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The field for the Texas primary election is set — here’s what to watch for

With both Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton out for revenge, Republican members of the Texas House are the top target on the ballot.

The Texas Tribune

What we know about the legal case of a Texas woman denied the right to an immediate abortion

The Texas Supreme Court this week said no to a woman who asked for permission for an immediate abortion

The Independent UK

Smith's SCOTUS "leapfrog" the smart play

Special counsel Jack Smith's Supreme Court move is meant to stop Trump's attempt to delay the Jan. 6 case

Salon

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Trump is giving away pieces of suit worn in his mug shot – with a $4,600 catch

On Tuesday, the former president announced that a new series of his digital trading cards, titled The Mugshot Edition, was now on sale

The Independent UK

Wis. Sen. Johnson cries for fake elector

“There is nothing untoward about what they did," GOP Sen. Johnson said of Wisconsin's 2020 fake electors

Salon

Congress must limit presidential powers to prevent potential abuse by Trump

Donald Trump showed as president he did not want people telling him what he wanted to do was illegal. The country needs to be prepared if he returns to the White House, one letter writer says.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ron Johnson called out by CNN host for baseless election fraud claims

Republicans ‘did nothing different than what many Democrats have done in many states,’ Wisconsin senator claims without being able to provide examples

The Independent UK

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‘Stunning’ threat in Texas abortion case steps up Paxton criminalization crusade

State attorney general threatened to prosecute doctors if they provided abortion care to a woman with a nonviable pregnancy

The Guardian - US

Smith to use Trump's Twitter against him

The special prosecutor plans to call three expert witnesses who had access to Trump's phone data

Salon

Academic freedom is the loser when big donors hound US university presidents

The leaders of Harvard, Penn and MIT should have clearly condemned calls for genocide but the response has been almost as repugnant

The Guardian - US

Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim will be tested at the Supreme Court

A ruling would mark the first time the nation’s highest court has weighed in on his criminal cases

The Independent UK

Judge scolds Giuliani for false claims about election workers during defamation trial

The judge overseeing the Georgia election workers’ defamation case has scolded Rudy Giuliani for comments made outside the courthouse in which he insisted his false claims about the women were true

The Independent UK

Rudy Giuliani spews defamatory claims about election workers outside defamation trial

‘Were Defendant Giuliani to testify in a manner remotely resembling those comments, he would be in plain violation of the Court’s prior orders,’ election workers’ attorneys argue in legal filing

The Independent UK

What’s behind the antisemitism furor over college presidents’ testimony?

Backlash against presidents of Harvard, UPenn and MIT has led to one resignation and implications for free speech on campus

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

SNL divides viewers with cold open mocking college presidents’ antisemitism hearing

The presidents of Harvard, MIT and UPenn were accused of failing to explicitly say that calling for the genocide of Jews would violate their colleges’ bullying and harrassment codes

The Independent UK

Harvard president awaits word on her fate following backlash on antisemitism testimony

Harvard President Claudine Gay is awaiting word on her fate as leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Arizona supreme court to hear case on state’s 1864 abortion ban

After months of disarray over the legality of abortion, the state supreme court will decide whether to reinstate ‘zombie’ ban. Plus, seven ways to make your holidays a little greener

The Guardian - US

Giuliani’s lies turned my life ‘upside down’, election worker testifies

Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss are seeking up to $43m in damages after Giuliani falsely accused them of trying to steal 2020 election

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The Guardian - US

Heather Williams, president of DLCC: ‘Republicans are not listening to voters’ on abortion

It’s crucial for Democrats to connect with voters on the topic and focus on state capitols where Donald Trump allies are pressing for sweeping bans

Salon

Satan exposes GOP free speech hypocrisy

The key to understanding the GOP furor over "anti-semitism" on campus? A altar to Lucifer in the Des Moines Capitol

Ballotpedia

The next state in our series of school board elections analyses – Ohio

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 13, Brew.

Ballotpedia

It’s that time of year…Ballotpedia’s fifth annual Holiday Cookie election!

Welcome to the Tuesday, December 12, Brew.

Salon

Protect free speech to protect democracy

Intellectual isolationism won’t help the Ivy League — or the United States

Ballotpedia

Four state constitutions provide for the right to an abortion. Here are the states that may vote on abortion constitutional amendments in 2024

Four states—California, Michigan, Ohio, and Vermont—have constitutions that explicitly provide for a right to an abortion. Most recently, Ohio voters approved Issue 1 on Nov. 7, 2023, which established a state constitutional right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” including decisions about abortion, contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage…

The Guardian - US

Arizona court weighs 1864 abortion ban that risks ‘conditions of misery’

After months of disarray over the legality of abortion, the state supreme court will decide whether to reinstate ‘zombie’ ban

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