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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to remove one of the state’s House Democratic leaders, Rep. Gene Wu, calling him “the ringleader” of the dozens of Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Abbott filed the emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Wu, who represents Houston and …

Tom Hayes, Libor ‘Ringleader,’ Wins U.K. Appeal to Clear His Name  The Wall Street Journal UK Supreme Court quashes 2 bank traders’ convictions after deciding their trials were unfair  PBS Why have bankers had convictions quashed and what happens next?  BBC City trader Tom Hayes’s conviction for Libor rigging is overturned  The Guardian Vindication for two bankers. Questions for Britain’s legal system  The Economist Source …