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NY Gov: Hochul 65%, Zeldin 34.6% with 21% in

Kathy Hochul 948,580 65.4%
Lee Zeldin 501,404 34.6%

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-new-york-governor.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=election-results&context=election_recirc®ion=RaceLink

Turnout here in my Brooklyn district seemed much bigger than usual

First time in a very long time that I’ve actually had to wait on line to vote in a midterm year here in NYC. Probably waited about 10 minutes to get my ballot and then another few minutes to get into a booth. Not super long, but in the past I’ve been in and out in 5 minutes or less total.

Hopefully good news for Hochul (et al).

Supreme Court declines to block order requiring Yeshiva University to recognize LGBTQ student club

Source: CNN

CNN — The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote declined on Wednesday a request from Yeshiva University to block a lower court order that requires the New York university to recognize a “Pride Alliance” LGBTQ student club.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/politics/supreme-court-yeshiva-university-lgbtq-student-club/index.html

Britain's new monarch to be known as King Charles III

Source: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Clarence House confirmed on Thursday that Britain's new monarch will be known as King Charles III, following the death of Queen Elizabeth, PA Media reported on Thursday.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/

Concepcion v. US: Courts can consider intervening changes of law or fact to reduce sentences

Thomas Jefferson on judges

'Frightful in its scope': Hochul to call special session after SCOTUS gun decision

Source: Yahoo! News

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul called a Supreme Court ruling striking down a strict New York gun law “frightful in its scope” on Thursday, as she warned the justices’ decision will “place millions of New Yorkers in harm’s way.”

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“This decision isn’t just reckless. It’s reprehensible. It’s not what New Yorkers want,” Hochul said at a press conference in her Manhattan office shortly after the decision was handed down. “We do not need people entering our subways, our restaurants, our movie theaters with concealed weapons.”

Hochul said she is meeting with legislative leaders Thursday evening to pick dates for a special session, where the state will define “sensitive locations" where concealed carry can be banned. The session is expected to take place sometime in July, she said.

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"We are also going to change the permitting process,” she said. “We are also going to create a higher threshold for those who want to receive a concealed carry permit. We are going to require training involved and also that they have specific firearm training, and I believe that we are going to be finding a way to create a system where the default position is for a private business that a concealed carry is not allowed unless they affirmatively offer the right to someone to come in with a concealed carry."


Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/frightful-scope-hochul-call-special-163233378.html

New York Tightens Its Strict Gun Laws in Democratic Show of Force

Source: NY Times

The State Legislature passed a broad package of gun bills that will raise the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic rifle to 21, ban most civilians from purchasing bullet-resistant body vests and revise the state’s so-called red flag laws, making New York the first state to approve legislation following shootings in Buffalo and Texas that left a total of 31 dead.

Lawmakers approved bills to broaden abortion protections and bolster voting rights, using the final hours of the 2022 legislative session to deliver the most robust response yet by a state in the face of federal gridlock.

Faced with a looming Supreme Court decision that could strike down Roe v. Wade, Democratic legislative leaders were fully behind a bill package aimed at protecting abortion service providers from legal or professional backlash, among other things.

Legislators also approved new measures to combat voter suppression under the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, invoking the former congressman and civil rights leader in a nod to the voting rights bill that failed to pass in Congress.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/nyregion/guns-abortion-laws-ny.html

Supreme Court denies request to stop Texas 6-week abortion ban, John Roberts and liberals dissenting

Source: CNN

The court's move means that the law -- which is one of the strictest in the nation and bans abortion before many people know they are pregnant -- will remain on the books.

The law allows private citizens to bring civil suits against anyone who assists a pregnant person seeking an abortion in violation of the ban.

This story is breaking and will be updated

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/02/politics/texas-abortion-supreme-court-sb8-roe-wade/index.html