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Judge's order limits government contact with social media operators, raises disinformation questions

An order by a Louisiana federal judge sets up a high-stakes legal battle over how the Biden administration can interact with social media platforms

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Brandon Johnson replaces most of Chicago Board of Education

The new board will have a different feel than in past years when consultants, lawyers and bankers filled many of the seven seats. Only one of Johnson’s appointees is a lawyer, and she runs a legal aid organization.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 5, 2023

Trump will report raising more than $35 million in second quarter, campaign says

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign says he raised more than $35 million for his White House run during the second fundraising quarter, nearly double what he raised during the first three months of the year

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Ohio could be the fourth state to vote on a state constitutional right to abortion after campaign files signatures for Nov. 2023 ballot

Ohio could be the fourth state, following California, Michigan, and Vermont in 2022, to establish an explicit state constitutional right to abortion. On July 5, the campaign Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom submitted more than 710,131 signatures for a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to provide that “every individual has a right to…

Ballotpedia · Jul 5, 2023

Trump leaves swing-state GOPs "broke"

"I question whether the state party has the necessary expertise to spend the money well," a top donor says

Salon · Jul 5, 2023

Indiana abortions drop sharply ahead of state ban possibly taking effect, state reports show

The number of abortions being performed in Indiana has dropped steeply even before a court ruling that has a Republican-backed abortion ban set to potentially take effect in the coming weeks

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Does the Supreme Court Strategically Time The Handdown Of Decisions?

Are the biggest cases staggered in June to take advantage of newscycles?

Reason · Jul 5, 2023

Special counsel Jack Smith subpoenas Arizona Secretary of State’s office in January 6 probe

Mr Smith’s office sought information on a lawsuit from Mr Trump’s campaign and former Arizona Republican Party chairwoman Kelli Ward

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam wins city council primary

Exonerated in an infamous rape case, Salaam made a successful bid for the Democratic nod in New York’s Central Harlem.

Al Jazeera · Jul 5, 2023

Trump posted what he said was Obama's address, prosecutors say. An armed man was soon arrested there

Federal prosecutors say former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama the same day a man with guns in his van was arrested near the property

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023