WJI's Daily Reads for June 22, 2022

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Common Council approves $900,000 settlement with fired police officers.

Slate: Supreme Court's visible turbulence means there's more on the inside.

From a leaked draft in Dobbs to a series of revelations about the wife of a sitting Supreme Court justice texting with one of the main architects of the Trump administration’s failed coup — the goings-on within the court this term have made headlines and raised eyebrows. Justice Clarence Thomas has spoken of the relationships at the court as a betrayal. The institution is surrounded by fencing. Some conservative legal pundits have attempted to spin these headlines as part of a partisan, liberal effort to further delegitimize the formerly leak-proof and ostensibly apolitical institution. But despite their million-dollar efforts, diligent court watchers know that the turbulence reflects a radical shift playing out within the court itself.

Reuters: Takeaways from yesterday's Jan. 6 committee hearing.

Miami Herald: Former Tallahassee mayor, who almost won Florida governorship in 2018, indicted for fraud.

The 21-count indictment was unsealed Wednesday following his arrest. (Andrew) Gillum and his political adviser, Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, are charged with 19 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, with each count carrying a maximum of 20 years in prison. Gillum is also facing a count of making false statements to the FBI, which carries a maximum of five years in prison.

Federal prosecutors allege that Gillum, 42, and Lettman-Hicks, 53, diverted money from his political committee to pay Gillum directly, defrauding campaign mega-donors and organizations that believed they were donating to legitimate political causes.