The DOJ said it “deeply regrets” errors it made in presenting a key piece of evidence in defense of Trump’s attempted military deployment in Portland last month.

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DOJ walks back key evidence in defense of Trump’s Portland deployment ([link removed] )

- The DOJ said ([link removed] ) it “deeply regrets” errors it made in presenting a key piece of evidence in defense of President Donald Trump’s attempted military deployment in Portland, Oregon last month.

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Virginia Republicans sue to block Democratic redistricting ([link removed] )

- A group of Virginia Republicans filed ([link removed] ) a lawsuit today aimed at halting Democrats’ plan to redraw ([link removed] ) the state’s congressional map in response to GOP-controlled states that passed ([link removed] ) gerrymanders at Trump’s request.

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Judge skewers Trump officials over ‘troubling’ statements against Abrego Garcia ([link removed] )

- A federal judge lambasted ([link removed] ) top Trump administration officials over “troubling” comments they made about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying many of them are “exaggerated if not simply inaccurate” and threaten his right to a fair trial.

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ACLU backs lawsuit to stop North Carolina gerrymander ([link removed] )

- North Carolina voters asked ([link removed] ) a federal court to step in after Republican lawmakers pushed through what they call an “unnecessary, mid-decade redistricting” that dismantles long-standing Black opportunity districts. The ACLU has joined the lawsuit.

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Group, students seek to join defense in Florida census lawsuit ([link removed] )

- Today the Alliance for Retired Americans and two Florida university students filed ([link removed] ) a motion to intervene as defendants in a lawsuit brought by the University of South Florida College Republicans challenging the U.S. Census Bureau’s statistical methods used for the 2020 Census.

- Proposed intervenors argue the federal government is “very unlikely to vigorously defend this case,” and therefore may inadequately represent proposed intervenors’ direct and significant interests to protect themselves and their communities from undercounting and subsequent vote dilution.

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- Trial begins in a lawsuit ([link removed] ) challenging the deployment of troops in Portland, Oregon.

- A district court will hear arguments on defendant Florida House of Representatives' motion for summary judgment in a redistricting challenge ([link removed] ) .

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