(Recorded March 23, 2019) This Week: (1) the news round-up; and (3) Batson v. Kentucky.

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News Round-up

• Mueller Delivers Report on Trump-Russia Investigation to Attorney General – The New York Times
• But their emails: Seven members of Trump’s team have used unofficial communication tools – The Washington Post
• Aaron Blake on Twitter: “👀 Trump suggests Fox promised him they wouldn’t ask about McCain
  “I thought you weren’t supposed to bring it up.”… “
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• Trump’s Attacks on McCain Met With Silence From Many in Senate – The New York Times
• John McCain’s daughter calls Trump ‘a child’ in rare public comment | US news | The Guardian
• George Conway rips Trump: ‘Worst kind of dumb’ | TheHill
• Aides struggle to see strategy in Trump’s Conway, McCain fights – POLITICO
• Trump attacks McCain again, says he didn’t get ‘thank you’ for approving funeral – The Washington Post
• Kellyanne Conway defends Trump after he attacked her husband – POLITICO
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• George Conway, Kellyanne Conway’s husband, called ‘total loser’ by Trump – The Washington Post
• Giuliani: Waiting for Mueller report is ‘like waiting for a baby’ – The Washington Post
• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mueller/trump-says-he-doesnt-mind-if-public-sees-muellers-russia-probe-report-idUSKCN1R1254?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28Reuters+Politics+News%29
• Inside Rudy’s vanishing act – Axios
• Devin Nunes Sues Twitter for Allowing Accounts to Insult Him – The New York Times
• O’Rourke’s sprint out of the gate leaves Democratic field gasping – POLITICO
• ‘He’s the real deal’: Beto’s jaw-dropping windfall quiets critics – POLITICO
• Beto O’Rourke raises $6.1 million on first day, topping Sanders and all other rivals
• Twitter’s Insiders Are Skeptical About Beto O’Rourke. Iowans Don’t Seem To Care.
• RNC links ‘noted Irishman’ Beto O’Rourke’s heritage to 1998 DWI arrest – The Washington Post
• GOP on Twitter: “On this St. Paddy’s Day, a special message from noted Irishman Robert Francis O’Rourke.… “
• If Joe Biden runs, he should commit to just one term (opinion) – CNN
• Obama donors prepare to power Biden’s campaign – POLITICO
• Joe Biden Weighing Unique Steps to Reassure Voters Concerned About His Age – The New York Times
• Scoop: Biden advisers debate Stacey Abrams as out-of-the-gate VP choice – Axios
• Joe Biden VP pick: a bad idea – Vox
• Florida Republicans Push to Make Ex-Felons Pay Fees Before They Can Vote – The New York Times
• Gillum to launch Florida voter-registration campaign to trip up Trump
• ‘Florida Is Tired of Being a Cheap Date’: Andrew Gillum Wants to Help Democrats Win in 2020 – The New York Times
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SCOTUS

• Opinion | Racism in Jury Selection Is Real. Can the Supreme Court Put an End to It? – The New York Times
• https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/17-9572_2c8f.pdf
• Justice Thomas Speaks as U.S. Top Court Confronts Racial Bias in Jury Selection – The New York Times
• Clarence Thomas Breaks a Three-Year Silence at Supreme Court – The New York Times
• Opinion | The Mississippi Man Tried Six Times for the Same Crime – The New York Times
• The Latest: Justices Seem Troubled by Mississippi Conviction – The New York Times

Image Credits: Robert Mueller

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