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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

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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

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 Independent UK

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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 - UK

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

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

The Guardian - US

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

Salon

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

Welcome to the Tuesday, December 12, Brew.

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

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 13, Brew.

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Protect free speech to protect democracy

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

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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

The Independent UK

Will Donald Trump go to prison – and if not, why?

Former president was convicted on all 34 counts by a jury of his peers in Manhattan

Latin Times

Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman's Abortion After She Leaves State

Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from Dallas, is more than 20 weeks pregnant with a fetus with a rare genetic defect, full trisomy 18, which means it will likely die before birth or at most live a few days.

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The Independent UK

Battle over creating new court centers on equality in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city

Constitutional rights are at the center of a legal fight over a state-run court in part of Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

Florida school board may seek ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandal

A Florida school board is scheduled to consider whether to seek the resignation of a co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty group, who is embroiled in the fallout of a sexual assault investigation into her husband, the Republican Party state chairman

The Independent UK

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear sworn in for 2nd term in Republican-leaning Kentucky

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has renewed his oath of office in a ceremony at the state Capitol

The Guardian - US

Special counsel to disclose Trump’s phone data at election interference trial

Filing suggests experts could connect former president’s tweets with the movements of January 6 rioters who stormed the Capitol

The Independent UK

Trump contacted ex-Mar-a-Lago employee turned witness, report claims

Trump and associates allegedly contacted employee repeatedly after he left Mar-a-Lago

International Business Times

Supreme Court Asked To Decide If Trump Has Immunity From Prosecution

Federal prosecutors asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to rule quickly on whether former president Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution so his trial on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election can go ahead as scheduled.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Terrorized’ resident calls for city to stop McKinley Park street takeovers: ‘I hate that this has become a reality.’

Since April, Hoyne Avenue and 32nd Street near the Stevenson Expressway has been the scene of weekly racing stunts. Neighbors are tired of the disruption.

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