The three white men who chased down and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been indicted in Georgia. There is also increased attention on the 2019 death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain. McClain was stopped Aurora police in Colorado walking home from a convenience store. He was not armed and had committed no crime. Over the course of the next 15 minutes, the police tackled him, used a carotid hold, and called emergency responders who injected him with ketamine. McClain suffered a heart attack on the way to the hospital and passed away after being pronounced brain dead. 

https://www.thecut.com/2020/06/the-killing-of-elijah-mcclain-everything-we-know.html

Two judges on a federal appeals court panel ordered District Court Judge Emmett Sullivanto immediately dismiss the case against Michael Flynn. A third judge descended and the case could now go before the entire appeals court. Last night, Beth did a deep dive into the decision over on Patreon

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/us/politics/michael-flynn-appeals-court.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Two current Justice Department officials testified that political appointees are intervening to pursue the personal interests of President Trump. Aaron Zelinsky, who withdrew from the team prosecuting Roger Stone, testified that the Justice Department has abandoned the rule of law. 

Former deputy attorney general Donald Ayer stated, “I am here because I believe that William Barr poses the greatest threat in my lifetime to our rule of law and to public trust in it,” Ayer said. “That is because he does not believe in its core principle that no person is above the law. Instead, since taking office, he has worked to advance his lifelong conviction that the president should hold virtually autocratic powers.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/24/takeaways-zelinsky-testimony-barr/

Bayer will pay $10 billion to settle Roundup cancer lawsuits but will keep the weed killer on the market.

The 50th annual New York City Marathon has been canceled.

Sarah and Beth have a twist-and-turn conversation about Project Lincoln, political ads, and the broken promise that is Jared Kushner. 

The DC Circuit has told the District Court to dismiss Michael Flynn's case. Here's why. 

Yesterday, the United States experienced the third highest daily total in new COVID19 infections. Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before Congress yesterday and made clear that the next two weeks are critical. If we cannot get the current surge we are seeing - especially in the South and in the West - under control then we will see an even bigger group of spreaders that will make the current surge even worse. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/us/politics/fauci-congress-coronavirus.html

It was Primary Day in Kentucky, New York, and North Carolina. Due to the coronavirus and the surge in absentee ballots, we won’t know many of the results until next week. However, based on the results of in-person voting, we know two of President Trump’s endorsed candidates in Republican primaries lost and that Alexandra Ocasio-Cortes easily defeated her moderate primary challenger. 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/24/politics/primary-results-highlights-kentucky-new-york/index.html

Saudi Arabia cancelled the hijj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. The European Union is preparing to block Americans from traveling to the continent when borders open in July due to the ineffective response to the coronavirus. Major League Baseball will begin the shortest season in history in July with a multitude of changes due to the global pandemic. 

Today on The Nuanced Life we have a special episode commemorating #PrideMonth. 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nuanced-life/id1315906992

Beth reviews the "Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the US Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak"

Beth talks about the search process and zooms in on Rep. Val Demings, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Senator Tammy Baldwin. 

We're getting ready for our 500th episode and would love for you to join the celebration by sharing favorite moments and your experiences as part of this community on social media using #PantsuitPolitics500. 

Exciting news! For patrons not on Instagram, we're going to start sharing the audio of Sarah's morning news brief here on Patreon!

Over the weekend, President Trump fired the US Attorney for the Southern District of NY. Geoffrey S. Berman had been pursuing an investigation into Rudy Giuliani and the move was seen as further evidence that the Justice Department is purging those disloyal to Trump. Berman, however, refused to step-down and with several Senators making clear they would not support the appointment of a Trump loyalist, Attorney General Barr relented and appointed Berman’s deputy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/nyregion/trump-geoffrey-berman-fired-sdny.html

The Trump campaign rally in Tulsa on Saturday was supposed to be a triumphant return to the campaign trial, instead it was a huge disappointment. The campaign had plans for overflow from the 19K seat arena they scrapped at the last minute when only 6K people showed up. Trump spoke for two hours to seas of empty blue seats. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-furious-underwhelming-crowd-tulsa-rally-n1231674

The United States is now seeing an increase in the percentage of positive tests, along with an increase in hospitalizations in many states. Many experts are warning that we are still experiencing the first wave of infections and that a second wave in the fall could be even worse.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/ominous-sign-arizona-sees-bounce-back-covid-19/story?id=71154842

A noose was found in the garage of Bubba Wallace, the black NASCAR driver who has spoken out on the Confederate flag ban at NASCAR events. NASCAR says it is investigating. The American Museum of Natural History in New YorkCity will take down a statue of Theodore Roosevelt in front of the museum’s entrance since 1940.

Make sure and check out Nightly Nuance on Patreon. Last week, Beth covered both the majority and dissenting opinions for the LGBTQ in employment decision and the DACA decision. 

Next Friday, Pantsuit Politics will celebrate our 500th episode and we want to hear from you! Share your favorite episodes, a ha moments, or your nuanced journey on social media and use the tag #PantsuitPolitics500

Let's talk about what Justices Sotomayor, Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh had to say in Regents v. DHS. 

We'll do the concurrences/dissents tomorrow, but here's what Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor (all but Part IV) had to say in Regents v. DHS 

We're discussing the breaking news on DACA and John Bolton's "revelations."