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Trump indicted 2nd time in Jan. 6 election subversion case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal grand jury brought a second indictment against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as part of his long-paused election subversion case, maintaining the same four charges special counsel Jack Smith levied in 2023.

Ethical complaints against attorneys representing Kari Lake dismissed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two attorneys - Kurt Olsen and Andrew Parker - who represented Kari Lake in a bid to get tabulators banned from the 2022 election, will not face discipline for their claims in that case.

Georgia judge blocks federal rule allowing migrant farmworkers to join unions in 17 states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge ruled a U.S. Department of Labor regulation expanding protections for farmworkers on temporary visas and preventing employers from retaliating against those who try to form or join a labor organization is unconstitutional.

Recreational pot sales blazing across the country as Az medical market falls further into obscurity tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In July, Arizona’s reeling medical marijuana market dropped below 100,000 qualifying patients, bringing into stark relief the steady decline of the medical program as the adult-use, recreational market continues to dominate.

Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states, including Arizona, and though ballot referendums to raise minimum wages are typically popular, measures that focus on workers who earn tips and and paid leave have drawn opposition.

Fight over Kroger-Albertsons merger heats up in federal court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Attorneys battling over the proposed merger of the Kroger and Albertsons supermarket chains painted drastically different pictures in federal court on Monday about what would happen if the two giants combined, kicking off a trial that is expected to last until mid-September.

Colorado man faces charges over threats to elections officials posted on social media tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A Colorado man charged with threatening elections officials in Colorado and Arizona on social media appeared in federal court on a single charge of making threats in interstate commerce.

Arizona ‘fake electors’ use anti-SLAPP defense, claim 1st Amendment privilege tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Rudy Giuliani and Az GOP leaders argued that an indictment accusing them of conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election should be dismissed under Arizona’s newly amended anti-SLAPP statute, barring prosecutions intended to inhibit free exercise of First Amendment rights.

Arizona ‘fake electors’ use anti-SLAPP defense, claim First Amendment privilege tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Rudy Giuliani and Az GOP leaders argued that an indictment accusing them of conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election should be dismissed under Arizona’s newly amended anti-SLAPP statute, barring prosecutions intended to inhibit free exercise of First Amendment rights.

Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented people. How would that work? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Mass deportation would be a broad, multipronged effort under Trump’s vision, including invoking an 18th-century law; reshuffling law enforcement at federal agencies; transferring funds within programs in the DHS; and forcing greater enforcement of immigration laws.

Let Bartlett be Bartlett: CatFoot sup't outlines goals for school year; C-notes for math in Flowing Wells tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Catalina Foothills Superintendent Denise Bartlett is set to lay out her to-do list. Plus: electric buses coming to TUSD, Flowing Wells kids to get cash incentives for honors math and more from local government meetings around Tucson.

Pima volleyball opens season with 1-3 outcome at the NMMI Classic tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team opened the 2024 season on Friday and Saturday as part of the New Mexico Military Classic in Roswell, N.M.

Ismael Ruiz nets 2 goals as No. 5 Pima men's soccer takes opener at Scottsdale tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (1-0, 1-0 in ACCAC) opened the 2024 season on Sunday with a road win at Scottsdale Community College (0-1, 0-1).

Mendez & Garate net goals, Valencia has 10 saves as Pima women beat Scottsdale tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (1-0, 1-0 in ACCAC) opened the 2024 season on Sunday, picking up a tight win at Scottsdale Community College (0-1-1, 0-1-1).

Pima Superior Court seeks applicants to replace retiring Judge Renee Bennett tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Applications are being accepted to fill a vacancy on the Pima County Superior Court bench created by the retirement of Judge Renee Bennett.

‘Open primaries’ measure will appear on Az ballot, but votes for it might not be counted tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona voters will see a ballot proposition to end partisan primaries on their ballots in November, but whether their votes will actually count remains very up in the air.

Amid fears of a November crisis, states have legal mechanisms to ensure votes get certified tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Election experts say they’re confident that the system’s checks and balances will quash efforts to delay or avoid certifying results, but election officials are still concerned that the attempts could push the process close to strict deadlines and stoke doubts about the integrity of the election.

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers detail harsh conditions & abuse in ICE custody tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A new report claims that nearly a third of queer detainees interviewed were sexually assaulted while in the custody of federal immigration authorities, and almost all of those interviewed reported being harassed for being LGBTQ+ or an immigrant in custody.

Kari Lake stalls discovery in defamation suit, Richer ordered to pay $25k for documents tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A judge has, for a second time, ordered Kari Lake and her husband to hand over documents to Stephen Richer that pertain to her defamatory statements about the Maricopa County Recorder, while Richer was order to pay $25k for documents submitted by Merissa Hamilton.

Feds accuse RealPage of price-fixing rent tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Justice Department on Friday sued RealPage, a company that provides pricing software to apartments, arguing its software is depriving renters of fair competition and creating collusion between landlords.

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