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Trump lawyers trying to "work the refs"

If Trump’s reaction on Truth Social is any indication, the meeting didn’t go well

Salon · Jun 6, 2023

New Jersey Oath Keeper who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to felony charge

A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group from New Jersey who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and bragged about it in text messages has pleaded guilty to obstructing Congress

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says 'gender identity is real'

A federal judge is temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Santos tries to hide source of bond cash

“My client would rather surrender to pretrial detainment than subject these suretors to what will inevitably come”

Salon · Jun 6, 2023

Supreme Court opened the door to states’ voting restrictions. Now a new ruling could widen them

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Mike Pence suffered the wrath of Trump. Now the ex-vice president wants his old boss’s job in 2024

Former vice president places himself in direct competition with Donald Trump, Joe Sommerlad reports

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Number of elected Latinos who identify as LGBTQ+ soars

The number of elected Latinos who identify as LGBTQ+ soared by 224% from 2017 to 2023.

Axios · Jun 6, 2023

Lawyer says George Santos would go to jail to keep identities of bond cosigners secret

Rep. George Santos’ lawyer says the indicted Republican would risk going to jail to protect the identities of the people who cosigned the $500,000 bond enabling his pretrial release

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Texas set to become ninth state to withdraw from ERIC, Arizona’s possible withdrawal vetoed by Gov. Hobbs (D)

Texas lawmakers sent SB1070 to Gov. Greg Abbot (R) on May 29, 2023, positioning the state to become the eighth to withdraw from ERIC this year, and the ninth overall. Elsewhere, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed SB1135 on May 26, a bill including provisions that would have effectively withdrawn…

Ballotpedia · Jun 6, 2023

ESG pressure on CFO decision-making

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Jun 6, 2023