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Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Chair Gene Wu

Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Chair Gene Wu

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove House Democratic Caucus chair Rep. Gene Wu of Houston. The lawsuit filed by the governor’s office comes hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton made a similar threat Tuesday afternoon. However, Paxton said he wouldn’t ask courts if lawmakers can be removed until Friday afternoon – the …

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Brazil Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-president Bolsonaro – Axios

Brazil Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-president Bolsonaro  Axios Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for ex-President Jair Bolsonaro  CNN Brazil’s former president placed under house arrest after social media post  Sky News Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil judge orders house arrest of former president  BBC Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump  Reuters Source link

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The Supreme Court just revealed its plan to make gerrymandering even worse, in Louisiana v. Callais

The Supreme Court just revealed its plan to make gerrymandering even worse, in Louisiana v. Callais

One of the biggest mysteries that has emerged from the Trump-era Supreme Court is the 2023 decision in Allen v. Milligan. In Milligan, two of the Republican justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh — voted with the Court’s Democratic minority to strike down Alabama’s racially gerrymandered congressional maps, ordering the state to redraw those maps to …

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The ball remains in Micah Parsons’s court

The ball remains in Micah Parsons’s court

On Friday, Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons made it clear that he wants out. On Saturday, owner Jerry Jones called Micah’s bluff. Jones brushed off the trade request as a negotiating tactic, lumping it in with the “hurt back” that has prevented Parsons from practicing. There’s a difference, as we see it. The back injury keeps Parsons from risking further injury …

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Supreme Court sends disturbing signal on Voting Rights Act.

Supreme Court sends disturbing signal on Voting Rights Act.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Reading the tea leaves from cryptic Supreme Court orders can be perilous business because the justices are not bound by the questions they ask at oral argument, the offhand comments they make at a judicial conference, or even their …

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