Columbus, OH

The New Republic

Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to assign a special prosecutor to investigate complaints of potential ethics and tax law violations against conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The Democratic senators sent a letter to the Justice Department last week demanding action and detailing various gifts Thomas received from Republican billionaires that Thomas failed to disclose until after they were made public by ProPublica and other news outlets.“The scale of the potential ethics violations by Justice Thomas, and the willful pattern of disregard for ethics laws, exceeds the conduct of other government officials...

Democrats Finally Take Action on Clarence Thomas’s Shady Dealings

Fox News

The top Democrat in the Senate announced legislation aimed at removing immunity protections from former President Trump by classifying his behavior following the 2020 election "unofficial."

Schumer plans to strip Trump of immunity following SCOTUS ruling

New York State

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity ruling, seeking to reverse the decision “and ensure that no president is above the law.”. Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York, the top Democrat on the House...

House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court’s immunity decision

ABC News

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity for official acts has renewed calls for impeachment or "aggressive oversight" against members of the court.

Democrats call for 'action' against Supreme Court after Trump immunity ruling

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Mediaite

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) went on a tirade against a resolution that would fine and potentially jail Attorney General Merrick Garland. House Republicans issued a subpoena to Garland seeking the audio from a deposition that President Joe Biden sat for with Special Counsel Robert Hur. Hur investigated Biden over his retention of classified documents from his time as a senator and vice president. Ultimately, the special counsel declined to prosecute in part because he said a jury could view Biden as a sympathetic “elderly man with a poor memory.”

‘Get Lost!’ McGovern Loses It on House Floor Over Republicans’ ‘Stupid Resolution’

UPI News

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and his Democratic colleagues on Thursday sought to counter the Supreme Court's controversial recent ruling on presidential immunity by introducing the "No Kings Act."

Senate Democrats introduce 'No Kings Act' to counter court's immunity ruling

Kansas State

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a man’s conviction of felon in possession of a firearm. He argued the gun was an antique excepted from the law, but he did not establish that his gun, a commemorative Glock with a portrait of Donald Trump on it, qualifies as “antique.”

Trump gun not antique

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Louisiana State

Monroe, LA

MONROE, La. — A former prisoner’s lawsuit will proceed against a Louisiana sheriff that failed to enforce its jail’s smoking policy, exposing the ex-inmate to tobacco smoke and e-cigarette vapors that he said caused him headaches, coughing and increased blood pressure. Because “there are no safe levels of exposure to secondhand smoke,” his negligence claims survive dismissal.

Smoking in jail

President Joe Biden has unveiled his plans to overhaul the Supreme Court including term limits for justices, a binding ethics code and no immunity for former presidents for crimes committed while in office – in response to a string of controversial rulings and scandals plaguing the powerful, conservative-heavy court.

Biden unveils plans to overhaul Supreme Court including no immunity for ex-presidents for crimes in office

The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that he would oppose Supreme Court reforms on Sunday, going against reported ideas from President Biden that would impose more strict ethics requirements and term limits for justices. Graham told CBS’s Robert Costa on “Face the Nation” that he won’t work with Biden on any...

Graham signals opposition to more justices on Supreme Court, term limits

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

President Biden called House Speaker Mike Johnson "dead on arrival" during an interaction with a reporter on Monday in Texas. He later clarified his remarks.

Biden strangely calls Mike Johnson ‘dead on arrival’ in response to criticism of proposed SCOTUS reforms

CHICAGO (CN) ー Former president Donald Trump spoke at the National Association of Black Journalists' annual convention on Wednesday, sparking backlash across Chicago and among Black journalists. Protesters gathered outside the downtown Hilton hotel hosting the convention and continued demonstrating until after the former president had finished speaking. Black...

Trump appearance at Black journalists convention prompts backlash

The Guardian

Americans are desperate for the top court to be reformed. Kamala Harris could deliver change if she wins

US supreme court reform is now on the table. The election stakes just got higher | Laurence Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

New Jersey State

(CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan, a George Bush appointee, cited recent Supreme Court rulings when shooting down New Jersey’s ban on the infamous rifle — including New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, a 2022 landmark decision that forces judges to view Second Amendment law in light of the “historical tradition of firearm regulation” as opposed to consideration of the public good.

Judge greenlights AR-15 sales in New Jersey, finding ban unconstitutional

California State

The earth, as I have observed in my garden, is in a constant state of renewal. That is also true, it seems, of politics in America. The $200 million raised by Kamala Harris in her first week is a sign that a renewal may be underway. And the tattooed twenty-something waitress at my local pub was actually jumping with enthusiasm last weekend.

Has she got guts

Central Islip, NY

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — In a stunning turnabout in a case that began as a simple dispute over unpaid wages, a New York federal court found a female clerk liable for embezzling almost $1 million in company funds and ordered her to pay $1.139 million in damages. Notably, the scheme was uncovered while the parties were conducting discovery for the unpaid wage claims she filed — claims which are now dismissed for want of evidence.

Tables: Turned

POLITICO

Biden’s reversal signals a growing consensus in the party.

Democrats May Have a Real Chance to Reform the Supreme Court

NewsBreak

Bill scrapping presidential immunity ruling poses challenge to SCOTUS authority

WASHINGTON (CN) — Senate Democrats on Thursday began following through on President Joe Biden’s commitment to Supreme Court reform, bringing forward a bill that would reverse...

Bill scrapping presidential immunity ruling poses challenge to SCOTUS authority

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