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Conservative profs: Trump "disqualified"

“Abundant evidence” shows Trump engaged in insurrection and cannot be president, Federalist Society members write

Salon

Hitler, Burr and Trump: Show trials put the record straight for history but can also provide a powerful platform for the defendant

The trial of Donald Trump on charges that he conspired to undermine the peaceful transition of power will likely be a show trial – but not in the usual sense of the words.

The Conversation

‘Affirmative action for the privileged’: why Democrats are fighting legacy admissions

Critics argue that university’s preference toward legacy applicants exacerbates existing inequalities in higher education

The Guardian - US

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Georgia DA Fani Willis tells staff to ignore Trump’s ‘derogatory and false’ attacks

Ex-president and his team have lied about Fulton County district attorney having affair with ex-client

The Independent UK

The kingmaking Trump ally behind a cadre of rightwing judges

Aileen Cannon, the judge assigned to the documents case, is under increasing scrutiny – reflecting Leonard Leo’s impact on the US judiciary

The Guardian - US

Trump allies face potential charges in Georgia over voting machine breaches

Exclusive: Fulton county DA has evidence to charge Trump allies with computer trespass, two people briefed on the matter say

The Guardian - US

Trump's defense borrowed from rape case

A judge ruled against the "aspirational rapist" defense, and hopefully it won't work in the January 6 case

Salon

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Ousted Rep. Bryan Slaton’s tarnished legacy looms over special election to replace him

Candidates are promising to restore integrity to the district, including one Republican who has welcomed endorsements from some of Slaton’s leading supporters.

The Texas Tribune

Televising Trump's trials will hurt

It's the only way to justice

Salon

Montana GOP ignores voters on abortion

Montana Republicans passed a version of the anti-abortion proposal that voters rejected only months earlier

Salon

Could Ron DeSantis win the Republican nomination?

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has replaced his campaign manager as he aims to reset his faltering bid for the Republican Party’s 2024 nomination.

The Week

Two New Candidates Declared In Florida For State House Races

Two new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in Florida succeeding fellow party candidates.

Zenger

DeSantis is resetting his campaign again. Some Republicans worry his message is getting in the way

Ron DeSantis is dismissing concerns about his latest staffing shakeup as he returns to Iowa in the midst of a weekslong campaign reset

The Independent UK

Judge Chutkan to hear arguments in protective order fight in Trump's 2020 election conspiracy case

The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump will hear arguments over a request by prosecutors for a protective order seeking to bar the former president from publicly disclosing evidence shared by the government

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Florida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standards

Lawmakers, teachers, school board members and parents crowded into a South Florida church for a forum on Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history

The Independent UK

Arizona Democrats lose lawsuit looking to block No Labels Party

An Arizona judge has rejected the state Democratic Party’s lawsuit targeting the new No Labels Party, which many Democrats fear will boost former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House

The Independent UK

Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn arrested in 2021 after groping complaints at club, police records show

Police records show that a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump was arrested in 2021 after he was accused of repeatedly groping two women in a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona

The Independent UK

Trump has already disqualified himself from White House return – say two conservative law professors

The two law professors argue the former president should be barred under the 14th Amendment

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Ballotpedia

Two new candidates declare in Florida

Two new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in Florida between July 31 and Aug. 6, according to Ballotpedia’s ongoing tracking. This was one more candidate than the prior week.

The Independent UK

Harassment of mother and daughter poll workers could form part of Trump’s Georgia indictment, report says

Trump team have said they are expecting indictments in Fulton County case

Ballotpedia

Three new candidates declare in North Carolina

Three new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in North Carolina between July 31 and Aug. 6, according to Ballotpedia’s ongoing tracking. This was three more candidates than the prior week.

France 24

Prosecutors seek January 2 trial date for Trump in 2020 election conspiracy case

Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial date for former President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Reason

Trump Is Disqualified from Being on Any Election Ballots

Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment bans anyone from holding any federal office who has taken an oath to uphold the Constitution and who then breaks that oath by engaging in "insurrection or rebellion against the same." Donald J. Trump is precisely such a person. Trump took the Presidential oath…

The Independent UK

Newsmax forced to issue awkward disclaimer after Trump confirms he won’t sign GOP loyalty pledge

Former president opposed the pledge in 2015, but eventually agreed to sign it later that year

The Independent UK

Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn accused of inappropriately touching two women in Arizona in 2021

‘We have a high tolerance of people like being weird, but that went above and beyond,’ woman tells officers in bodycam footage

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