July 9, 2020 7:46 AM
Morning Reads – Thursday, July 9, 2020
Did you know that today is National Sugar Cookie Day? Probably not if you’re doing it right and you recognize the wonderfulness of cookies every day. And while we’re on the topic, it was on this date in 1872 that the doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel.
Peaches
- Ga moves to toss-up as “Democratic tsunami” possible in November
- Georgia Power Will Be Allowed To Add COVID-19 Costs To Energy
- Ga Congressman Asks DOJ To Investigate DA Handling Rayshard Brooks Case
- Georgia Cities in Open Revolt Against Governor Over Masks
- The problem for Republican Senators in Arizona and Georgia
- Major GOP outside group pouring money into increasingly competitive Georgia
- Ga companies accused of federal violations got COVID relief loans
- Capsized Cargo Ship in Georgia with 4200 Cars Aboard Will Be Cut
Jimmy Carter
- New July 2020 Electoral College Ratings
- Birdwatcher not cooperating with probe into Central Park Karen
- Money talks: U.S. town prints own currency to boost coronavirus relief
- Florida Democrats return PPP money amid scandal
- Trump campaign considers displaying statues at future rallies
- “Young Americans willing to give up First Amendment rights to avoid offending others”
- It’s wild that this somehow became a platform for either party.
- Ford employees ask the company to stop making police cars
- Rudy Giuliani called the NYPD on Sacha Baron Cohen over prank interview
- A Legal Challenge to New York’s Latest Rent Control Laws
Sweet Tea
- Reopened Theme Parks Ban Screaming on Roller Coasters.
- After months of debate over its design, the rebuilt Notre Dame cathedral could look exactly the same.
- After his latest firing, this cannabis entrepreneur raised $150 million for a hemp venture — during a pandemic
- Bike Route Between Yellowstone and Minneapolis — Natural Wonders and National Landmarks
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So rebellious Mayors. Could the Governor suspend or remove them from office? Revoke the cities charters? This could get interesting to watch.
Not sure why anyone would desire such reality show drama. Ain’t no one got time for that — incl. Gov. Kemp.
On “clean-up” day (following the issuance of the October 2019 term’s remaining opinions) SCOTUS granted cert on a petition from a Georgia case, Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, coming from a “free speech” dispute beginning at Georgia Gwinnett College.
Issue: Whether a government’s post-filing change of an unconstitutional policy moots nominal-damages claims that vindicate the government’s past, completed violation of a plaintiff’s constitutional right.