LULAC’s CEO, Juan spoke with Kristen Clarke of the NAACP outside the Supreme Court. LULAC and its partners were first sue the administration over birthright citizenship last year.
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Here at SCOTUS with my dear friend Juan Proano @LULAC
We’ve been fighting together with an amazing coalition since day one to protect birthright citizenship guaranteed by the 14th amendment
Decision is any minute now
Catch me on @MSNOW at 11 a.m.
EXCLUSIVE: Breaking down our @DDFund_@LULAC & partners landmark birthright citizenship victory
The Constitution wins
HAPPENING NOW on @MSNOWNews w/@ahylton26
https://t.co/8gn44aoH1M
LANDMARK VICTORY: The Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship
This is a win for the Constitution & for every child born on American soil
@DDFund_@LULAC & partners are proud to have fought this case from day one
No president outranks the Constitution
The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship. It’s a fight LULAC has been at the frontlines of since President Trump first signed the executive order last year. We immediately filed a lawusit along with our community and litigation partners. Si Se Puede!!
420 to 0, House votes to disclose which lawmakers settled sexual misconduct allegations with taxpayer funds
The @RepThomasMassie resolution only had one present vote
House heads out on an early July 4th recess now after a GOP floor meltdown
https://t.co/WxtYVR7cuY @politico
New: Gov. Gavin Newsom tells me he and Dem lawmakers have a budget deal totaling $351 billion.
Some takeaways:
❌No prison closure
❌No money toward federal covid unemployment debt (but ballot measure ACA 20 does ask voters to allow rainy day fund to be used to help pay this off)
✅New taxes on health plans and software as a service
✅$900M for HHAP homelessness grants
Plus, a major law change for the California Department of Education to be overseen by the Governor's office instead of State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
More and details to come...
Essential read from @CalMatters today.: ‘This lawmaker’s proposal could make California the most secretive state in the country’
This same lawmaker is in charge of the Capitol Annex, Asm. Blanca Pacheco:
https://t.co/i6YDxqSZZh
Our Executive Director is at the UN today, asking Canadian officials what they’ve done since UN experts concluded Canada’s Track 2 euthanasia regime violates the rights of persons with disabilities. The recommendation was clear: repeal Track 2 and come into compliance.
🚨 BREAKING: We have filed lawsuits in New York and Illinois challenging assisted suicide laws.
People with disabilities deserve equal protection under the law, not a two-tiered system that treats some suicides as tragedies and others as solutions.
#EndAssistedSuicide
Pope Leo celebrated the Sagrada Familia Basilica as a masterpiece of “stones, colors and light” as he marked the centenary of the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudí, with a Mass on Wednesday under its soaring sandcastle spires.
Read more: https://t.co/8G2QQdKDNF
An Israel-based firm has amassed a sizable stake in the corporate bonds of Florida’s Brightline rail project and is gearing up for workout talks, as the cash-strapped venture struggles under its debt pile https://t.co/bpZOmMsQdw
New:
About 5.6 million ballots have been counted so far in California.
There are an estimated 3.6 million left to process, according to the Secretary of State's office latest data tonight:
https://t.co/8ehvLrAC0v
California’s High-Speed Rail Board approved two major items:
1) a $3.5 Billion contract to a single bidder to start laying track this year.
2) a controversial business plan that proposes tax increment financing, data centers to help pay for the project:
https://t.co/ED2bX5p7CM
JUST IN:
Lawmakers in the California Assembly vote to increase minimum wage for farmworkers to $19.75 an hour.
Debate revolved around supporting farmworkers, concerns around affordability and potential lost jobs.
The bill, AB 2646, heads next to the State Senate.
51-14 vote:
Data center builders don’t tell the public how much water they use, according to a new report — and the industry is encroaching into water-stressed and vulnerable communities. https://t.co/tzRjQWijHY
📸 Gina Ferazzi
The Problem Solvers Caucus is meeting today on redistricting
The group - which includes centrist Republicans and Democrats - is looking at taking a position against the redistricting efforts that have taken off around the country