memeorandum: Councilman goes to bathroom, forgets to take off his microphone (Brian Koerber/Mashable)

7:55 PM ET, May 2, 2015

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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Alan Dershowitz Rips Charges Against Baltimore Cops: ‘Sad Day for Justice’ — Alan Dershowitz really went after Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby today for charging the six cops involved in the death of Freddie Gray, saying it was entirely based on politics and “crowd control.”

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Baltimore Sun and RedState

Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:

A look at the six Baltimore police officers charged in the Gray case — The six officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray face a litany of charges that include second-degree depraved-heart murder, involuntary manslaughter, false imprisonment and misconduct in office.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Liberal Values, CANNONFIRE, The Daily Caller, Power Line, No More Mister Nice Blog, Crime and Consequences Blog and Althouse

Ian Hanchett / BREITBART.COM:

Clarke: Freddie Gray Charges ‘Duke Lacrosse Case All Over Again’ — Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) declared the charges brought against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray “George Zimmerman and the Duke Lacrosse case all over again” and said “these cops are political prisoners …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Daily Mail, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, TheBlaze.com, The Gateway Pundit and ThinkProgress

Cbssonia / CBS Baltimore:
Celebrations Begin In Baltimore As Some React To Officers' Charges

Discussion: WBAL-TV, BREITBART.COM, Scared Monkeys, Mashable, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times and Hot Air

Kate Zernike / New York Times:

U.S. Indictment Details Plotting in New Jersey Bridge Scandal — Bill Baroni, Bridget Anne Kelly and David Wildstein waited for the first day of school. — They held off on telling people so their secret would not get out. — They steered cars to a cash lane, to make drivers sweat even more.

Discussion: Hot Air

New York Times:

Governor Christie's People — No matter how Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey spins the George Washington Bridge scandal as he eyes a run for president, one thing should be clear: These are his people, charged with a conspiracy to exact revenge against a local mayor by closing lanes to one of the world's busiest bridges.

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Atlantic, Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, New Jersey News … and Outside the Beltway

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Jeb's secret Jersey mission

Discussion: Political Wire

Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:

Rick Santorum: “Love And Accept” Bruce Jenner — COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Former Senator Rick Santorum, a longtime culture warrior known for his conservative views on marriage equality and other social issues, said on Saturday than he believes Bruce Jenner when he says he's a woman.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Washington Post, The Hinterland Gazette, Mediaite, Jezebel and Towleroad News #gay

Brian Koerber / Mashable:

Councilman goes to bathroom, forgets to take off his microphone — Pro tip from Robert Durst: If you're ever wearing a microphone, make sure you remove it before going to the bathroom. — Things got real awkward during a council meeting in Georgetown, Texas, when an unidentified councilman excused himself to use the bathroom.

Discussion: fox4kc.com, BizPac Review and Mediaite

Nick Schwartz / USA Today:

Report: Floyd Mayweather's camp bans Rachel Nichols, Michelle Beadle from attending fight — Floyd Mayweather's fight against Manny Pacquiao is one of the biggest sports media events of the year, and the undefeated boxer's history of abusing women has been a leading storyline ahead of the richest fight in boxing history.

Discussion: WGN-TV, NPR and The Week

Elspeth Reeve / The New Republic:

Why Do So Many People Hate the Sound of Hillary Clinton's Voice? — You hear a boring political speech. A linguist hears fascinating identity politics. — You know Hillary Clinton's voice, right? I mean, you know it. It's just so loud and annoying. Or maybe it's like a nagging wife.

Discussion: Hullabaloo and The PJ Tatler

William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:

Another attack on Scott Walker boomerangs — It seems that attacks on Scott Walker seem to boomerang and simply add to his political persona of being a regular guy. — Did you hear the one about how Scott Walker never graduated college? #Fail. — The latest attack on Walker is that he has …

Discussion: Hot Air, Althouse and The Daily Caller

Damien Gayle / Guardian:

Election 2015: Top Labour figures question Miliband's SNP stance — Growing number of senior politicians say Labour leader cannot deny himself chance of being prime minister by refusing to talk to SNP — Senior Labour politicians have expressed reservations about Ed Miliband flatly ruling …

Ian Tuttle / National Review:

When Minimum-Wage Hikes Hit a San Francisco Comic-Book Store — 'm hearing from a lot of customers, 'I voted for that, and I didn't realize it would affect you.'" — So says Brian Hibbs, owner and operator of Comix Experience, an iconic comic-book and graphic-novel shop …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The American Conservative