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Texas House Holds Call Session as Many Democrats Remain out of State

The Texas House of Representatives holds call session for the legislative session at 11 a.m. on Aug. 16, while many Democratic state lawmakers have still not returned to Texas.

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Supreme Court Being Asked to Hear Magazine Capacity Case

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Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid to End Child Detention Policy Seen as Fueling Illegal Immigration

The Trump administration blames the decades-old policy for incentivizing families to cross with children knowing they will be released quickly.

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US Taking ‘Special Measures’ to Protect People Possibly Exposed in Court Records Hack

The U.S. government is taking unspecified “special measures” to protect people potentially exposed in a recent hack of court records, a top U.S. Department of Justice official said on Thursday. The hack of the federal judiciary’s filing systems has raised concerns across the judiciary since it was disclosed last month, in part because of reports […]

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Most Californians Oppose Suggested Redistricting Changes: Poll

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to adopt temporary congressional maps to favor Democrats is facing strong opposition, a new poll shows.

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Democrats Introduce Measure to Terminate Trump’s D.C. Takeover

Axios   A group of House and Senate Democrats on Friday introduced a joint resolution that would put an end to President Trump’s control of the city’s police force. The measure is an extreme long-shot, but it is a show of strong Democratic opposition to a move that many in the party say amounts to a chilling and unprecedented power-grab. Axios was first to report on Wednesday that Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, planned to introduce a measure terminating the crime emergency. READ THE FULL STORY              

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SCOTUS asked to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges

Obergefell must be revisited so that a ruling that respects both the rights of persons and the longstanding authority of state and local governments (to define that which they govern) can take its place. Any consistently applied definition does not violate Equal Protection, be it a marriage, a legal partnership, a corporation, or a female athlete. Justice Thomas is clearly right that the flawed and destructive…

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