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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Confidence in U.S. Supreme Court Sinks to Historic Low — WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision before the end of its 2021-2022 term, Americans' confidence in the court has dropped sharply over the past year and reached a new low in Gallup's nearly 50-year trend.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Firm splits with lawyers who won gun rights case at Supreme Court — Two of the lawyers responsible for a major victory for gun rights forces at the Supreme Court on Thursday are parting with their prominent law firm after it announced it would no longer handle Second Amendment litigation.
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on Supreme Court Ruling on Guns — I am deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court's ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Since 1911, the State of New York has required individuals who would like to carry a concealed weapon in public …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Supreme Court adds extra decision day on Friday — The Supreme Court has scheduled an extra day this week to issue opinions, saying it will release rulings on Friday in addition to Thursday. — There are still more than a dozen cases the high court has yet to weigh in on …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Historical Cherry-Picking at the Heart of the Supreme Court's Gun-Rights Expansion — A century-old New York law requiring individuals to prove “proper cause” to carry a handgun has been struck down. Are other gun-safety measures in peril? — In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Law Firm That Got Tired of Winning — After our Supreme Court victory protecting the Second Amendment, we were told to ditch our clients or leave. — 1x — We are blessed to have represented before the Supreme Court a wide variety of clients, from large corporations and religious orders …
Politico:
Supreme Court allows GOP leaders in North Carolina to defend state voter ID law
Supreme Court allows GOP leaders in North Carolina to defend state voter ID law
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Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case
Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Gun Law, Setting Major New Precedent
Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Gun Law, Setting Major New Precedent
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
What the Supreme Court's big gun case could mean for blue state reforms
What the Supreme Court's big gun case could mean for blue state reforms
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court and Senate Take Rare, Divergent Steps on Gun Safety
Live Updates: Supreme Court and Senate Take Rare, Divergent Steps on Gun Safety
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Washington Post, CT Mirror, Associated Press and John's Newsletter
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court says Second Amendment guarantees right to carry guns in public
Supreme Court says Second Amendment guarantees right to carry guns in public
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Bloomberg
New York Times:
Federal Authorities Search Home of Trump Justice Dept. Official — Federal investigators carried out a predawn search on Wednesday at the home of Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, in connection with the department's sprawling inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election …
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ABC News:
Feds search home of former DOJ official tied to Trump's efforts to overturn election — Jeffrey Clark backed Donald Trump's efforts to contest the 2020 election. — Federal agents searched the Virginia home of former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark on Wednesday morning …
Evan Perez / CNN:
Feds search home of Jeffrey Clark, former DOJ official who pushed Trump's false election fraud claims — Federal investigators conducted a search Wednesday of the home of Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department lawyer who former President Donald Trump sought to install as attorney general …
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Politico:
DOJ searches home of former official who aided alleged pro-Trump ‘coup’
DOJ searches home of former official who aided alleged pro-Trump ‘coup’
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Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The Daily Beast and Los Angeles Times
NBC News:
Jan. 6 hearings live updates: What to expect on Day 5 with focus on Justice Department
Jan. 6 hearings live updates: What to expect on Day 5 with focus on Justice Department
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Says It Has New Evidence of Trump's Pressure on Justice Dept.
Jan. 6 Panel Says It Has New Evidence of Trump's Pressure on Justice Dept.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Liz Cheney Encourages Wyoming Democrats to Change Parties to Vote for Her — Ms. Cheney, who faces a Trump-backed challenger, has begun mailing Wyoming Democrats instructions on how to change their party affiliation. — Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican of Wyoming whose polling remains far behind …
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Liz Cheney sends instructions to Wyoming Democrats on how to switch parties
Liz Cheney sends instructions to Wyoming Democrats on how to switch parties
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CNN:
New documentary footage reveals Pence reacting on the night House pushed for him to invoke 25th Amendment — The documentary film crew subpoenaed by the January 6 committee interviewed former Vice President Mike Pence on January 12, 2021, a day before the House of Representatives voted …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Trailer drops for Trump documentary that had footage subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
Trailer drops for Trump documentary that had footage subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
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Travis Gettys / Salon:
Lauren Boebert's Shooters restaurant kicked out after new landlord cites “moral” imperative: report — Boebert can't seem to get her story straight after marijuana company takeover
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Is It Last Call for Lauren Boebert's Gun Restaurant?
Is It Last Call for Lauren Boebert's Gun Restaurant?
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Don't Indict Trump — In some respects, the January 6 committee has an audience of one, and he's sitting in the Justice Department. — The committee may say otherwise, but its work is clearly geared toward making the case that Attorney General Merrick Garland should indict Donald Trump for a crime.
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ED News:
The U.S. Department of Education Releases Proposed Changes to Title IX Regulations, Invites Public Comment — Department Commemorates 50 Years of Protecting and Advancing the Rights of All Students — Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov — Today, in celebration …
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Hannah Grossman / Fox News:
Biden proposes new rules to solidify ‘gender identity’ protections in schools under Title IX
Biden proposes new rules to solidify ‘gender identity’ protections in schools under Title IX
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Alexander Shur / madison.com:
Donald Trump attorney coordinated with Ron Johnson to pass false elector document to Mike Pence — A former Dane County judge who legally represented former President Donald Trump coordinated with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson to pass documents falsely stating Trump won Wisconsin to then-Vice President Mike Pence …
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Wajahat Ali / The Daily Beast:
No, Our Institutions Didn't Hold After Jan. 6—Just Look at the GOP
No, Our Institutions Didn't Hold After Jan. 6—Just Look at the GOP
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New York Times, Insider, Raw Story, Election Systems … and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
Ken Griffin Moving Citadel From Chicago to Miami Following Crime Complaints — Hedge-fund founder has had long-running feud with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker over crime, other issues — Billionaire Ken Griffin is relocating his big hedge-fund firm Citadel from Chicago to Miami …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans launch super PAC to stop Greitens in Missouri — Republicans are launching a well-funded outside group to stop disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens from winning their upcoming Missouri Senate primary. — The group, called Show Me Values, is set to start running TV advertisements targeting Greitens, beginning Friday.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican, went rogue endorsing Carl Paladino in New York, sources say — Rep. Elise Stefanik, the No. 3 Republican in the House, rankled fellow House GOP leaders when she backed a New York congressional candidate with a history of controversial and racist remarks, two sources told NBC News.
Washington Post:
As Jan. 6 committee targets Trump, his consternation at McCarthy grows — The former president has grown increasingly irate with what he views as the lack of defense by his Capitol Hill allies. — On the morning the House Jan. 6 committee held its second public hearing …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
What Trump's anger at Kevin McCarthy really says about Jan. 6
What Trump's anger at Kevin McCarthy really says about Jan. 6
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The Hill, Politico, RedState, National Review, Ringside at the Reckoning, Democracy Brief, Raw Story and Insider
Zack Friedman / Forbes:
Education Department Cancels $6 Billion Of Student Loans For 200,000 Borrowers — The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to cancel $6 billion of student loans for 200,000 student loan borrowers. — Here's what you need to know. — Student Loans — The Biden administration …
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Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Navy petty officer charged in Capitol riot wanted to ‘wipe out’ Jews, praised Hitler, DOJ says — Hatchet Speed, of Virginia, was arrested Wednesday on four misdemeanor counts in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. — WASHINGTON — A Navy petty officer who allegedly told …