Black voters + Dems have asked full Fourth Circuit to review claim that state legislative districts were drawn to dilute Black voting power. Say its too late for 2024 but they want map changed before 2026. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

From Spencer Hsu, how Supreme Court taking up Jan. 6 case set to be heard next week has helped some rioters get out of prison even before oral argument washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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IDF bombed WCK aid convoy 3 times, targeting armed Hamas member who wasn't there haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

#NEW : Days after the Dali toppled the Key Bridge, the ship's owner filed a lawsuit to cap the total payout at $43.6 million, using a law that protected the Titanic's owner.
The ship's owner had 6 months to file, it took them 6 days. (h/t Maddi O'Neill) wbaltv.com/article/bridge…

Not a joke: the former chef of DC's Mari Vanna was allegedly a Russian spy.

This story is truly wild: washingtonian.com/2024/04/01/an-…

Court rejects claim challenging North Carolina map for diluting Black vote — via ⁦Rachel Weiner⁩ and ⁦Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff⁩ washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Wow. On his first day in his office, new St. Tammany coroner calls in a bomb threat that wasn't a bomb threat, worries his office was bugged and shuts down a rape kit program because he's 'a businessman' and 'it's not a moneymaker.'

By Alex Lubben

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MUST READ this important package by Lauren Weber & Sabrina Malhi.
Women are getting off hormonal birth control amid a flood of misinformation driven by social media influencers & conservative commentators - with serious consequences in post-Roe America.
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Afternoon Jan. 6 update. In custody: Peter Navarro. Out of custody: Stefanie Lambert (until tomorrow when she must turn herself in to police in Michigan)

Peter Navarro reports to prison for contempt in Jan. 6 investigation, via Mariana Alfaro Rachel Weiner washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Stefanie Lambert now being held at the D.C. jail after her arrest at the federal courthouse yesterday. Prosecutors in Michigan say they tried to avoid this situation but she kept refusing to show up in court. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Michigan lawyer who claimed election fraud arrested after Dominion hearing — via ⁦Rachel Weiner⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

EXCLUSIVE: Federal agent accuses DHS of failing to protect her from sexual misconduct. Authorities say allegations of improper behavior are referred for possible internal investigations. Report by Maria Sacchetti The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

NEW: Pentagon report finds no evidence of alien visits, hidden spacecraft. Claims about secret government programs reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology are based on “circular reporting” and hearsay, investigators found. washingtonpost.com/national-secur… W/ Dan Lamothe

Casa Ruby founder charged with fraud, laundering of pandemic relief funds washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Fourth Circuit rules, for the third time, that South Carolina has to let Medicaid recipients use Planned Parenthood ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/21104…

They did throw out an 'interfering with the administration of justice' enhancement, so he and many others will get resentenced -- but since judges usually go below guidelines anyway, that is likely more of an administrative headache for the courts than a win for the defendants.

D.C. Circuit upholds obstruction charge again, says violent conduct not necessary -- but expecting/preparing for violence might be washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Just in time for Passover!