Daily Dispatch 7/2/24: SCOTUS Grants POTUS King-like Immunity, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's granting of broad immunity to the President are only beginning to develop: https://apnews.com/article/trump-immunity-supreme-court-capitol-riot-trial-72ec35de776315183e1db561257cb108

...Basically, if the President wants you dead, you're dead: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-immunity-supreme-court/

...Not easy, but the Trump call is the worst of the year for SCOTUS: https://progresstexas.org/blog/supreme-injustices-corrupt-high-court

Texas gun enthusiasts are also fixated on how the law might protect them should they decide to open fire: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-stand-your-ground-true-texas-project/

Houston multi-millionare mega-pastor Joel Osteen is mercilessly roasted for an out-of-touch tweet about "the simple things in life": https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13590173/Millionaire-televangelist-Joel-Osteen-roasted-tweet-followers-simple-things-life.html

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