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For the most part, those cases aren't handled by the federal government.

JUST IN: Federal judge dismisses proposed class-action suit claiming Gannett's diversity policies discriminated against White employees and job applicants. Judge Ronnie Alston (Trump/EDVA) will allow re-filing, though. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

NEW: DOJ says it will press ahead with obstruction charges in some Jan. 6 cases, its first move to salvage the felony counts since the Supreme Court sharply narrowed the way the law can be used. w/ Josh Gerstein politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

Reuters safety adviser Ryan Evans was killed and two Reuters journalists were injured in a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk reut.rs/3X7Mld0

CNN: “Mark Zuckerberg says Meta was ‘pressured’ by Biden administration to censor Covid-related content in 2021” cnn.com/2024/08/27/bus…

Bragg’s office has filed a letter w/court saying they oppose staying proceedings in hush money case during Trump’s removal effort. They also note no scheduling conflict w/Trump’s DC case “for corruptly interfering with the peaceful transfer of power” after 2020 election.

News literacy, boy I dunno.

BREAKING: Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's request to intervene in wake of hush money conviction apnews.com/article/trump-…

I am very intrigued by Jeff Asher new Real Time Crime Index, which seeks to fill major lags in national data by tracking a representative sample of 300+ agencies. FBI is notoriously slow on national numbers. semafor.com/article/09/04/…

BREAKING: The U.S. government charges former Trump 2016 campaign adviser Dimitri Simes with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds. apnews.com/article/trump-…

Justice Merchan will decide *tomorrow* on Trump’s motion to delay sentencing.

The number of statements last night implying that the vice president has much constitutional authority to do anything was appalling. (VPs don't sign things or have power to ban things.)

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance attend the 23rd anniversary remembrance ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City reut.rs/3MF02Lp 📷 Mike Segar

there but for the grace of god

JUST IN: Jack Smith signals his brief on presidential immunity, due Thursday, will come in at 180 pages.

NEW: The new election rules in Georgia will almost certainly *not* hamstring the certification of the state’s electoral votes. And even if certification is delayed, such delays do not open up a legal loophole for Trump to steal the presidency. I explain ⬇️ lawfaremedia.org/article/will-g…

Breaking: A federal judge GRANTS Special Counsel Jack Smith's request to file a "comprehensive brief" (up to 180 pages), including a “substantial number of exhibits” in Trump's election subversion case. Ruling here 🔗 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

News: Smartmatic has reached settlement with Newsmax on eve of trial for defamation suit over false claims of fraud in 2020 presidential elections. More to come.