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O’Connell, Rolli running in Sept. 14 runoff election for mayor of Nashville

Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli are running in the Sept. 14 runoff election for mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. O’Connell finished first and Rolli finished second from a field of 12 candidates in the city’s nonpartisan general election on Aug. 3.

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Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Enrique Tarrio’s sentence is the longest among more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases. He was not in Washington Jan. 6, but prosecutors say he organized, led the assault from afar.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paxton loyalists, but few others, turn out for impeachment trial opening

Texans came to the Capitol to witness Tuesday’s proceedings in which the Senate rejected motions to dismiss suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment charges.

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Embattled Nueces County prosecutor joins Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

Targeted by local conservative activists, Mark Gonzalez joined an increasingly crowded 2024 primary — a move that triggered his resignation as district attorney.

The Texas Tribune

Trump's comments risk tainting a jury in federal election subversion case, special counsel says

Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is warning that former President Donald Trump’s “daily” statements risk tainting a jury pool in Washington in the criminal case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

The Independent UK

State issues guidance on co-pays for undocumented — just as advocates gathered to criticize Pritzker for health care cuts

Advocates argued the rules changes were too costly for low-income patients. The governor’s office said co-pays should not have been charged yet anyway, though they are expected to resume eventually.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years for attack on US Capitol

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.

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Enrique Tarrio, ex-Proud Boys leader, gets 22 years for US Capitol riot

Tarrio, convicted of seditious conspiracy, gets longest prison sentence to date in relation to January 6, 2021, attack.

Al Jazeera

Ken Paxton impeachment trial begins with sniping: “Slow creep of corruption” vs. “nothing of significance”

After senators rejected the suspended attorney general’s bid to dismiss all accusations against him, lawyers for both sides laid out their cases and impeachment managers called their first witness.

The Texas Tribune

Former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years over US Capitol attack

Sentencing of Enrique Tarrio caps one of the most significant prosecutions in the investigation into the January 6 attack

The Guardian - US

Chicago’s interim top cop shakes up command staff on way out the door

Some of Waller’s choices have troubled records. Two commanders have been accused of fostering a hostile work environment, and two other commanders have been named in costly lawsuits.

Chicago Sun-Times

Georgia attorney general charges 61 ‘Cop City’ protesters with racketeering

The protesters had been involved in attempts to stop the construction of a new police training facility in the US.

Al Jazeera

Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map

Ohio voting-rights groups want to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio’s unconstitutional congressional map

The Independent UK

Complaints over campaign comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court justice are dismissed

A state judiciary disciplinary panel has rejected several complaints lodged against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz alleging that she violated the judicial code of ethics for comments she made during the campaign

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New York attorney general asks judge to fine Trump over ‘frivolous’ arguments

Letitia James says Trump family is rehashing failed legal arguments in $250m civil suit over company’s business affairs

The Independent UK

Can Trump be banned from 2024 race? Legal experts divided on 14th amendment arguments

Legal effort seeks to bar supporters of ‘rebellion’ or ‘insurrection from serving

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Burning Man disaster was an ‘act of God’ and trapped revellers are ‘brainwashed’

Rampant – and debunked – conspiracy theories have spread online about the chaotic festival in the Nevada desert

The Independent UK

A Georgia redistricting trial begins with a clash over what federal law requires for Black voters

Challengers to Georgia’s voting district maps are telling a federal judge that the state is legally required to provide more political opportunities to Black voters

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Salon

Trump's co-defendants ready to flip?

Strategy emerging for Meadows and other co-defendants: "Portray yourself as a helpless pawn," pin blame on Trump

Al Jazeera

Trump’s White House chief of staff pleads not guilty in Georgia case

Mark Meadows joins Trump and other co-defendants in waiving formal arraignment hearings in US election subversion case.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton cannot be forced to testify at his impeachment trial, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick rules

The suspended attorney general argued that he should have the same protection from testifying as any defendant in a criminal trial. Patrick, acting as trial judge, agreed.

The Independent UK

Can Donald Trump pardon himself?

Ex-president, now fighting four indictments himself, liberally handed out executive clemency orders to his political allies from the White House

The Independent UK

Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election: The federal investigation, explained

A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Trump could face an extensive list of trials next year. Here are all the court dates

Ex-president will be attending multiple trials in 2024 while campaigning for the White House

The Independent UK

What is an arraignment? Trump has just avoided his fourth

Republican 2024 candidate is the first former US president ever to face criminal charges

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