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Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence (AP)
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases.
A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial on whether the 27-year-old Tsarnaev should be executed for the attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. [Read More]
Trump campaign re-launches ads with focus on critical early voting states (FOX News)
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump campaign resumed airing national ads on Monday with what officials called a “smarter, more strategic” approach focused on early voting states, after hitting pause in order to review their tactics.
The campaign last week took a brief hiatus from the airwaves, as new campaign manager Bill Stepien conducted a review of where and when their ads were airing. The latest ads, which begin airing Monday, recognize the “staggered calendar” in the 2020 election given the prevalence of early voting, a campaign official told Fox News. [Read More]
Severe weather Monday in the D.C. area ahead of Isaias (WJLA)
StormWatch7 is tracking severe weather around the D.C. area this Monday afternoon thanks to a cold front draped over the area, interacting with Isaias’s advance up the coast. [Read More]
Maryland Governor’s order overrides Montgomery County plan to keep private schools closed (FOX 5 DC)
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued an order on Monday overriding a Montgomery County COVID-19 restriction that would close private schools until October.
The order restores autonomy to local schools and school systems to determine when they might reopen. [Read More]
Bowser Administration Preparing for Potential Impacts from Hurricane Isaias (DC HSEMA)
Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser encouraged residents to begin preparations for Hurricane Isaias and the potential for heavy rains and wind activity to impact the District early next week.
The District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) is the central coordinating agency for the District’s overall response to potential hazards, including hurricanes, and has begun emergency planning with partners at the District, regional, and federal levels. Additional information on the trajectory of Hurricane Isaias and its impact on the District will be provided to the public as it becomes more precise. [Read More]
Appeals court revives constitutional challenge to Maryland gun law (The Washington Times)
A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit challenging Maryland’s rules for obtaining a handgun as unconstitutionally restrictive.
The unanimous ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond reinstates the lawsuit, which was first filed in 2016 and tossed out of court by a federal judge last year. [Read More]
Let’s Scrap the Presidential Debates (NYTimes)
Nervous managers of the scheduled 2020 presidential debates are shuffling the logistics and locations to deal with the threat of the coronavirus. But here’s a better idea: Scrap them altogether. And not for health reasons.
The debates have never made sense as a test for presidential leadership. In fact, one could argue that they reward precisely the opposite of what we want in a president. When we were serious about the presidency, we wanted intelligence, thoughtfulness, knowledge, empathy and, to be sure, likability. It should also go without saying, dignity. [Read More]
