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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.

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.

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.

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