As California, Arizona suspend robot car tests after fatal accident, Guardian reveals AZ Gov. Doug Ducey secretly approved testing program….--the Guardian report is here
--NY Times reports that Trump’s former lawyer, John Dowd, discussed pardons with lawyers for Manafort, Flynn, possible obstruction of justice—based on leaks
--in new court filing—not a leak—Mueller connects Manafort and Gates to former Russian spy
--court rules that “emoluments clause” lawsuit against Trump can proceed
--two somewhat contradictory gun bills became law in budget signing
--in PBC’s recent WhoWhatWhy interview, reporter A.C. Thompson reveals Atomwaffen, an armed white nationalist group that’s not on FBI’s radar
--Julian Assange’s tweet about PBC’s “excellent interview” with Jim Bamford was among his last for now—Ecuador has cut his internet connection
--in first report since attempted poisoning, Sergei Skripal’s niece tells BBC he has slim chance of survival
--Massachusetts judge rules in favor of pipeline protesters who presented “necessity defense” related to climate change
--Supreme Court hears second case on gerrymandering, adding confusion and probably delaying a ruling
--new Kentucky abortion law is bound for SCOTUS
--new lawsuit says Facebook still allows discrimination in housing ads
--Atlanta city government is recovering from ransomware attack
--new SESTA anti-sex-trafficking law—not yet signed by Trump—is contributing to sex trafficking in unintended ways
--Sacramento protests continue over police killing of Stephon Clark, and Al Sharpton will parachute in for the funeral tomorrow
--Orange County leaders defy the state, join lawsuit against sanctuary law
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