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8:10 AM ET, March 5, 2024

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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's “Unanimous” Trump Ballot Ruling Is Actually a 5-4 Disaster  —  On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Colorado Supreme Court decision removing Donald Trump from the ballot because of his engagement in an insurrection on Jan. 6.
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CNN:
Amy Coney Barrett disagreed with the majority over Trump, but admonished the liberals instead  —  Justice Amy Coney Barrett packed two very different messages into her one-page opinion on Monday as the Supreme Court declared states could not toss former President Donald Trump off the ballot.
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Lost Track of Trump's Weekend Verbal Gaffes?  Here's a Full List.  —  Donald Trump does not seem OK.  The GOP front-runner was alarmingly loose-lipped during back-to-back campaign rallies in Richmond, Virginia, and Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday, during which he admitted …
The Hill:
Supreme Court hands Trump victory in Colorado 14th Amendment ballot challenge  —  The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Colorado cannot disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment's insurrection ban, a historic decision that preserves Trump's ability to seek a second presidential term.
David French / New York Times:
The Supreme Court Just Erased Part of the Constitution  —  Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution is essentially a dead letter, at least as it applies to candidates for federal office.  Under the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that reversed the Colorado Supreme Court's decision striking Donald Trump …
New York Times:
Do Americans Have a ‘Collective Amnesia’ About Donald Trump?  —  It's only been three years, but memories of Mr. Trump's presidency have faded and changed fast.  —  Not all that long ago, many Americans committed hours a day to tracking then-President Donald J. Trump's every move.
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Despite win, Supreme Court strikes blow to Trump's central campaign theme  —  He claims the legal system is corrupt, conflicted and rigged against him.  —  Former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Richmond, VA, Mar. 2, 2024.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Monday knocking …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Federal appeals panel skeptical of ObamaCare's preventative care authority
Discussion: Associated Press
Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:
The Supreme Court's Gift To Donald Trump
NBC News:
Trump compares migrants to Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Discussion: Raw Story
Kate Plummer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's String of Gaffes Over Weekend Raises Eyebrows
Discussion: Salon, New York Times and Raw Story
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Supreme Court, 9-0, says Colorado can't kick Trump off ballot
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily blocks new Texas immigration enforcement law  —  Justice Samuel Alito issued an order that puts the law on hold while the justices determine what next steps to take.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a new Texas immigration law in response to a Biden administration request.
Discussion: The Hill, RedState, Al Jazeera and CBS News
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law allowing state arrests of immigrants
Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Federal appeals court to allow controversial Texas immigration law to take effect, if SCOTUS doesn't intervene
US Department of Justice:
Air Force Employee Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information  —  For Immediate Release  —  A civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force assigned to the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), at Offutt Air Force Base, was arrested Saturday, March 2 …
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Associated Press:   Air Force employee charged with sharing classified info on Russia's war with Ukraine on dating site
Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
A UN envoy says there are ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct. 7  —  The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment …
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Nick Mourtoupalas / Washington Post:
How many delegates are at stake on Super Tuesday?  —  There are 865 Republican delegates up for grabs in 15 states that vote on Super Tuesday on March 5.  That represents more than one-third of the 2,429 total delegates in the nomination contest that began in mid-January and concludes with the Republican National Convention in July.
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Jack Dura / Associated Press:
Donald Trump wins North Dakota Republican caucuses, adding to victories going into Super Tuesday
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Corporate-backed Congressman pushes anti-Semitic attack against journalist  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  On Sunday, first-term Congressman Mike Collins (R-GA) participated in a vehemently anti-Semitic attack against a Washington Post journalist on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter.
Juliana Kim / NPR:
Racial disparities in voter turnout have grown since Supreme Court ruling, study says  —  The turnout gap between white and nonwhite voters in the U.S. is growing fastest in jurisdictions that were stripped of a federal civil rights-era voting protection a decade ago, according to a new study.
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Conspiracies hinder GOP's efforts in Kansas to cut the time for returning mail ballots  —  A repeating of baseless election conspiracy theories in the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature appears to have scuttled GOP lawmakers' efforts this year to shorten the time that voters have to return mail ballots
Discussion: Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Biden to form ‘strike force’ to go after price-gouging  —  President Biden will announce Tuesday the formation of a “strike force” to hold companies accountable for price-gouging practices.  —  The announcement comes days before the State of the Union, where Biden is expected …
The Hill:
House conservatives fume over deal backed by Johnson  —  Hard-line conservatives are up in arms over the bipartisan government funding deal endorsed by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), but heading into this week's vote to prevent a partial shutdown, they've been forced to acknowledge they're all but powerless to block it.
European Commission:
Commission fines Apple over €1.8 billion over abusive App store rules for music streaming providers  —  The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users ('iOS users') through its App Store.
 
 
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Lower Costs for Americans by Fighting Corporate Rip-Offs
Discussion: Reuters
Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
Nevada fake electors won't stand trial until January 2025 under judge's new schedule
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Rita Moreno on Trump: ‘I am not about to vote for someone who has 91 indictments’
Discussion: RADAR
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US Supreme Court seeks security funding to protect justices, homes
Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
Moms for Liberty Had a Chance to Explain Themselves. It Didn't Go Well.
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Heather Mac Donald / Wall Street Journal:
California Finds a New Way to Be Soft on Crime
Discussion: Power Line
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Larry Hogan says he decided to run for Senate when Republicans killed the border bill
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Free COVID-19 test program to be suspended for now
Discussion: The 19th and City Journal
ABC News:
Trump again seeks to delay $83M judgment in E. Jean Carroll case
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
 

 
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