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Civilian Oversight Commission ComReport 26-6538 by COC Chair Hans Johnson, with announcements and upcoming meetings, is on agenda; body: Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
Democratic groups sued the Trump administration, accusing it of using unfounded voter fraud claims and threats to pressure election officials.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow it to resume construction of its border wall in the Big Bend region of southwestern Texas.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
The Supreme Court is blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voters in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri and Idaho will decide on reproductive rights in November, as a citizen-led initiative in Idaho seeks to restore some abortion rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voters will decide more than 140 ballot measures in 40 states next month, covering issues from abortion to voter ID to transgender rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
California officials call for an investigation after a U.S. citizen was allegedly detained by ICE, as a ProPublica investigation found more than 500 citizens caught up in immigration operations.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
A resolution would amend a contract with Volunteers of America Colorado Branch, adding $1,471,349.00 to support rapid rehousing plus care support to families experiencing literal homelessness.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (denver.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow border wall construction to resume around Texas's Big Bend region after a lower judge blocked it.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court's conservative majority rulings have weakened democracy and undermined voting rights ahead of the midterms.
Source: TIME (time.com)
The Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at Stuyvesant High School co-signed a social media post declaring 'Intifada Until Victory!', and the school faces backlash.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
AIPAC made a last-minute donation to boost Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race against Abdul El-Sayed, whom it has spent heavily against.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
New Zealand High Court ruled a puberty blocker ban is unjustified discrimination, saying decisions about this healthcare are best made by patients and their doctors.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
Filed item 26-6102 is an opportunity for members of the public to address the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Investment Review Committee on items not on the meeting agenda.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
A New Jersey school board dropped a transgender student privacy policy to settle a Moms for Liberty lawsuit.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
26-6210, Assessment of Capital Deployment vs Direct Acquisition Strategies, was filed with the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Investment Review Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
An anti-LGBTQ+ group asks the Supreme Court to fast-track a national blanket trans sports ban through an emergency appeal.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Update on Preservation Impact Fund and Homeownership/Foreclosure Prevention Impact Fund, status Filed, before the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Investment Review Committee.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
A federal judge who rejected the Department of Justice's voter roll demand takes over a case on the Trump administration's attempt to force California to block over 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Columbus passed Ordinance 2063-2026 to shift the Affordable Housing Trust's Hotel Motel and Short-Term Rental Excise Tax distribution to Experience Columbus.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor