The Washington Post reports, Advocate tells lawmakers of ‘stealth’ efforts to influence Supreme Court: Evangelical minister Robert L. Schenck recruited wealthy Christian couples to serve as “stealth missionaries” at the Supreme Court for about two decades, forging friendships with conservative justices to “bolster” their views, particularly on abortion, Schenck told the House Judiciary Committee on … Read more
Democracy Docket reports, Arizona Court of Appeals Hears GOP Challenge to 1991 Mail-in Voting Law: On Wednesday, Dec. 7, three judges of the Arizona Court of Appeals heard oral argument in a case brought by the Arizona Republican Party and its chairwoman challenging the state’s no-excuse mail-in voting law. Earlier this year, an Arizona trial … Read more
The Associated Press reports, Michael Flynn Testifies In Georgia’s Trump Election Probe: Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was at a downtown Atlanta courthouse Thursday to testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. Flynn, a retired lieutenant general, had … Read more
Update to Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act Clears The Senate, House To Vote Next Week. The Hill reports, House sends marriage equality bill to Biden’s desk: The House on Thursday passed a bill to safeguard marriage equality, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk and marking the first time Congress has provided federal protections for … Read more
Donald Trump’s legal team was instructed by Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell to attest they had fully complied with a May grand jury subpoena to turn over all materials bearing classified markings in the possession of Donald Trump. So Trump’s legal team hired an outside firm to carry out a search of his golf club in … Read more