And another day of lawsuits, admissions, executive orders in TN, a filibuster in NE, anti-trans bills taking a toll on mental health, abusing children in AZ, TX Rs damaging State U’s, closing libraries, auctioning off murder weapons, cutting water on the CO River, low sex drives, and AI detecting lung cancer comes to a close:
“The last day on which a majority of #SCOTUS Justices had been appointed by Democratic presidents was May 14, *1969.* We hadn’t even walked on the Moon.” — Steve Vladeck
Manhattan DA sues Rep. Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a federal lawsuit against Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, accusing the Republican of a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him over his indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Tennessee Speaker admits his family lives hours away from the district he represents. In addition to not living in Crossville, Sexton has also not paid his property taxes on his two-bedroom condo in Crossville for the last two years, according to the Cumberland County website. Under Tennessee law, "[t]he place where a married person's spouse and family have their habitation is presumed to be the person's place of residence." So, now that Sexton admitted he and his family live in Nashville, there is a presumption that Sexton also resides in Nashville for the purpose of voting registration. That would make his representation of District 25 unconstitutional since he wouldn't be "a qualified voter of that district." — But he helped expel two black House members last week for violating “rules of decorum.”
Tennessee GOP governor signs executive order strengthening background checks. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, signed an executive order Tuesday to strengthen background checks and called on the General Assembly to pass the equivalent of a red flag law.
Behind one Nebraska lawmaker's filibuster to oppose anti-LGBTQ legislation. Nebraska lawmakers haven't passed a single bill this session. That's because state Senator Machaela Cavanagh has filibustered on the floor of the state legislature for more than a month, just like she promised to do back in February. — For 12 hours a day, five days a week. — “If this legislature collectively decides that legislating hate against children is our priority, then I am going to make it painful - painful for everyone…These bills don't come from a place to elevate a specific community. They come from a place of trying to eradicate their existence. And all I can think of is that that is a very hateful way to do public policy. So, you know, to be concise, that's legislating hate.”
Anti-trans bills take toll on mental health. The record-setting number of bills targeting the transgender community is already harming trans' youths mental health, experts and advocates warn…In poll released earlier this year by the Trevor Project, 86% of transgender and nonbinary youth said the recent debates over state laws restricting the rights of transgender people have negatively impacted their mental health. Among all LGBTQ+ youth, 1 in 3 reported cyberbullying or online harassment, 1 in 4 reported that they stopped speaking to a family member or relative, and 1 in 5 reported bullying…Last year, 45% of LGBTQ+ youth reported seriously considering a suicide attempt. That number was higher for gender-diverse youth, peaking at nearly 60% for transgender boys and young men.
Trump-aligned Arizona sheriff to officially enter key Senate race. Mark Lamb, the sheriff of Pinal County, has filed paperwork to run for Senate in Arizona, entering the unpredictable three-way race for the seat currently held by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Lamb is the first prominent Republican to formally join the primary, which could escalate further with the entry of Kari Lake, the far-right unsuccessful 2022 Arizona gubernatorial nominee who has also teased a bid.
Arizona court upholds clergy privilege in child abuse case. The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under a state law that exempts religious officials from having to report child sex abuse if they learn of the crime during a confessional setting. -- Just an excuse to allow men to sexually abuse children. Leave the pews.
How Republicans’ threats to tenure and diversity might undercut their own efforts to advance Texas’ universities. Yet as Texas lawmakers appear poised to make a historic financial investment in these schools, they are simultaneously advancing a slew of bills that would threaten faculty tenure and defund diversity programs — decisions that educators and students say would sabotage Texas’ lofty research goals and damage its reputation nationally.
Vietnam to introduce landmark new bill making it easier for trans people to change gender. The proposed law would allow people the right to change gender identity, request a different gender identity to the one assigned at birth and the right to choose a medical intervention method for gender-reaffirming surgery.
Texas House budgets $545 million for prison air conditioning. The Senate hasn’t offered anything. Sweltering heat has killed inmates, driven away prison workers and cost taxpayers millions in lawsuits. The House budget would provide air conditioning for 46 prisons, but it’s unclear if the Senate will sign on.
Texas county weighs closing local library after federal judge orders banned books returned to circulation. The Llano County commissioners have scheduled for Thursday a special meeting in which the first item on the agenda is whether to "continue or cease operations" at the library.
Gun Used in Deadly Louisville Shooting to Be Auctioned Off—Under State Law. The AR-15-style rifle used by a gunman to kill five people at a bank in Louisville on Monday morning will be auctioned off to the public in the future, according to Mayor Craig Greenberg.
Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other major cities could face huge water cuts in feds’ proposed plan to save the Colorado River. The Biden administration on Tuesday released a highly anticipated analysis of the Colorado River crisis that paints a dire picture of what that river system’s collapse would portend for the West’s major cities, farmers and Native tribes. In the draft analysis, the US Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation offers two different scenarios for how to slash water usage should the levels in Lakes Mead and Powell continue to plummet, with the immediate goal of keeping enough Colorado River flowing through the Glen Canyon and Hoover dams to supply hydroelectric power to hundreds of thousands of customers. But the implications of the analysis go far beyond hydropower.
‘It just didn’t enter my mind to initiate sex;’ Low sex drive in men linked to chemical imbalance. Experts believe HSDD affects at least 10% of women and up to 8% of men, although those numbers may be low.
Promising new AI can detect early signs of lung cancer that doctors can't see. The new AI tool, called Sybil, was developed by scientists at the Mass General Cancer Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. In one study, it was shown to accurately predict whether a person will develop lung cancer in the next year 86% to 94% of the time.
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