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Jonathan Shorman

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Democracy Reporter, States Newsroom. Past: The Kansas City Star Kansan. KU graduate. jshorman@statesnewsroom.com

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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · last mo.

On a personal note, tomorrow I begin a parental leave that will last through the summer. My son was born last fall, and it worked out to take leave now. I'm very grateful for this time and looking forward to working on crawling, feeding ourself & taking in the sights and sounds of summer together.

Jonathan Shorman@jonshorman.bsky.social · last mo.

🧵TODAY is my one-year anniversary on the democracy beat for @statesnewsroom.com I can’t think of a beat I’d rather be on right now, and States Newsroom is a great place to do it. Here are some recent highlights, beginning with a story from yesterday www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Jacob Fischler @fischler.bsky.social · last mo.

and @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social, who has anchored @statesnewsroom.com's immigration coverage for years, on the birthright citizenship case: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s attempt to redefine the constitutional right to birthright citizenship.In the decision, a majority of the justices uphe...

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Jacob Fischler @fischler.bsky.social · last mo.

Catch up on @statesnewsroom.com stories on today's SCOTUS rulings. Me and Shauneen Miranda on the transgender athlete cases:

US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday kept in place state laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams.

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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · last mo.

This is why I never keep my prewrites in the CMS.

Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · last mo.

BREAKING: US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/brea...

BREAKING: US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order

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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · last mo.

*SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP CURBS

Jacob Fischler @fischler.bsky.social · last mo.

Still working through this complicated case, but here is what we know now:

BREAKING: US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday kept in place state laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams.

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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · last mo.

Trump’s sharpened focus on investigating elections raises fears of midterm meddling

President Donald Trump was speaking to supporters at a Pennsylvania rally June 23 when he made an extraordinary admission about an election a continent away.Trump and his allies had spent several days...

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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · last mo.

"A Tied Senate Race Gives Democrats a Shot in Deep Red Texas, Poll Finds: James Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker, is tied with Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, according to a New York Times/Siena poll." -- www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...

A Tied Senate Race Gives Democrats a Shot in Deep Red Texas, Poll Finds

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · last mo.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could decide whether the state can require Arizonans to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote and if it can purge voter rolls in the months leading up to an election. Story by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

US Supreme Court to take up Arizona proof of citizenship case

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case that could decide whether Arizona can proof of citizenship to register to vote.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · last mo.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · last mo.

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall vowed to be on the Kansas general election ballot in November and to decline administrative appointment from President Donald Trump during the next two years. via @kansasreflector.com

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas promises to refuse Trump administration appointment

TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall vowed to be on the Kansas general election ballot in November and to decline administrative appointment from President Donald Trump during the next two…

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · last mo.

HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOURNALISM: Look at this excellent piece from our democracy reporter @jonshorman.bsky.social, with no paywall or ads, about how Trump remains more zeroed in on elections than ever, and what fears it arouses @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Trump’s sharpened focus on investigating elections raises fears of midterm meddling

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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Within hours of oral arguments, the AK Supreme Court ordered the Alaska Division of Elections to include Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg on the primary ballot as a candidate for U.S. Senate. "I’m glad it’s over. It was pretty stressful," - Sullivan via phone alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/29/a...

Alaska Supreme Court rules Dan J. Sullivan eligible to run for US Senate | Alaska Beacon

The Alaska Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Alaska Division of Elections to include Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg on the primary ballot as a candidate for U.S. Senate.

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · last mo.

Ohio Republicans are evaluating whether they have the votes to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation requiring a photo ID to vote by mail ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/29/w...

Will Ohio Republicans override Gov. DeWine's absentee ballot voter photo ID veto? • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio Republicans are evaluating whether they have the votes to override Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of legislation requiring a photo ID to vote by mail.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · last mo.

JUST IN: DOJ has lost for the 10th straight time in an effort to obtain states' voter rolls. This defeat is courtesty of Judge Joseph LaPlante, a George W. Bush appointee in New Hampshire. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Order on Motion to Compel – #86 in United States v. NH Secretary of State (D.N.H., 1:25-cv-00371) – CourtListener.com

///MEMORANDUM ORDER denying as moot re 31 Motion to Compel; granting re 32 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; granting re 37 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. So Ordered by ...

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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · last mo.

Trump says he doesn't know what he will do with the housing bill the Senate and House approved with broadly bipartisan votes.

Ashley Murray @ashleymurray.bsky.social · last mo.

High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members My latest for @statesnewsroom.com on Trump's firings of Fed Board Gov. Lisa Cook and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/high...

High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump both a win and a loss Monday in allowing his firing of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, but ruling that he cannot remove ...

