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Voter Voices: Granddaughter of slain civil rights activist vows to fight redistricting efforts
This Bernie Sanders-endorsed Democrat will try to oust California’s toughest GOP incumbent
Upcoming National Constitution Center Annual Supreme Court Review
A DOJ Brief Preposterously Insists That Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Was Politically Neutral
Abbott recommends sweeping data center regulation, including eliminating sales tax exemption
Maine Kampf
Today in Supreme Court History: June 10, 1916
Open Thread
It’s Platner vs. Collins, and all eyes are on Maine in battle for Senate control
Trump backed Pamela Evette over Nancy Mace. South Carolina Republicans followed.
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Split verdict on California health taxes as cost-of-living anxiety takes its toll
Scared of ICE, Angry at Trump, and Facing Red Tape, Many Are Skipping World Cup
Experts Warn Trump Order Would Effectively End the Ability to Vote by Mail
My New Lawfare Article on "Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing"
President Trump Storms Out of NBC Interview
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How a George Floyd-inspired California law accidentally weakened police accountability
Judge recommends medical parole for inmate who had been on Texas death row for 47 years
Should ICE Deport All Illegal Aliens?
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‘No-brainer’: Hinds County temporarily boosts underpaid public defenders’ salaries
Mississippi Today pushes to unseal court filings in Greenville missing DNA evidence case
British Politicians Accuse Elon Musk of Stoking Racist Violence in Belfast
Lawyers Are Building a New Infrastructure to Fight Trump’s Deportation Machine
Trump Admin Moves to Denaturalize 17 Americans in Attack on Legal Immigration
Trump-Deported Migrants Remain Locked Up in Eswatini, Where They Have No Ties
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The Center Square30d
WATCH: Advocates warn of potential sex trafficking surge in Seattle during World Cup
(The Center Square) - As Seattle prepares to host FIFA World Cup matches, familiar warnings about human trafficking at major sporting events are in the news.

NPR30d
FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated
Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate because authoriti

NPR30d
U.S. military says it's striking 'multiple targets' in Iran in 2nd day of renewed fire
The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war, with President Trump warning that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations.

The Center Square30d
Nashville suing state over airport authority law
(The Center Square) – The city of Nashville is suing the state over a law that gives the state the authority over the Metro Nashville Airport Authority Board.

Global Voices30d
From Ciudad Juárez to Latin America: The legacy of Ni Una Menos
Eleven years after Ni Una Menos slogan was born, femicide remains a regional emergency
Common Dreams30d
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop SpaceX Land Deal From Destroying Texas Wildlife Refuge
Tribal and conservation groups today sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop a land trade that would hand 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in south Texas to Sp
Common Dreams30d
New Website Tracks AI Dark Money Campaign Spending
On Wednesday, Demand Progress launched AI Money Watch, a new website that tracks campaign spending from Leading the Future, an AI Super PAC bankrolled by co-founders from OpenAI and Andreessen Horowit

The Real News Network30d
Torture, abuse, sexual violence: Freed Gaza flotilla activists speak
Israeli military forces captured the latest convoy of humanitarian aid ships sailing to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSM) between late April and mid-May. Activists who were imprisoned by Israe
Reason Magazine30d
Google Isn't a Common Carrier, Ohio Court of Appeals Rules
From State ex rel. Yost v. Google, LLC, decided Monday by the Ohio Court of Appeals (Judge Andrew J. King, joined by Judges Craig R. Baldwin and Robert G. Montgomery):
Reason Magazine30d
Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse Herself in Trump v. BBC Libel Lawsuit
From today's opinion by Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué A. Lett (S.D. Fla.) in Trump v. BBC:
Reason Magazine30d
No Pseudonymity for Accountant Challenging Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Disciplinary Proceedings
From yesterday's D.C. Circuit decision in Doe v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Justin Walker, and Bradley Garcia):

