Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

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🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: In a recent development on the Coup Beat, the Colorado state Supreme Court has prohibited Donald Trump from participating in the state's 2024 Republican primary, citing the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause. Trump plans to appeal this decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, potentially impacting primaries across all 50 states. Simultaneously, the Supreme Court is examining another case on whether Trump, as a former president, has absolute immunity from prosecution by the DOJ Special Counsel. Meanwhile, ProPublica reveals financial concerns of Justice Clarence Thomas from 2000, detailing his efforts to secure a pay raise for justices and explore additional income avenues. In other news, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill establishing a task force to study the history of slavery, mirroring efforts in California and Illinois. Texas faces legal challenges to a new immigration law enabling police to stop and arrest individuals suspected of illegal entry, with Mexico planning to contest it as well. Additionally, a volcano erupted near Grindavik, Iceland, prompting evacuations, while the impending unsealing of court documents may reveal names of Jeffrey Epstein's associates on January 1st. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state's Supreme Court Pro Publica: Clarence Thomas’ Money Complaints Sparked Resignation Fears — ProPublica NY Times: New York to Consider Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved People Axios: Civil rights, advocacy groups sue to stop Texas immigration law CNN: Iceland volcano erupts Axios: Judge orders documents naming Jeffrey Epstein associates to be unsealed Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, December 20th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Bech's media.
0:07.0	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't afraid to take aside and
0:14.7	roast the most consequential reality show there is, our government.
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0:49.6	We had breaking news on the coo beat last night after the Colorado State Supreme Court
0:58.0	issued a ruling that bans Donald Trump from the state's 2024 Republican primary ballot
1:03.1	under the 14th Amendment insurrection clause,
1:05.8	which forbids someone from running for president
1:07.7	if they've engaged in, you guessed it, and insurrection.
1:11.1	Donald has already said that he will appeal the court's four to three decision to the U.S. Supreme Court,
1:16.2	which could ultimately force their decision to apply to all 50 states.
1:20.3	And the Colorado court has already paused theirs from taking effect until January 4th, so the
1:25.0	Supremes can review the case, after which point they will need to get going on printing
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