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Ariana Figueroa @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social · last mo.

High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members, reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/high...

High court issues split decisions on Trump’s control of executive board members

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Ariana Figueroa @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social · last mo.

Former Oklahoma trooper nominated by Trump to head up ICE www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

Former Oklahoma trooper nominated by Trump to head up ICE

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has nominated a former Oklahoma state trooper to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency tasked with carrying out the president’s mass deportation ...

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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW - US Supreme Court says cellphone location history data is covered by the 4th Amendment, but declines to give guidance to police on when searches for the data are reasonable www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

US Supreme Court in Virginia case says police need warrants for cellphone location data

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that law enforcement searches for the location history of cellphones near crime scenes are covered by the Fourth Amendment, requiring warrants to obtain the data.Bu...

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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Trump’s boast that he asked a US attorney in California to "do me a favor" and investigate its election is triggering alarm among former federal prosecutors & voting rights advocates about the prospect of White House interference in the midterms www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Trump’s sharpened focus on investigating elections raises fears of midterm meddling

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · last mo.

JUST IN: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a major blow to the Trump administration. via @jonshorman.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a blow to the Trump administration and some Republican states that had urged the justices to r...

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Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: States may accept mailed ballots after Election Day, US Supreme Court rules First pass on this story for @statesnewsroom.com, updates to come... www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day

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CNN @cnn.com · last mo.

President Trump must pay magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll $5 million after Supreme Court denies his appeal of sexual abuse verdict https://cnn.it/4oR5zke

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · last mo.

The Supreme Court won't review the dismissal of Alan Dershowitz's defamation suit. Thomas, joined by Gorsuch, once again calls for the court to reconsider (and likely overrule) New York Times v. Sullivan, gutting First Amendment protections against libel suits. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

THOMAS, J., dissenting
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ v. CABLE NEWS NETWORK,
INC.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED
STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
No. 25–770. Decided June 29, 2026
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE GORSUCH joins,
dissenting from the denial of certiorari.
Alan Dershowitz sued respondent, a major news network,
alleging that it defamed him. Because Dershowitz is a
“public person,” our precedents required him to prove not
only the elements of common-law defamation, but also that
the network acted with “actual malice.” See Gertz v. Robert
Welch, Inc., 418 U. S. 323, 327–328, 342 (1974). Predictably, Dershowitz did not prevail under that exacting standard, which this Court created in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U. S. 254 (1964). Dershowitz now asks this Court
to overrule Sullivan and related precedents.
The “actual malice” standard for public figures “bears ‘no
relation to the text, history, or structure of the Constitution.’” Berisha v. Lawson, 594 U. S. ___, ___ (2021)
(THOMAS, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari) (slip op.,
at 2) (quoting Tah v. Global Witness Publishing, Inc., 991
F. 3d 231, 251 (CADC 2021) (Silberman, J., dissenting); emphasis deleted); see also Gertz, 418 U. S., at 370–371, 380–
381 (White, J., dissenting); 153 F. 4th 1189, 1206 (CA11
2025) (case below) (Lagoa, J., concurring). Instead, the
founding generation believed that, if anything, public figures had stronger claims for damages when they were defamed. See McKee v. Cosby, 586 U. S. 1172, 1177 (2019)
(THOMAS, J., concurring in denial of certiorari). I and others have thus called for reconsideration of the actual-malice

Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW - The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case next term on Arizona's proof of citizenship voter registration law I previewed this possible case back in May www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...

States could purge voter rolls close to elections if Supreme Court takes Trump's side in Arizona case

The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to empower states to review their voter rolls for noncitizens just days before elections, a change that voting rights advocates say would risk dis...

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · last mo.

Maine Senate poll (NYT/Press Herald/Siena — likely voters) Platner 49% Collins 47% Generic ballot: 53% D, 43% R Platner favorables: 45/50 Collins favorables: 48/51 Trump approval: 39/60 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Cross-Tabs: June 2026 Times/Press Herald/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Maine

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · last mo.

The South Dakota Republican Party blocked journalists including Searchlight from attending speeches by U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday night during the party’s state convention.

South Dakota Republican Party blocks journalist from attending Thune and Mullin speeches • South Dakota Searchlight

South Dakota Searchlight completed an online registration days ago and received an email reply granting permission to attend.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · last mo.

Episode 34 is live! This week, we’re handing the reins to our States Newsroom colleagues @penncapital-star.com for Part 2 of their series “ICEd Out.” via @ejprev.bsky.social

ICEd Out: ‘Couldn’t get much worse’ (Part 2) | News From The States

ICEd Out: ‘Couldn’t get much worse’ (Part 2)

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