The Major Stakes Of State Supreme Court Races

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🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Voters in more than 30 states will get to weigh in on elections for their state supreme courts this November, with 82 seats up for grabs. While state judicial races often get overshadowed in a presidential election year, the outcomes of these races have massive consequences on people's lives. It's often state supreme courts that get the final say on local abortion restrictions, redistricting and gerrymandering cases, laws that target the LGBTQ community, and tons of other important issues. Daniel Nichanian, founder and editor of Bolts magazine, breaks down which states have big Supreme Court elections coming up and where the stakes are highest.

And in headlines: The interim head of the Secret Service said the man suspected of planning a second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump did not fire his rifle or have a sightline on Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris met with leaders from the Teamsters in an attempt to win their endorsement, and Boar's Head is shutting down the Virginia meat production facility at the center of a listeria outbreak.

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, September 17th. I'm Jane Coastin. And I'm Josie Duffy Rice,
0:09.9	and this is What a Day. The show where we don't necessarily condone the choice of the 8-year-old
0:14.2	girl in Ohio who police say drove to Target on her own to go shopping. But we'd get the impulse.
0:20.3	She shouldn't be driving. But actually, why can't 8 year olds drive?
0:24.0	She safely got to target.
0:26.0	Correct.
0:27.0	Clearly, she was ready to drive more.
0:31.0	Yeah, I'm actually confident she's a better driver than me. Yeah, same. I think she can have my driver's license. Absolutely. Let's start with today's news.
0:41.0	The protective methodologies of the Secret Service were effective yesterday.
0:45.1	The former President's protective apparatus allowed for the early
0:49.0	identification of the threat and led to a safe evacuation.
0:52.4	Okay, so there is a lot to upset. of the threat and led to a safe evacuation.
0:53.1	Okay, so there is a lot to update you on about the second assassination attempt on former
0:57.5	President Donald Trump.
0:59.3	We're learning more about the man who federal officials say planned the attempt and the events that led up to
1:03.6	the man's confrontation with Trump's security detail on Sunday.
1:07.2	During a press briefing on Monday, interim Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe said the security measures surrounding Trump worked and that the suspect fired no shots.
1:16.4	The subject who did not have line of sight to the former president fled the scene.
1:21.1	He did not fire or get off any shots and our agents.
1:26.5	The suspect has been identified as 58-year-old Ryan Ralph.
1:30.4	Officials said he waited near Trump's West Palm Beach golf course for 12 hours, 12 hours before being spotted by secret service agents.
1:38.5	He was arrested after fleeing the scene and so far faced two federal gun charges including possessing a firearm as a felon.
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