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Michigan State

The Independent

 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel discussed Kamala Harris’ record defending the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans — and channeled the movie star and gun rights activist Charlton Heston to deliver a message to Republicans who are trying to take away those rights.Nessel, the state’s first openly gay attorney general, took the stage at the third night of the DNC on Wednesday to tout Harris’ record protecting same sex marriage when she was attorney general in California.“In 2011, she refused to defend California’s ban on same sex marriage. She refused to argue that some families should have fewer rights than other...

Michigan AG delivers message to Supreme Court: ‘You can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay hand!’

Nevada State

The Hill

In her remarks at a campaign rally in Nevada, Vice President Harris warned about the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling last month in former President Trump’s immunity case. “So much is on the line in this election and understand, this is not 2016, this is not 2020....

Harris warns of implications of Supreme Court Trump immunity ruling

NBC News

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she is open to proposals to implement an "enforceable code" of ethics for justices and lamented the court's presidential immunity decision in an interview that aired Sunday. "A binding code of ethics is pretty standard for judges, and so I guess the question...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's open to an 'enforceable' Supreme Court ethics code

Louisiana State

WashingtonExaminer

A Louisiana district court ruled this week that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his charity Children’s Health Defense have the legal right to sue the Biden administration for allegedly pressuring tech giants to censor their social media posts. The decision marks the latest major development in anti-censorship litigation, following the June Supreme Court ruling in […]

RFK Jr. cleared to take on Biden censorship after Supreme Court punted issue

Pennsylvania State

A former Pennsylvania police officer whose US Capitol riot criminal case landed at the Supreme Court will go to trial next year, a federal judge said Wednesday.

January 6 rioter no longer faces obstruction charge after Supreme Court ruling, will face trial on other charges

 Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has given Joe Biden a terse warning over the president’s plans to shake up the structure of the Supreme Court.“I just say: Be careful,” Gorsuch told Fox News Sunday.The justice, appointed by Donald Trump, did not weigh in directly about Biden’s proposed term limits and other reforms for the court, saying it would not be “helpful” during an election year, but emphasized how important it is for the high court to remain independent. “If you’re in the majority, you don’t need judges and juries, to hear you, to protect your rights, if you’re popular,”...

Justice Neil Gorsuch gives two-word warning to Biden over Supreme Court reforms

Arizona State

TheDailyBeast

The Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 margin to partially approve a request from the Republican National Committee that would make people in Arizona show proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote.Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett however voted against the measure and sided with the liberal justices. Coney Barrett previously broke ranks with her conservative counterparts on the bench when they ruled in favor of Ohio against the EPA regarding its ‘Good Neighbor’ plan to limit air pollutants. The majority allowed for one of three provisions of Arizona voting law to be enforced, however three conservative justices—Clarence Thomas, Samuel...

Amy Coney Barrett Sides With Liberal Justices on Voter ID Laws

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Voters on Tuesday across Duval, Nassau and Clay counties chose attorney Ashley Wells Cox , a former assistant state attorney in the Fourth Circuit, to become a judge on the 4th Judicial Circuit Court.

Ashley Wells Cox wins 4th Circuit judge seat

Mississippi State

Flowood, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. A Mississippi woman has been taken into custody following a violent incident involving her husband at his place of employment early Saturday morning. According to the Flowood Police Department, officers responded to a disturbance call at around 6:30 a.m. at a local business, where they found a man and a woman, both from Mendenhall—approximately 36 miles southeast of Flowood—involved in a confrontation.

Mississippi Woman Arrested After Stabbing Husband at Workplace

Lukeville, AZ

Arizona Luminaria

Karina Ruiz sentía que sus pies se hundían con cada paso en la arena pegajosa del desierto de Agua Prieta, Sonora. Con apenas 15 años de edad, junto a sus padres Virginia y Mauro, habían intentado cruzar seis veces el desierto sin éxito.

Karina Ruiz hizo historia, se prepara para rendir protesta como la primera migrante y dreamer en llegar al senado de México

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

After Curtis Wallace was sentenced to 46-years-to-life in prison nearly two decades ago, for a shooting he has always maintained he did not commit, he made his family a promise: one day he would make it home in one piece.

‘I’m Innocent:’ He Was Stabbed In Prison After Nearly 20 Years, Will D.A. Gascón’s Policies Help Free Him Before It’s Too Late?

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Rankin County, MS

Written with artificial intelligence. Carly Gregg, a 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting her mother and injuring her stepfather, appeared in court on Tuesday, August 6. Judge David Morrow waived the 30-day justice hearings typically required for juvenile defendants as Gregg's trial approaches.

Teenager Charged in Rankin County Shooting of Parents Appears in Court

Utah State

Utah News Dispatch

Utah is expected to receive a chunk of $102 million stemming from unaccounted funds, after a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision found certain unclaimed checks should go back to the state where they originated.  The funds are part of a settlement agreement between Delaware and 30 other states, including Utah. According to the Utah Attorney […]

Utah to get $3.5 million from settlement following Supreme Court ruling

News Wave

TOPEKA, KS - Black bears, once native to Kansas, have long been considered extinct in the state. The last known population of black bears in Kansas disappeared in the late 19th century due to habitat loss and extensive hunting.

Black Bear Sightings Reported in Kansas Despite Said Extinction

Maryland State

Rockville, MD

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a press release that a Maryland police officer was convicted Friday for acts he committed during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, “including throwing a smoking and sparking object in the direction of” police. According to the press release, Justin Lee is 25…

Maryland officer who tossed ‘a smoking and sparking object’ at police line on Jan. 6 convicted

Gwinnett County, GA

Sugar Hill, GA

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is conducting an independent investigation following an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old resident of Sugar Hill. The incident occurred on August 23, 2024, after the Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD) responded to a distress call.

GBI Investigates Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting

Washington State

(CN) — An appeals panel ruled 2-1 Friday that a federal court wrongfully ruled in 2022 that Uber had no duty to protect a Washington state driver who was murdered on the job. The estate of Uber driver Cherno Ceesay sued the rideshare company for negligence and wrongful death...

Ninth Circuit rules Uber had duty to protect Washington driver murdered by passengers

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Kansas Supreme Court closes valve in protracted dispute on illegal hog-effluent pipeline

TOPEKA — Northwest Kansas hog farmer Terry Nelson’s campaign to convince the judicial system he had a legal right to install a livestock sewage pipeline along...

Kansas Supreme Court closes valve in protracted dispute on illegal hog-effluent pipeline

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