Conner Mitchell

Conner Mitchell

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Employment lawyer

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The Lawrence Times
@lawrencekstimes.com

Markers to honor two teenagers killed by Lawrence police in 1970 will be unveiled in the coming days. Their families spoke today about the battle to memorialize their loved ones. lawrenceks.news/4w20V5W

lawrenceks.newsDowdell, Rice families prepare to unveil historic markers in LawrenceMarkers to honor two teenagers killed by Lawrence police in 1970 will be unveiled in the coming days. Their families spoke Sunday about the battle to memorialize their loved ones.
Conner Mitchell
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Jackson is the only justice consistently meeting this moment.

Leah Litman@leahlitman.bsky.social

KBJ dissenting in Wolford (decision invalidating Hawaii law that creates a presumption of no firearms on private property w/o property owner's consent): "Today’s decision makes one thing clear: The Court’s objective is protecting guns, not consistently preserving any principle of law."

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David Ryan Miller
@davidryanmiller.com

Journalists have a duty to tell the public that the president and his aides are seriously considering suspending habeas corpus *when it is happening* rather than saving it for a book rollout over a year later

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING: New from Haberman and Swan: Secret memos show that the Trump White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit a constitutional right — suspending habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants to accelerate mass deportation efforts.

nytimes.comFrustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right
Conner Mitchell
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Only good news of the day!

The Athletic@theathletic.com

NEWS: SHE'S BACK. Serena Williams will return to tennis, playing Queen’s, the prestigious grass-court warm-up for Wimbledon, as a doubles wild card, the tournament confirmed Monday. Read for free: www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

Justice Kagan: "I dissent. The Voting Rights Act is—or, now more accurately, was—'one of the most consequential, efficacious, and amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in our Nation's history.'

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The Lawrence Times
@lawrencekstimes.com

While acknowledging that the United States is “in a patch of history that is very different than what many of us have experienced before,” Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's message to a Lied Center crowd tonight was one of resounding hope. lawrenceks.news/41P2mqO

lawrenceks.newsJustice Sotomayor to Lawrence crowd: ‘To survive longer, we have to work at it’While acknowledging that the United States is “in a patch of history that is very different than what many of us have experienced before,” the message of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesd...
Conner Mitchell
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Broken clock right twice a day etc etc

Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social

Last night, Trump -- apparently referring to Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who voted against him on tariffs -- said they "sicken me because they're bad for our country."

Conner Mitchell
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Who could've ever seen this coming?? (stares in visceral hatred of AI)

Ann Monster Lipton@annmlipton.bsky.social

AAAH AAAAhhhh AAAAHHHHHHHHH www.reuters.com/investigatio...

reuters.comAs AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body partsMedical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...

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The Lawrence Times
@lawrencekstimes.com

A city board has finally approved historic markers to pay tribute to Rick "Tiger" Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970, though the board wants the shooters named on both markers. lawrenceks.news/4b2Aqpo

lawrenceks.newsLawrence board signs off on markers to honor teens killed by police in 1970A city advisory board has finally approved historic markers to pay tribute to Rick "Tiger" Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970, though they want t...
Conner Mitchell
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I’m just so tired.

Matt Barnum@mattbarnum.bsky.social

This is big news: Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal group, has helped to seed a test case in Colorado over whether public schools can provide Christian education www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

chalkbeat.orgChristian law firm sought Colorado test case for religious public schools, emails suggestAlliance Defending Freedom approached a Colorado lawyer about starting a school in Colorado to spark a legal test of publicly funded religious education, according to an email authored by the lawyer.

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Yashar Ali 🐘
@yasharali.bsky.social

BREAKING Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the New York City mayor’s race. Mamdani will make history as the first Muslim and first South Asian to serve as mayor of New York City. He will also be the first immigrant in nearly 140 years to serve as mayor of New York City. Per Decision Desk HQ.

Conner Mitchell
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Longtime listener, first time caller, but does the reverse of this logic apply as well, Sam? If you bar parents from making medical decisions about their minor trans children, does that also violate the constitution? Or are you just a bigot. I'll wait and listen off the air.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social

Alito, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch, suggest that public schools violate the Constitution when they help a student transition (by acknowledging them as trans) without their parents' knowledge or consent. Would force schools to out trans kids to their parents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

Conner Mitchell
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Yes because this went so well for them the first time they tried (she won by a bigger margin lol)

NPR@npr.org

Kansas Republican lawmakers are circulating a petition for a special session to redistrict. The goal is to defeat the state's only Democrat in Congress. (via @kcur.org)

n.prKansas Republicans start redistricting process aimed at unseating Rep. Sharice DavidsKansas Republican lawmakers are circulating a petition for a special session to redistrict. The goal is to defeat the state's only Democrat in Congress.

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Michael
@fleerultra.bsky.social

so for those keeping tally, so far today we had: SCOTUS re-firing an agency head a lower court had reinstated trump saying domestic violence is nbd trump's pedophilia celebration birthday card to Epstein released SCOTUS green lighting racial profiling and "papers, please" policing

Conner Mitchell
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LOL k @jaywillis.net blogging?

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com

Since her contentious appointment to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Amy Coney Barrett has emerged as the most enigmatic—she used the term “independent thinker” on her book tour—of the three Trump nominees on the high court.

on.wsj.comJustice Barrett Declares Her Independence Ahead of Trump-Dominated TermJustice Amy Coney Barrett is on tour promoting her new book before the Supreme Court reconvenes in October.

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The Lawrence Times
@lawrencekstimes.com

18-year-old Nick Rice was shot and killed on the KU campus by a Lawrence police officer 55 years ago today. This Lawrence Times series shed light on the murky case and the coverup that persisted for decades. lawrenceks.news/nr

lawrenceks.newsWho killed Nick Rice? The seriesIn July 1970, 18-year-old Nick Rice was shot and killed on the KU campus. The circumstances of the killing were murky, and the shooter was never publicly identified. Now, The Lawrence Times is sheddin...

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Leah Litman
@leahlitman.bsky.social

Justice Sotomayor dissenting on birthright citizenship case: "The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along. Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."

Conner Mitchell
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“Unlikely to change much” ??? Wh..what?

The New Yorker@newyorker.com

The Skrmetti decision is unlikely to change very much, but “a Supreme Court decision declaring that there is no equal-protection right in this context is a significant setback for transgender rights more broadly,” Jeannie Suk Gersen writes.

newyorker.comWas a Right to Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Possible?The Supreme Court was unlikely to strike down a state ban on some pediatric medical treatments, but the Biden Justice Department’s strategy made it even more improbable.
Conner Mitchell
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Weird! Coincidentally I’m about to fall out of alignment with the team I’ve supported religiously my entire life

Alex Speier@alexspeier.bsky.social

“We couldn’t find alignment.” Sam Kennedy and Craig Breslow explain their thinking in the Rafael Devers trade. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/16/s...

bostonglobe.com‘We couldn’t find alignment:’ What Craig Breslow, Sam Kennedy said about trading Rafael Devers - The Boston GlobeBreslow and Kennedy elaborated on the team's decision to deal its cornerstone, saying the situation had reached an "inflection point."
Conner Mitchell
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One of the most incredible matches I’ve ever seen. Most fun player to watch since Prime Federer 15 years ago

The Athletic@theathletic.com

CARLOS ALCARAZ RETAINS HIS CROWN 🏆 The Spaniard comes back to win a five-set thriller for the ages to defeat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 and capture his second straight title at Roland Garros.

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The Athletic
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COCO GAUFF WINS THE FRENCH OPEN 🏆 The American takes down Aryna Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to claim her second women's Grand Slam singles title.