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The U.S. Justice Department claimed that Baltimore gave aspiring police officers an irrelevant written examination that favored applicants from privileged socioeconomic backgrounds.
Police officials have defended their subordinates’ actions, saying protesters “assaulted” at least one officer.
An attorney for the conservative plaintiffs all but admitted the motive was voter suppression, saying that if Harris County–home of Houston–votes for Biden, then the whole of Texas may turn blue.
Campaign attorneys wanted to toss out thousands of ballots in Democrat-leaning Clark County.
Thankfully, the court’s order will not invalidate ballots that have already been cast or are currently en route to polling locations.
One protester says police corralled a group of demonstrators 15 minutes before a temporary curfew was set to begin, refused to let them leave, and then arrested everyone for staying out too late.
On Monday, a split Senate voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican senators managed to overcome left-wing opposition in confirming Barrett before the general election in November. In the 52-48 vote, all but one Republican—Sen. Susan Collins of Maine—voiced support for Barrett, whom conservatives have touted as a highly-qualified
An attorney for former Uber driver Thomas Liu, who was fired in 2015, says her client frequently received unfriendly comments from drivers.
The judge said Michael Jackson’s companies cannot be held liable for the late pop star’s alleged misconduct.
The Senate is expected to take a critical procedural vote on Sunday to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. If successful, a final confirmation vote could take place as early as Monday evening. With Republicans holding a firm majority in the Senate, Barrett’s bid to advance is expected to succeed. According to CNN,