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Democratic Sens. Launch Investigation Over Torture Allegations At Alligator Alcatraz: 'Confinement In Small Cage-Like Structure'

Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into allegations of torture at the detention facility center in Florida known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

Latin Times

In Senate Testimony on DHS Shootings, Kristi Noem Lies About Her Lies

The homeland security secretary blatantly misrepresented what she said about Alex Pretti on the day he was killed.

Reason

FBI response to Brown mass shooting was delayed because Kash Patel was in Florida with one of the agency’s jets: report

New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for FBI director’s resignation over the alleged incident

The Independent UK

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Criminal Justice Reformers Should Welcome Pam Bondi's Gun Rights Restoration Initiative

Democratic critics of the new program overlook the injustice of permanently disarming Americans who pose no threat to public safety.

Reason

US judges who rule against Trump are being barraged with abuse and threats, experts warn

Verbal attacks by Trump and allies are creating a hostile climate that endangers judges’ safety, experts say

The Guardian - US

Trump Administration's Position on President's Power to Remove Commission Members

From the letter sent yesterday to Senator Richard Durbin (the ranking minority member on the Senate Judiciary Committee) by Acting… The post Trump Administration's Position on President's Power to Remove Commission Members appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Senate Judiciary Committee Debates FBI Director Nominee's Controversial Statements

Senate Judiciary Committee debates Kash Patel's nomination for FBI director based on past statements and actions.

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Biden stays out of ‘stop the steal’ flag row as Democrats call on SCOTUS judge to recuse himself

‘The President believes that the American flag is sacred,’ White House press secretary says as Democrats call on Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself for Jan 6 cases

The Independent UK

Vox preservare: Landmarks commission hearings are a chance to speak up for Century and Consumers buildings

The U.S. General Services Administration and the federal judges pushing for demolition would do well to hear and abide by what could be a flood of testimony next week in favor of saving the buildings.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jackie Calmes: Here's what's so frightening about the Supreme Court's latest power trip

A 6-3 conservative supermajority has really put the "supreme" in "Supreme Court," and not in a good way.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court ethics hearings face tough, but necessary, road to reform

The hearings, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, began this week and are perhaps the only vehicle, at this stage, to leverage public pressure that could lead to an ethics code for the nation’s highest court.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden officials reach out to Republicans to help confirm judges

The new approach reflects the reality of both a close Senate and Sen. Feinstein's absence

Axios

Durbin must invite Clarence Thomas to testify about gifts, free travel from Harlan Crow

If Thomas doesn’t show up to testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his ties to the Republican billionaire Crow, make the declination part of the rapidly growing record against the Supreme Court justice.

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The Independent UK

Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports

Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is being asked to testify to Congress as scrutiny mounts around Justice Clarence Thomas

Chicago Sun-Times

New U.S. attorney shouldn’t be another white male

With many immensely qualified women and people of color ready to serve, President Joe Biden should appoint a leader of this office — serving a large and diverse metropolitan region — who better reflects the citizens the office serves.

The Guardian - US

How the Durham inquiry backfired to show weaponization of Trump DoJ

Investigation into origin of FBI Trump-Russia inquiry is ending with little to show but questions over its own political bias

Chicago Tribune

Jesús ‘Chuy’ García's congressional campaign says it will return Bankman-Fried money to investors

CHICAGO — Chicago mayoral candidate Jesús “Chuy” García’s congressional campaign says it will cut a check for $2,900 to repay clients of a collapsed cryptocurrency exchange the same amount of money the disgraced former head of the business contributed to García’s reelection war chest.

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From casino plans to building preservation, 2022 was a busy year in Chicago architecture

And there will be much more to come in 2023.

Chicago Tribune

Federal, Illinois lawmakers continue push for gun-control measures in wake of July 4 mass shooting

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — After a gunman killed seven people and wounded dozens firing 83 shots in less than a minute from an assault rifle at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade, U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, quickly pushed a ban on military weapons through the House of Representatives.

Chicago Sun-Times

Put Kroger and Albertsons merger plan under a Senate microscope

Given the escalating price of groceries and the amount of food insecurity locally and nationally, a Senate subcommittee should move ahead quickly with hearings on the merger plan.

Salon

An "herbal remedy" results in death

Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, died of "adverse effects of white mulberry leaf"

Tribune News Service

Congressman’s wife died after taking herbal remedy marketed for diabetes and weight loss

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The wife of a Northern California congressman died late last year after ingesting a plant that is generally considered safe and is used as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, including diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol, KHN has learned.

Chicago Sun-Times

Keep working to transform the Chicago River’s South Branch

A new $1 million in federal funding will help restore habitat, including along Bubbly Creek.

Chicago Sun-Times

Are the endangered Century and Consumer buildings headed toward landmark status?

Let’s hope so. It would be a better fate than the federal government’s plan to demolish the structures for a security plaza.

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