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1/ Yesterday, Ron DeSantis signed a bill that would ban most abortions in Florida after 6 weeks. He signed the law just after it cleared the legislature in the afternoon, but with no fanfare or publicity. There wasn’t even an announcement that he’d signed it until after 11 p.m.
2/ Perhaps it’s too much to have even a glimmer of hope here, but if Republicans are so afraid of the measures they are passing that they don’t think they can withstand the light of day, it means they know they aren’t reflecting the views of the people who elected them to serve.
3/ The Women’s March was the day after Trump was inaugurated. It was a day of both fear & solidarity, with knitters like me making the ubiquitous pink hats that turned Trump’s comment about grabbing women by the p***y into a protest statement. We were right to be concerned. Image
4/ If the plaintiffs & the judge in the mifepristone case get their way, access to safe, at home medication abortion will end. The slide down the slippery slope is underway.

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Apr 12
1/Manhattan DA Bragg filed a lawsuit yesterday, accusing the House Judic Cmte of tactics that lack any legislative purpose. “Chairman Jordan is not..free to unconstitutionally deploy Congress’s limited subpoena power for raw political retaliation, intimidation, or obstruction.”
2/The principle of hands-off of ongoing criminal investigations is well established. That makes sense. Congress passes laws; it has no power to prosecute. So, Jim Jordan doesn’t get to decide whether a criminal investigation can proceed & he has no oversight of a state DA.
3/More here about Bragg's lawsuit & the judge's promptly issued scheduling order. She gave the Judic Cmte until 9:00 a.m. on April 17, 2023, to respond, with a hearing to follow on April 19, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. joycevance.substack.com/p/alvin-bragg-…
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Apr 7
1/ What Tennessee did yesterday isn't just reprehensible. It also violates well-established law. In December of 1966, the United States Court unanimously decided a case called Bond v. Floyd. Julian Bond was a Black man, elected to the Georgia legislature. Image
2/ Several months after the election in June 1965 a civil rights organization Mr. Bond belonged to issued an anti-war statement about Vietnam, which he endorsed. White members of the Georgia House challenged Bond's right to be seated, After a hearing they refused to seat him.
3/Bond sued. He lost. While the appeal was pending, he was re-elected in a special election. Again, the House refused to seat him. He was elected in the regular election in 1966 & SCOTUS unanimously decided the case in his favor in December. What was the basis for their ruling?
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Apr 6
1/ Staggering new reporting from @propublica on Justice Thomas, who has been taking annual & perhaps more frequent trips with billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow & his friends. Read the full piece-long but worth it. I'll add a few tidbits below. propublica.org/article/claren…
2/"Crow's access to the justice extends to anyone the businessman chooses to invite along. Thomas’ frequent vacations at Topridge have brought him into contact with corporate executives and political activists. During just one trip in July 2017, Thomas’ fellow guests included...
3/executives at Verizon and PricewaterhouseCoopers, major Republican donors and one of the leaders of the American Enterprise Institute, a pro-business conservative think tank, according to records reviewed by ProPublica." A painting of Thomas & others...
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Apr 4
1/Most indictments are bare bones. They recite a minimum of information necessary to show that all the elements of a crime are established: actus reus (conduct), mens rea (state of mind), & any attendant circumstances.
2/The exception to the bare-bones indictment that we’re familiar with from the past few years is the “speaking indictment” that tells more of the story of the crime. We often see that with conspiracy indictments or in more complicated cases. Hopefully we get that today wit Trump.
3/ If Trump is charged with falsifying business records, prosecutors would have to prove that he had:
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Apr 3
1/ Tuesday, we learn the details of the Manhattan DA’s indictment when it’s unsealed ahead of Trump’s arraignment. Arraignment is the first time a defendant appears in front of a judge after being indicted. Trump will be advised of the charges against him and of his rights.
2/ News organizations including NYT, AP & NBC have asked the judge for cameras in the court because “the gravity of this proceeding—unprecedented & historic arraignment of a former US President—& consequently the need for the broadest possible public access, cannot be overstated”
3/ The argument is a compelling one. Other high-profile cases, like the prosecution of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, have demonstrated the benefits of having cameras in the courtroom. It’s possible to cover the trial, while protecting witnesses and the jury, but..
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1/ Yesterday a grand jury indicted Donald Trump. We don’t know what the charges are yet, because the indictment is still sealed. That’s not unusual. Typically, indictments remain sealed until a defendant is arraigned. Here, that’s expected to happen on Tuesday.
2/The law prohibits Prosecutors from sharing details about the indictment while it’s still sealed. The judge entered a limited order, permitting Bragg to confirm the grand jury returned an indictment, but not to comment on the charges. We don't know what the charges look like.
3/Be cautious if anyone tells you the indictment is strong or weak, or assesses its chance of success before we know exactly what's in it. The DA isn't talking. Trump & his supporters may, but they have obvious reasons for calling the case weak or the judge biased, with no basis.
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