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The Conversation: A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’
The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and moral crusades, is whether a democracy can tolerate the possibility of persuasion.
There’s a certain school of thought that says no. Persuasion is too perilous.
I call this way of thinking “swallow-a-fly logic.” I’m referring, o ... (full story)
Colorado appeals panel skeptical of sentencing for former county clerk who breached election systems
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado appeals panel seemed skeptical that a judge could use former county clerk Tina Peters' insistence on spreading election conspiracy theories as part of the reason to sentence her to nine years in prison for orchestrating a data breach of election equipment.
The three-judge panel was dismissive of ma ... (full story)
State
How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year. But long-standing disagreements over abortion coverage are threatening to block any compromise and leave millions of Americans with higher premiums.
Despite signi ... (full story)
Jack Smith testifies at a public hearing about his Trump investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are grilling former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith at a congressional hearing that's expected to focus fresh attention on two criminal investigations that shadowed Donald Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign.
Smith testified behind closed doors last month but ret ... (full story)