NY Attorney General Requests Verdict Against Trump Before Trial STARTS, Biden Admin’s New Overtime Pay Rule, Potential Marijuana Reclassification, Judgment Against Giuliani, and More.

Episode Format:

1. New York’s Attorney General Asks Judge to Hold Trump and Co-Defendants Liable for Fraud Before Trial Starts (2:19)

2. Biden Administration Proposes New Overtime Pay Rule for Salaried Employees (7:11)

3. Dept. of Health and Human Services Recommends Reclassifying Marijuana From Schedule I Drug (9:22)

4. Judge Enters Judgement Against Rudy Giuliani in Defamation Case (14:49)

5. Company 3M Agrees to $6B Settlement for Defective Earplugs Used by U.S. Servicemembers (20:26)

6. Rep. Justin Jones Silenced by Tennessee House for Speaking Off Topic (22:12)

7. Justice Thomas Discloses Using TX Businessman’s Jet Last Year After Criticism over Non-Disclosures (26:31)

8. Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia Election Interference Case; Requests Separate Trial from Co-Defendants (27:13)

9. Mitch McConnell Given the “All-Clear” After Freezing Up at the Podium Again (27:28)

10. Texas Supreme Court Reinstates Gender-Affirming Ban for Minors (28:13)

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New York’s Attorney General Asks Judge to Hold Trump and Co-Defendants Liable for Fraud Before Trial Starts

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-says-trump-should-be-found-liable-fraud-even-before-trial-2023-08-30/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-york-ag-seeks-immediate-verdict-in-fraud-lawsuit-against-donald-trump#:~:text=Her%20lawsuit%2C%20which%20seeks%20%24250,in%20state%20court%20in%20Manhattan

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-overstated-net-worth-2-223944190.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-sues-trump-the-trump-organization-seeking-end-business-state-250-million/?ftag=YHFa5b931b

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23932452-452564_2022_people_of_the_state_of_v_people_of_the_state_of_exhibit_s__859?responsive=1&title=1

Biden Administration Proposes New Overtime Pay Rule for Salaried Employees

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/flsa/eap-exemption-nprm.pdf

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/overtime/rulemaking

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20230830

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-admin-plan-guarantee-overtime-pay-36-mln-workers-2023-08-30/

Dept. of Health and Human Services Recommends Reclassifying Marijuana From Schedule I Drug

https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/#:~:text=Substances%20are%20placed%20in%20their,of%20causing%20dependence%20when%20abused

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-30/hhs-calls-for-moving-marijuana-to-lower-risk-us-drug-category

Judge Enters Judgement Against Rudy Giuliani in Defamation Case

https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2021cv3354-94

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/30/politics/rudy-giuliani-georgia-election-workers/index.html

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-08-30/judge-enters-default-judgment-against-giuliani-in-defamation-lawsuit-from-georgia-election-workers

https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_37

Company 3M Agrees to $6B Settlement for Defective Earplugs Used by U.S. Servicemembers

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-08-29/3m-agrees-to-pay-6-billion-to-settle-earplug-lawsuits-from-u-s-service-members

Rep. Justin Jones Silenced by Tennessee House for Speaking Off Topic

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/us/rep-justin-jones-tennessee-vote/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ19RxPMG34

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-three-justin-jones-disciplined-again-gop-lawmakers-another-angry-crowd-reaction/

https://twitter.com/brotherjones_/status/1696552815751987379

Justice Thomas Discloses Using TX Businessman’s Jet Last Year After Criticism over Non-Disclosures

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/delayed-financial-disclosure-us-supreme-courts-thomas-released-2023-08-31/

Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia Election Interference Case; Requests Separate Trial from Co-Defendants

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-enters-guilty-plea-georgia-election-interference-case/story?id=102834864

https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-waives-arraignment-pleads-not-guilty-georgia-election-subversion-charges-2023-08-31/

Mitch McConnell Given the “All-Clear” After Freezing Up at the Podium Again

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/top-us-senate-republican-mitch-mcconnell-medically-clear-physician-2023-08-31/

Texas Supreme Court Reinstates Gender-Affirming Ban for Minors

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/31/politics/texas-gender-affirming-care-ban/index.html