memeorandum: U.S. Indictment Details Plotting in New Jersey Bridge Scandal (Kate Zernike/New York Times)

2:25 PM ET, May 2, 2015

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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

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Jeb's secret Jersey mission — The Bush campaign goes behind enemy lines to pick off Chris Christie's supporters. — Jeb Bush is quietly waging a behind-the-scenes offensive to pick off disillusioned home-state supporters of Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor whose presidential prospects have dimmed in recent months.

Discussion: Political Wire

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, Washington Post, Gothamist, Liberaland and Bloomberg Business

Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Chris Christie's Access Lanes To The GOP Nomination Are Closed

Discussion: The Reaction, New York Times, New Jersey Online, USA Today, Washington Post, The Atlantic, New Jersey News …, PoliticusUSA, Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos

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

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: Mediaite, Jezebel and Towleroad News #gay

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: 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: Althouse and The Daily Caller

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

Doug Donovan / Baltimore Sun:
FOP calls on prosecutor to recuse herself, defends officers

Discussion: BREITBART.COM, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hot Air, RealClearPolitics Videos, The PJ Tatler, CNN, ABC News, The Daily Caller, NBC News, NPR, BizPac Review, Common Dreams, Washington Post, PoliticusUSA, Business Insider and Power Line

Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Marilyn Mosby, Prosecutor in Freddie Gray Case, Seen as Tough on Police Misconduct

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 …

FOX 26 News:

Wayne County Assist. Prosecutor resigns after controversial Facebook post — A Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor who ignited a firestorm on Facebook and online Thursday after a controversial post has resigned, FOX 2 has learned. — The Wayne County's Prosecutor's Office announced Friday …

Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos

Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:

South Korean N.Y.U. Student Is Reported Arrested in North Korea — HONG KONG — North Korea said Saturday that a South Korean man who it said was a student at New York University had been arrested and charged with illegally entering the country. — The North's official Korean Central News Agency …

Discussion: Gothamist and The Week

New York Times:

Dean Skelos, New York Senate Leader, and His Son Are Said to Face Arrest Next Week — Dean G. Skelos, the leader of the New York State Senate, and his son are expected to be arrested on federal corruption charges next week, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Discussion: Gothamist