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August 11, 2023

National News

Judge Chutkan will hear arguments in protective order fight in Trump's 2020 election conspiracy case

The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump will hear arguments over a request by prosecutors for a protective order seeking to bar the former president from publicly disclosing evidence shared by the government.

apnews.com/article/jan6-trump-indictment-protective-order-jack-smith-7129afbb11d968b42c9500559109f522

August 9, 2023

New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman, Charlie Savage, and Luke Broadwater yesterday reported that in a memo dated December 6, 2020, Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro laid out a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election that he acknowledged was “a bold, controversial strategy” that he believed the Supreme Court would “likely” reject.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/august-9-2023?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Common sense and the Second Amendment – Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee lawmakers can take a common sense approach to solutions without violating Second Amendment rights.

tennesseelookout.com/2023/08/11/common-sense-and-the-second-amendment

Local News:

Democracy Day Dinner tickets are now on sale! Please join us at the Niota Depot on September 14th at 5:30pm.

Tickets are $35 and include a catered dinner and Keynote Address by none other than Rep. Gloria Johnson!

As per tradition, we will also be holding our awesome Silent Auction.

The Arts:

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