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Kaivan K. Shroff / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard's Lawyers Should Demand Kavanaugh's Recusal  —  “What goes around comes around.”  —  These were the words of now Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh during the opening statement at his confirmation hearing.  In those unprecedentedly partisan and hostile remarks …
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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
The Dishonest Cancellation Campaign against Ilya Shapiro  —  Ilya Shapiro has been writing and speaking on the Supreme Court for the Cato Institute (where he ran the Cato Supreme Court Review), the Federalist Society, various conservative publications, and mainstream outlets such as guest blogging at SCOTUSBlog for years.
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Newsmax host: Is Breyer's retirement the way Hillary ends up as president?  —  In fairness to Grant Stinchfield, this is only the second-craziest succession scheme I've seen in the past 24 hours.  Take a bow, Nikki Haley: … Forced to choose between President Biden and President Pelosi, I'll stick with Sleepy Joe.
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
New Georgetown Law Exec Deletes ‘Appalling’ Tweets About Biden SCOTUS Picks  —  ‘LESSER BLACK WOMAN’  —  Less than a week after being hired to head a high-profile research department at Georgetown Law School, the former head of a conservative D.C. think tank predicted that Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee …
Discussion: LAW.com and Raw Story
Politico:
13 Legal Experts on How Breyer's Replacement Will Change the Court  —  The news that Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court galvanized the legal and political worlds this week.  With so much riding on every SCOTUS seat, it's impossible to ignore how big the consequences might be.
Jay Caspian Kang / New York Times:
Affirmative Action Was Never a Perfect Solution
Discussion: Washington Post
CNN:
Ukrainian official tells CNN Biden's call with Ukrainian President ‘did not go well’ but White House disputes account  —  (CNN)A call between US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday “did not go well,” a senior Ukrainian official told CNN, amid disagreements over the …
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Wall Street Journal:
Russia Sends Medical Units to Ukrainian Front  —  Moscow says it sees little scope for optimism in U.S. proposals on Ukraine  —  Moscow has put what appear to be final preparations for an invasion of Ukraine by sending medical units to the front, moving to a level of readiness that it hadn't reached …
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Discussion: Fox News and Balloon Juice
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David M. Perry / CNN:
The real reason some people are so afraid of ‘Maus’  —  ‘Maus’ author reacts to his book being banned  —  David M. Perry is a journalist and historian and co-author of “The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe.”  He is a senior academic adviser in the history department of the University of Minnesota.
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:   The Good News About the Holocaust (Education) in America
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
The NYT's polarizing pandemic pundit  —  THE NIGHTLY READS ‘THE MORNING’ — With 5 million readers, David Leonhardt, the author of The New York Times “The Morning” newsletter, is arguably the most influential of the Covid influencers.  —  He has positioned himself as the pundit who punches holes …
Discussion: Politico
Neal Augenstein / WTOP News:
Judge reverses decision: Teen convicted of Loudoun Co. high school sexual assaults will not go on sex offender registry … The teenager convicted of two assaults at separate high schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, will not have to register as a sex offender after a juvenile court judge reconsidered her initial ruling.
Discussion: Redux and TheBlaze
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Va. judge reverses decision to place teen on sex offender registry in bathroom assault case
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Fox News:
California trans child molester, 26, gets 2 years in juvenile facility thanks to progressive DA Gascon  —  Tubbs, 26, pleaded guilty earlier this month to molesting the girl in a woman's bathroom on Dec. 31, 2014, when she was 17  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 27
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Marjorie Hernandez / New York Post:
California child molester sentenced to two years in juvenile facility
Discussion: ABC7 and Redux
Associated Press:
Key Pa. Dems to miss Biden visit, cite scheduling conflicts  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden will appear in Pittsburgh on Friday as an opening step in a broader campaign to promote the White House's achievements in key states before the midterm elections.
John Sexton / HotAir:
Washington Examiner: BLM charity has no office and no known director  —  Recently, Marxist Black Lives Matter co-founded Patrisse Cullors claimed that backlash over her home-buying spree last year was an actual attempt to get her assassinated.  Cullors subsequently stepped down from leadership …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:   BLM's millions unaccounted for after leaders quietly jumped ship
Taisha Walker / Click2Houston.com:
'I've never missed a vote': 95-year-old World War II Veteran says his mail-in ballot application has been denied twice due to new requirements  —  HOUSTON - A Harris County man fears new voting laws may prevent him from voting by absentee ballot for the first time in his lifetime.
David K. Li / NBC News:
Stephanie Ruhle set to take ‘The 11th Hour’ slot, while ‘Morning Joe’ expanding  —  Veteran anchor and reporter Stephanie Ruhle will be the new host of MSNBC's “The 11th Hour” while the cable network's “Morning Joe” is set to expand to an additional fourth hour, the network's president announced Thursday.
Simon Carswell / The Irish Times:
Russian embassy disputes claims of ‘absolute guarantee’ to Irish fishermen on naval exercise impact  —  Military exercises will be carried out 240km off Co Cork from February 3rd to 8th  —  about 18 hours ago Updated: about 10 hours ago  —  Russia's ambassador to Ireland has given Irish fishermen …
Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
STATEMENTS FROM THE SUPREME COURT REGARDING JUSTICE STEPHEN G. BREYER'S RETIREMENT  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.:  —  Justice Stephen G. Breyer is an energetic jurist and dear friend.  He has rendered nearly half a century of distinguished public service to our country …
Discussion: Washington Post and Reason
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Soros pours $125M into super PAC ahead of midterms  —  Billionaire mega-donor George Soros is seeding a super PAC with $125 million, an enormous investment that will aid Democratic groups and candidates for the 2022 election cycle and beyond.  —  The group, Democracy PAC …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump faces MAGA revolt over endorsement  —  Former President Donald Trump is facing serious backlash from die-hard loyalists over his decision to intervene in a Tennessee House race, with his supporters accusing him of spurning a staunch Republican ally who's running.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Federal Court Revokes Oil and Gas Leases, Citing Climate Change  —  A judge ruled that the Interior Department must consider the climate impacts of oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico before awarding leases.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday canceled oil and gas leases …
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and UPI
Sean Illing / Vox:
Joe Manchin sank Biden's agenda.  Democrats are lucky to have him.  —  James Carville on why Manchin is actually good, Sinema less so, and why 2022 isn't quite hopeless yet.  —  President Joe Biden's agenda has stalled, Democrats are in disarray, and one villain looms especially large …
Discussion: Washington Times
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Republican billionaire Ken Langone donated to Joe Manchin's PAC after senator opposed Biden's Build Back Better Act
 
 
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Kate Huangpu / Spotlight PA:
Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes Pennsylvania congressional map sent to him by Republicans
Discussion: repgrove.com and The Hill
Sarah Lazare / In These Times:
Top Weapons Companies Boast Ukraine-Russia Tensions Are a Boon for Business
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
‘Gag orders’ for U.S. teachers are becoming our new McCarthyism
Daren Fonda / Barron's Online:
White House Wants Crypto Rules as a Matter of National Security
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Teddy Ng / South China Morning Post:
‘New shocks’: US hasn't followed direction leaders discussed, China tells Blinken
Discussion: Breitbart and TASS
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Stormy Daniels Cross-Examined By Her Former Attorney Michael Avenatti
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