1 Lindsay Clancy Jury Still Deadlocked, Defense Wants To Remove Juror
The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended a sixth day of deliberations yesterday without reaching a verdict, even after telling the judge twice that it is deadlocked. The nine women and three men will return today for a seventh day of deliberations. Late yesterday, defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked Judge William Sullivan to remove one juror after the jury foreperson reportedly said that person was refusing to follow the law. Sullivan questioned each juror privately, then reminded the full group that they must follow his instructions and again explained the meaning of reasonable doubt. He refused to remove anyone, saying he could not take sides in the jury’s private debate.
2 DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Allow USPS Action On Mail-In Ballots To Proceed
The Trump administration has gone back to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce new rules for mail ballots before the November midterm elections. The Justice Department filed the emergency request yesterday after a federal judge temporarily blocked the plan. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani blocked the rules for 14 days after states and voting rights groups warned that making major changes so close to the election could leave legal voters without ballots. During a hearing yesterday, Talwani said the Postal Service had not clearly explained how the system would work, even though North Carolina is set to begin sending ballots today.
3 GOP Candidate For Missouri House Charged With Conspiring To Plant Cocaine On Primary Opponent
Missouri Republican state House candidate Thomas Ross is facing a federal charge after prosecutors accused him of plotting to plant cocaine and Adderall on a political opponent. Ross defeated Louise Secker by just 33 votes in last month’s Republican primary. Authorities say his former campaign manager turned over drugs and text messages showing Ross wanted them placed in Secker’s purse or car while Ross was away. The former campaign manager later secretly recorded a meeting with Ross for the FBI. Missouri Republican Party Chairman Peter Kinder called the accusations serious and urged Ross to drop out of the race.