Phil Lewis

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 14:52 UTC

NEW: Trump sentencing likely delayed. Manhattan DA's office says it would not oppose a brief delay to brief issues surrounding immunity decision. (via Frank G. Runyeon, Law360)

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 14:33 UTC

A prosecutor reviewed Marcellus Williams's case and found “clear and convincing evidence” of his innocence. The Missouri Supreme Court still set an execution date. Today, the circuit court will decide if it'll hold a hearing and consider that evidence

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 02:15 UTC

Supreme Court gives Joe Biden the legal OK to assassinate Donald Trump

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 23:53 UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden says Supreme Court decision on immunity means 'there are virtually no limits' on a president's actions.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 18:41 UTC

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Karen Read’s deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Boston police boyfriend’s death.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 18:40 UTC

Update: Timothy Loehmann just resigned from the White Sulphur Springs Police Department

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:19 UTC

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Trump ally Steve Bannon is officially in custody to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges, Bureau of Prisons says.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:47 UTC

Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice, is now working for a police department in West Virginia

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:31 UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court sends Trump’s immunity case back to a lower court in Washington, dimming prospect of a pre-election trial.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 18:56 UTC

Sony Group Corp. will reportedly cut around 250 jobs from its recordable media business' key manufacturing hub “It will also gradually cease production of optical disc storage media products, including Blu-ray discs, according to the sources”

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 00:19 UTC

Martin Mull, comic actor of ‘Clue,’ ‘Roseanne’ and ‘Arrested Development,’ has died

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 14:47 UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge also faced by Trump.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 14:39 UTC

In a stunning power grab that shatters decades of precedent, the Supreme Court’s right-wing majority took a blowtorch to the power of federal agencies

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 14:05 UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside, even if shelter space is lacking.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 22:13 UTC

After month of public outcry, NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 20:51 UTC

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury rules NFL violated antitrust laws in 'Sunday Ticket' case, awards nearly $4.7 billion in damages.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 18:05 UTC

All Oklahoma schools are now “required to incorporate the Bible as an instructional support into the curriculum across specified grade levels,” the state superintendent announced

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 13:01 UTC

NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens says a quarter of US stores are underperforming and it plans to shutter a significant number within 3 years.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 01:08 UTC

ComedyCentral. com, had been home to clips from every episode of “The Daily Show” since 1999, and the entire run of “The Colbert Report,” but as of today, the site is gone

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 20:13 UTC

Live rhino horns injected with radioactive material in project aimed at curbing poaching in South Africa

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 20:00 UTC

Bill Cobbs, an actor who appeared in over 120 television shows and movies since the 1970s, has died. He was 90.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 17:51 UTC

The Supreme Court is set to reject a major challenge to emergency abortion care, according to a document that was reportedly released by accident.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 15:07 UTC

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. national team forward Alex Morgan has been left off coach Emma Hayes' roster for the Paris Olympics.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 14:48 UTC

In yet another decision that weakens anti-corruption law, the Supreme Court overturned the bribery conviction of a disgraced former Indiana mayor

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 02:18 UTC

Dave Williams — the chair of Colorado’s Republican Party, which sent out an email earlier this month calling for Pride flags to be burned — has lost his GOP primary election

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 01:39 UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) — George Latimer wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in New York's 16th Congressional District, beating incumbent Jamaal Bowman.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 01:26 UTC

Scandal-plagued GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert won her primary race after switching to a more solidly conservative district.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 21:25 UTC

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 16:42 UTC

The CFO accused of stealing $40 million from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy tried to unload a condo in Mexico, a Georgia home and a 36-foot yacht The $40 million theft is being called one of the largest alleged fraud schemes in Detroit history

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 15:28 UTC

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Supreme Court rules state approval of first publicly funded religious charter school in US is unconstitutional.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 14:56 UTC

Newbern, Alabama – a small town an hour away from Selma – will hold its first legitimate elections in over 60 years after a four-year legal battle The proposed settlement will also reinstate Patrick Braxton, who sued white leadership, as the mayor

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 13:06 UTC

Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of rap rock band Crazy Town who sang the hit song “Butterfly,” has died. He was 49.

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