellar’s Alleged Brazen Foreign Bribery Schemes (www.texasobserver.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/henry-cuellar-indictment-briber…
Passing the DREAM Act Has Become a Nightmare (www.thebulwark.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/passing-the-dream-act-has-becom…
Biden Seeks to Curb Flow of Migrants From Nicaragua With New Restrictions (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/KeixE
Mexico is stopping nearly three times as many migrants as last year, which helps the U.S. (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/mexico-stopping-three-times-as-…
The larger the nonprofit, the more likely it is run by a white man, says new Candid diversity report (apnews.com)
White men are most likely to lead the largest, best-funded nonprofits, while women of color tend to lead the organizations with the fewest financial resources, according to a study from the nonprofit data research organization Candid....
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...
Russian Disinformation Videos Smear Biden Ahead of U.S. Election (www.nytimes.com)
Last month, a video began circulating on social media purporting to tell the story of an internet troll farm in Kyiv targeting the American election....
Family of California Navy veteran who died after officer knelt on his neck settles lawsuit for $7.5M (apnews.com)
Family members of a Navy veteran who died in 2020 after a police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes while he was in a mental health crisis have settled a federal lawsuit against the Northern California city of Antioch for $7.5 million, their attorneys said Wednesday....
Tesla must face vehicle owners' lawsuit over self-driving claims (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Tesla’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of misleading owners into believing that their vehicles could soon have self-driving capabilities....
Police take back building from protesters at University of California, Irvine (www.reuters.com)
Police on Wednesday appeared to take back control of a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for several hours occupied a building at the University of California, Irvine, a university spokesperson said....
Manchin, GOP senators move to overturn retirement investment planning rule (thehill.com)
Judge strikes down anti-trans sports ban after roller derby team fights for its members (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Analysis Warns Student Debt Crisis 'Would Likely Worsen' If Trump Elected (www.commondreams.org)
Mississippi governor signs bill to let cis people sue trans people if they use the bathroom (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Cable News Refused to Report Trump's Bombshell Quid Pro Quo Offer to Big Oil Execs (www.commondreams.org)
‘I honest to God believe I was drugged’: magician David Copperfield’s alleged victims speak out (www.theguardian.com)
First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people. (www.motherjones.com)
Bethlehem, PA cop assigned to middle school sexually assaulted student multiple times, including in boy's locker room during school dance, authorities say (www.wfmz.com)
Why school segregation is getting worse (www.vox.com)
Buffalo dedicates park-like space to victims on second anniversary of racist mass shooting (apnews.com)
Supreme Court allows Louisiana's congressional map with new, mostly Black district (www.usatoday.com)
