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Noah Feldman: The Supreme Court just stood up for electoral democracy

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court firmly rejected the so-called independent state legislature theory. This bizarre theory would have allowed renegade legislators to violate their state constitutions in setting rules for federal elections — allowing them to hijack elections for U.S. Congress and even the presidency.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

Carl P. Leubsdorf: House Republicans seem uninterested in governing

It should surprise no one that, in today’s Washington, a deal sometimes is not a deal.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

Chief Justice Roberts Calls Out Counsel In Moore v. Harper

This opinion continues a trend where the Court faults lawyers for making certain arguments, not making other arguments.

Reason · Jun 28, 2023

Impeachment? Censure? Stigma is falling away from Congress' most severe punishments

Republicans in the House are increasingly threatening impeachment against President Joe Biden and his top Cabinet officials

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Republican senator warns people with left-wing political views not to travel to Florida

Rick Scott repeats a stunt from May

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Analysis: 10 memorable moments from six months of divided government

WASHINGTON — The 118th Congress has delivered on forecasts it would not send President Joe Biden much legislation to sign into law. It also has delivered on predictions of fireworks aplenty.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

Judge signals he won’t move Trump’s Stormy Daniels hush money case to federal court

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday signaled he would not rule in Donald Trump’s favor and let the Stormy Daniels hush money case proceed in federal court.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

Laxer punishment given to CPD officers who went into Bobby Rush’s office raises questions about the arbitration process

“This is a system that has been under the public radar for such a long time,” said Craig B. Futterman, a founder and director of the University of Chicago Law School’s Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 28, 2023

Bidenomics: ‘Word of the day, word of the week, word of the month, word of the year’ at the White House

Bidenomics is on its way to becoming a key slogan that President Joe Biden will use in a major address in Chicago on Wednesday to tout his economic achievements.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 28, 2023

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed in Jan. 6 investigation, AP source says

Rudy Giuliani, who as a member of Donald Trump’s legal team sought to overturn 2020 election results in battleground states, has been interviewed by investigators with the Justice Department special counsel’s office

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023