Reason Magazine30d
Scott Pelley Goes Off on Bari Weiss: 'CBS News Is on Fire'
On this segment of Free Media, Senior Editor Robby Soave and Daily Caller Editor in Chief Amber Duke discuss the turmoil at CBS surrounding its flagship news program, 60 Minutes, as the network faces

The Conversation30d
World Cup 2026 quiz

Reason Magazine30d
The FDA Finally Approved a New Sunscreen Ingredient. It Only Took Over 25 Years.
The U.S. has led the world in several innovations in recent decades: the iPhone, Facebook, and artificial intelligence. But when it comes to sunscreen, Americans have been living in the Dark Ages comp
Inside Climate News30d
Across Ecosystems, Dead Organisms Help Shape the Living World
Death casts a shadow over life, not only for people but also other animals, plants and entire ecosystems.

The Conversation30d
Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life
People’s knee-jerk reaction to seeing death in nature is often not positive. The burn scar left by wildfire on a once-forested hillside, or a ghostly white coral reef, may evoke tragedy and despair. B

Mongabay30d
Two pangolin traffickers in South Africa sentenced to eight years in prison
The Molopo Regional Court in Mahikeng, South Africa, sentenced two wildlife traffickers, Edward Motlatsi Phiri, 46, and Tlhoriso France Ralph, 51, to eight years in prison. They were convicted of smug

Mongabay30d
A blueprint for effective activism 10 years after defeating a dam in Borneo (analysis)
In October 2015, Indigenous activists from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Brazil, the United States, and Honduras, together with delegates from longhouse communities throughout the Ma

Mongabay30d
Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power. New reports released Wednesday by global en

Mongabay30d
New study suggests Ethiopia’s protected areas may be impacting local wellbeing
A new study published in the journal Nature shows that Ethiopia’s protected areas successfully slowed deforestation, limited agricultural expansion and helped maintain grasslands. But the study also s

Capital B30d
The World Cup’s Biggest Opponent This Summer Might Be Extreme Heat
On a Saturday morning in August 2020, when the temperature was climbing toward 111 degrees, John and Valerie Thomas watched their son Shane finish soccer practice from a shaded area near the field. He

Investigate Midwest30d
Low cattle numbers raise fears of another beef packing plant shutdown
The U.S. cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 75 years, and some industry experts warn that another major beef packing plant could shut down as a result.

Capital B30d
One of America’s Last Black Homesteads Is Fighting to Preserve Its Full Story
Beverly Steele didn’t realize her hometown could be recognized for its historic significance.

CalMatters30d
Two huge California unions clash over money, political clout this election season
In 1863, just 13 years after California became a state, its superintendent of public instruction, John Swett, founded the California Educational Society with 100 members, all men.

Chalkbeat30d
No more scrolling at lunch: Officials from 3 Colorado school districts discuss their cellphone bans
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Chalkbeat30d
CPS CEO Macquline King testified before Congress. Here are 3 key takeaways.
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Chalkbeat30d
340 Philadelphia school staff positions saved from cuts via last-minute city agreement
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Chalkbeat30d
Superintendents defend policies about transgender students, parent rights on Capitol Hill
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Reason Magazine30d
Remembering Gordon Wood
Gordon Wood was a towering scholar in every way. He was the best historian of the American Revolution and of the writing of the Constitution and, in general, of the period from 1760 to 1826, of all ti
Reason Magazine30d
Prof. Michael Broyde (Emory) on "When Judges Stop Behaving Well"
I'm delighted to pass along this item from Prof. Broyde, who teaches legal ethics at Emory and who has written about judicial ethics in particular:

Reason Magazine30d
Inflation Reaches 4.2% as Prices Outpace Paychecks
There is a lot of political discourse about "affordability," but the meaning of the term can be difficult to pin down.

Reason Magazine30d
Why So Many People Feel Lost
Human beings are "creatures of matter who long to matter," says novelist and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein, whose new book is The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us.