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7:35 PM ET, December 21, 2023

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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Supreme Court Did This to Itself  —  The Supreme Court is on a collision course with itself, and it's not clear that the justices even know it.  We are now witnessing a five-car pileup of Trump-slash-Jan. 6 cases that will either be heard by the Supreme Court or land on their white marble steps in the coming weeks.
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Washington Post Editorial Board: The Supreme Court Should Toss the Colorado Decision  —  People (including our own Ed Morrissey) have been saying this since the decision appeared Tuesday but I'm still a bit surprised to see the Washington Post's editorial board making the same case.
Politico:
Trump advisers and Colorado Republicans huddle after shock ruling  —  Republicans in the state are hoping the ex-president will make a swing through in a show of support.  —  Top officials with Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the Colorado Republican Party spoke on Thursday …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
New Trump Cases Shadowed by Rocky Relationship With Supreme Court  —  Though he appointed three justices, his administration had the worst track record before the justices since at least the 1930s.  —  “I'm not happy with the Supreme Court,” President Donald J. Trump said on Jan. 6, 2021.
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Colorado Ruling Calls the Originalists' Bluff
Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court showdown with Trump
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Keep Hoping It's Curtains for Trump. He's Still Center Stage.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection, lists more than $100 million in debts  — Rudy Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York.  — The former New York City mayor listed debts that include a recent nearly $150 million civil judgment …
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Washington Post:
Rudy Giuliani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York after defamation case  —  Rudy Giuliani has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York, one day after a federal judge ruled that he must immediately pay the $148 million he owes two Georgia women he falsely accused of helping to steal the 2020 election.
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Giuliani seeks bankruptcy after $148 million judgment in defamation case
Julian J. Giordano / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard President Claudine Gay to Submit 3 Additional Corrections, Corporation Says Improper Citations Fall Short of Research Misconduct  —  Harvard President Claudine Gay will request three corrections to her 1997 Ph.D. dissertation in the latest series of updates Gay has submitted amid mounting allegations of plagiarism.
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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Harvard Finds More Instances of ‘Duplicative Language’ in President's Work
Saint Anselm College:
New Poll by Saint Anselm College Survey Center finds Nikki Haley is the clear choice of voters that have an unfavorable opinion of former President Donald Trump  —  A new poll conducted by the Saint Anselm College Survey Center (SACSC) at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) …
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Washington Post:
Christie defies calls to bow out, leaving anti-Trump movement splintered
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Fetterman, Breaking With the Left on Israel, Rejects ‘Progressive’ Label  —  The Pennsylvania senator, who has angered liberal Democrats with his staunchly pro-Israel stance and position on immigration, assailed the left and said he no longer considers himself a progressive.
The Messenger:
Jack Smith Swings Back at Trump in Push to Start Working on South Florida Jury Questionnaire  —  The special counsel's office on Thursday doubled down on its call for Judge Cannon to set an important Feb. 2 deadline that can kickstart the vetting of potential jurors
Discussion: Raw Story and Sun-Sentinel
The White House:
Statement from National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard on U.S. Steel  —  The President believes U.S. Steel was an integral part of our arsenal of democracy in WWII and remains a core component of the overall domestic steel production that is critical to our national security.
Heather Bellow / The Berkshire Eagle:
The police officer who searched for a book in a Great Barrington classroom also used a body camera.  The ACLU has ‘deep concerns’  —  GREAT BARRINGTON — The plainclothed police officer who entered an eighth grade classroom to search for a book wore a body camera and recorded the incident, leading to more legal questions and concerns.
NBC News:
No Labels floats the possibility of a coalition government or Congress selecting the president in 2024  —  The group, which is trying to mount a third-party presidential campaign, could block a major party nominee from winning the Electoral College outright.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Washington Post:
The case of al-Shifa: Investigating the assault on Gaza's largest hospital  —  JERUSALEM — Weeks before Israel sent troops into al-Shifa Hospital, its spokesman began building a public case.  —  The claims were remarkably specific — that five hospital buildings were directly involved in Hamas activities …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Whole Foods Workers Have No Protected Right To Wear Black Lives Matter Gear, Judge Rules  —  An administrative law judge didn't buy the argument that wearing BLM clothing on the job was part of advocating for a better workplace.  —  LOADING  —  A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Wednesday …
Discussion: New York Times
Aneeta Mathur-Ashton / The Messenger:
Young Voters Overwhelmingly Support Biden Over Trump, Finds Economist/YouGov Poll  —  The poll comes amid a series reports of low approval ratings among the younger generation for Biden, spurred by his administration's handling of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict
Discussion: BizPac Review and The Hill
Ynetnews:
Hillary Clinton meets with hostage families: ‘Biden is promoting Christmas deal’  —  Former US secretary of state met with family members of hostages, and did not spare her criticism of Netanyahu  —  A delegation of the children and siblings of Israeli hostages being held captive by Hamas …
Politico:
Schiff riding high amidst scramble for 2nd place in CA Senate race  —  Morning Consult poll reveals Rep. Adam Schiff as a clear leader in the race with Republican Steve Garvey and Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee tied for second place.  —  LOS ANGELES — Rep. Adam Schiff holds …
Olivia Alafriz / Politico:
N.H. man indicted after allegedly sending death threats to presidential candidates  —  The DOJ charged 30-year-old Tyler Anderson, of Dover, with three counts of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another.  —  A New Hampshire man was indicted …
 
 
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Hayley Smith / Los Angeles Times:
November shatters global temperature records, marking 6 record-warm months in a row
Discussion: MIT Technology Review
Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Catholic women's college reverses plan to admit transgender biological men
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Maybe he was talking about fentanyl? Some in GOP defend Trump's ‘poisoning the blood’ comments
ABC News:
High suburban turnout may be the new norm
Discussion: Political Wire
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Gilad Edelman / The Atlantic:
The English-Muffin Problem  —  A simple explanation for economic discontent
Discussion: The Hill and Digby's Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
12 states where the fate of abortion rights could be on 2024 ballots
Discussion: Political Wire and WFLA-TV
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Putin 'has Trump's number' and still sees him ‘as an asset’, says Fiona Hill
Discussion: Raw Story
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U.S. House quietly investigated separate sex tape scandal
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