Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 1, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — A former member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group who smashed a window at the U.S. Capitol in the building’s first breach of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison —… Continue reading Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, then declares, ‘Trump won!’
ACLU sues Tennessee district attorney who promises to enforce the state’s new anti-drag show ban
Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 1, 2023 NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law placing strict limits on drag shows is once again facing a legal challenge after a local district attorney warned Pride organizers that he intends to enforce the new statute despite a federal judge ruling the ban… Continue reading ACLU sues Tennessee district attorney who promises to enforce the state’s new anti-drag show ban
Biden says action needed against ‘hate-fueled violence’ after racist shooting in Florida
VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called Monday for action to end the type of “hate-fueled violence” that authorities said motivated a white man to fatally shoot three Black people at a Florida store over the weekend. Biden said people must speak out about injustice.… Continue reading Biden says action needed against ‘hate-fueled violence’ after racist shooting in Florida
Ex-Proud Boys organizer gets 17 years in prison, second longest sentence in Jan. 6 Capitol riot case
VOL. 47 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 1, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the… Continue reading Ex-Proud Boys organizer gets 17 years in prison, second longest sentence in Jan. 6 Capitol riot case
Trump chief of staff Meadows says actions laid out in Georgia indictment were part of his job
VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Meadows testified in court Monday that actions detailed in a sweeping indictment that accuses him of participating in an illegal conspiracy to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss were all part of his job as White House chief of staff.… Continue reading Trump chief of staff Meadows says actions laid out in Georgia indictment were part of his job
March 4 trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election
Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting a defense request to… Continue reading March 4 trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election
Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make
VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — As John Eastman prepared to surrender to Georgia authorities last week for an indictment related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, he issued a statement denouncing the criminal case as targeting attorneys “for their zealous advocacy on behalf of their… Continue reading Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make
Meadows takes stand at hearing over request to move Georgia election case to federal court
VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Meadows took the witness stand Monday at a hearing in Atlanta over whether the Trump White House chief of staff should be allowed to fight the Georgia indictment accusing him of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election… Continue reading Meadows takes stand at hearing over request to move Georgia election case to federal court
Free speech or orderly business: House sign rules remain blocked, judge rules
A Nashville judge ruled on Monday afternoon that controversial Tennessee House rules banning signs from the chamber’s galleries and committee rooms will remain blocked. As a special legislative session began last week, the House adopted new rules. But the ACLU of Tennessee promptly sued after state troopers removed activists from a House committee hearing for… Continue reading Free speech or orderly business: House sign rules remain blocked, judge rules
Arraignment for Trump, 18 others charged in the Georgia election case scheduled for Sept. 6
Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 35 | Friday, August 25, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia are scheduled to be arraigned next week on charges they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. All… Continue reading Arraignment for Trump, 18 others charged in the Georgia election case scheduled for Sept. 6