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Justice Department sues Connecticut and Arizona as part of effort to get voter data from the states

Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request from the U.S. Justice Department to turn over detailed voter information

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AmeriCorps gets $184 million in funding back after lawsuit challenged Trump cuts, officials say

AmeriCorps was started in 1993 and was tasked with supporting state and local civic programs with members and volunteers from across the country

The Independent UK

Lawsuit challenges billions of dollars in Trump administration funding cuts

Attorneys general from more than 20 states have filed a federal lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in cuts made by the Trump administration that would fund everything from crime prevention to food security

The Independent UK

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Houston-based Avelo Airlines faces backlash for deportation flights

The first commercial airline to use its planes to deport migrants says contract ‘too valuable not to pursue’.

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Medicaid and taxes and SNAP, oh my - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including ad campaigns and vulnerable lawmakers.

Roll Call

Federal Judge To Hear Arguments On Birthright Citizenship Lawsuit

Federal judge in Seattle hears arguments on lawsuit challenging Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship. Lawsuits argue 14th Amendment guarantees...

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A bid to block Trump's cancellation of birthright citizenship is in federal court

A federal judge is set to hear the first arguments in a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents' immigration status

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Trump's Push to End Birthright Citizenship Already Sparks Legal Showdown

Trump's move has sparked immediate backlash. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong pledged swift legal action, saying, "We will sue imminently."

Latin Times

Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan - Roll Call

The 5-4 opinion will send victims of the opioid crisis back to settlement negotiations with the company and the Sackler family.

Roll Call

Brickbat: DNA Doesn't Lie

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has agreed to pay $25.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two men who each spent over 30 years in prison after they were convicted of murder based on testimony from a state forensic scientist that a judge later determined to be false. No…

Reason

Judge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut's landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook

A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting until a gun rights group’s lawsuit against the statute has concluded

The Independent UK

US Supreme Court clears way for dredging disposal site in Long Island Sound

The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated a challenge to billions of dollars of Connecticut military and commercial shipping interests by clearing the way for a new disposal site in eastern Long Island Sound for potentially hazardous materials dredged from state harbors to maintain them for navigation.

Tribune News Service

States shield addresses of judges, workers after threats

More and more states are shielding the home addresses of judges and other public employees following attacks or threats made against them

The Independent UK

Connecticut state Rep. Quentin Williams killed in wrong-way crash

HARTFORD, Conn. — State Rep. Quentin “Q” Williams, 39, was killed in a crash early Thursday, according to multiple state officials.

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In the wake of Sandy Hook massacre, a sense of duty to prevent further tragedy compelled Connecticut lawmakers to act on guns

HARTFORD, Conn. — As the initial shock and horror of the deaths of 20 young children and six female educators at a Newtown elementary school was still fresh in everyone’s mind, Connecticut’s top legislators decided they needed to do something.

The Independent UK

Bodycam video shows police officer fatally shooting man accused of killing his partners in ambush

Attorney general says two deceased officers ‘died as heroes’

Chicago Sun-Times

Juul Labs, target of $440 million settlement, has given Illinois pols over $120,000 since 2020

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch has been a major recipient of the company’s giving, campaign-finance records show.

Benzinga

E-Cigarette Maker To Pay Over $430M To Settle Multi-State Vaping Inquiry, Cannabis Investors Need To Pay Attention

E-cigarette producer Juul Labs agreed to pay $438.5 million to 34 states and territories to sort out a two-year bipartisan investigation into its marketing and sales practices.

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Juul reaches $439 million settlement over marketing to children

Juul Labs Inc. reached an agreement in principle to pay $438.5 million to 33 states to resolve a two-year bipartisan probe into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices, particularly claims that it marketed addictive nicotine products to children.

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Juul will pay nearly $440 million to settle states' investigation into teen vaping

The electronic cigarette maker has agreed to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states and Puerto Rico into the marketing of its vaping products, which have been blamed for a surge in teen vaping.

The Independent UK

Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states' teen vaping probe

Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a multi-state investigation into its vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping

Reason

State Reactions to the SCOTUS Ruling Against Discretionary Carry-Permit Laws Range From Compliance to Defiance

Some states promptly eliminated subjective standards, while others refused to recognize the decision's implications.

The Independent UK

Legal battles likely as divided states grapple with abortion

The Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion likely will lead to legal battles as already divided states grapple with the new landscape of abortion access

Tribune News Service

Romance scams bedevil law enforcement

Jeanne Aikens was a widow in her late 60s when she found a new love. Or so she thought.

Tribune News Service

Biden nominates associate state Attorney General Vanessa Avery as Connecticut’s first Black female US attorney

HARTFORD, Conn. — President Joe Biden has nominated associate state Attorney General Vanessa Avery to be Connecticut’s next U.S. attorney, the state’s top federal law enforcement officer.

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