4 Reasons We Should Worry About Missing Crime Data: The FBI’s crime data is still incomplete — and politicians are taking advantage. (www.themarshallproject.org)
Russian general in Ukraine says he was fired after accusing defense ministry of betraying troops (www.cnn.com)
I can’t recall the name of the general Prigozhin wanted fired. I’m too lazy to check. Was this the one?
Ron DeSantis May Have a Successor in the Wings: Byron Donalds (web.archive.org)
Minnesota’s Republican Party Is Totally Broke (www.thedailybeast.com)
Kamala Harris plans tour energizing key Democratic groups in coming weeks (www.nbcnews.com)
As the House Slashes Funding for State and Local Election Departments, the Senate Should Do Better (www.democracydocket.com)
Tommy Tuberville says he can’t be racist because he’s a football coach – after white nationalist comments (www.independent.co.uk)
House GOP right flank wins votes on hot-button defense bill amendments (thehill.com)
House Republicans reached an agreement to allow votes on controversial amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), resolving a battle within the party while potentially making passage of the must-pass bill more difficult.
Chinese hackers breach email of Commerce Secretary Raimondo and State Department officials (www.washingtonpost.com)
By Ellen Nakashima, Joseph Menn and Shane Harris...
The FBI is Getting a New Headquarters. Will Americans Get a New FBI? (www.lawfaremedia.org)
The headquarters decision comes amid a turbulent period for the FBI. Public controversy is not new to the bureau. But fights over its power have grown more frequent and intense since 2016, when election-season cameos by FBI Director James Comey infuriated partisans of all stripes. Most recently, a declassified court opinion...
Pro-Trump protester Ray Epps files defamation suit against Fox News (www.nbcnews.com)
Abolition Is Practical: Experimenting and putting our ideas into practice will be how we move closer to a world without the harms of policing, prisons, and punishment. (inquest.org)
Prison–industrial complex (PIC) abolition is the political praxis that seeks to eliminate the use of surveillance, policing, sentencing, imprisonment, and execution and to build healthy, stable, self-determined societies that do not rely on coercion and vengeance to address harm. It’s important to note that detention and...
Can Domestic Violence and Community Violence Be Interrupted at the Same Time? (www.thetrace.org)
New Jersey abolishes public defender reimbursement fees in felony cases (sixthamendment.org)
How could (and how would) the University of Virginia begin tracking political and religious affiliation? (richmond.com)
Conservatives with ties to Virginia’s higher education system say that students and faculty at the state’s flagship university may reflect a diversity of race and gender but not of religion and politics....
The Disturbing Prison Conditions Facing Chanel Lewis (www.thenation.com)
To convict him of murder, the NYPD unlawfully used a secretive DNA lab. Now incarcerated, Lewis was reportedly confined to his cell where his toilet wasn’t functioning.
Arizona man targeted by January 6 conspiracy theorists sues Fox News for defamation | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
A Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next legal battle? (apnews.com)
The Biden administration calls it a “student loan safety net.” Opponents call it a backdoor attempt to make college free. And it could be the next battleground in the legal fight over student loan relief....
The Case That Could Be Fox’s Next Dominion (www.nytimes.com)
Tucker Carlson, before he was sidelined by Fox, repeatedly endorsed a conspiracy theory about an Arizona man, who may sue for defamation. Legal experts say it would be a viable case.
Murdoch is realizing that he’s stuck with the monster he created (www.washingtonpost.com)
703 Ways Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Conduct Bears No Resemblance to Hillary Clinton’s Emails (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Senators offer bill to block any U.S. president from leaving NATO (www.reuters.com)
Trump Says Hunter Biden Should’ve Gotten the Death Penalty for Not Paying His Taxes on Time (www.vanityfair.com)
No word on what he thinks the penalty for someone accused of inciting an insurrection and obstructing a federal investigation should be.
Pro-Trump protester Ray Epps files defamation suit against Fox News (www.nbcnews.com)
Lawyers for Epps accused Fox News of telling a “fantastical story” that he fueled the violence that erupted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds (www.cnn.com)
