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July 8 2000 UTC Brief
In U.S. courts and immigration
A federal judge in Georgia quashed a grand jury subpoena for the personal information of thousands of Fulton County election workers and volunteers, calling it a “staggering” fishing expedition. Judge William M. Ray II said any related charges would be time-barred and that the subpoena did not show a valid prosecutorial need.
In a separate case, former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 and avoided prison after a federal obstruction conviction tied to an ICE arrest. A U.S. district judge said she ushered a defendant out of her courtroom to avoid immigration agents, a lapse, but not one that led to jail time.
A son of a Mexican father fatally shot by an ICE officer is now calling for an independent investigation. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had spent decades working in home construction and was trying to secure legal status; his son says the family deserves answers.
In business and media
Sky’s $2.1 billion deal to buy ITV is the biggest sign yet of a new consolidation wave in European television. Regulators, after years of resistance, seem a little less allergic to large media mergers, which is comforting news if you enjoy fewer choices with better branding.
Argentina’s football association is facing a U.S. federal money-laundering investigation while the national team pushes toward another World Cup title. It is not the sort of off-field attention any federation wants, especially one trying to sell a clean sporting image.
In U.S. politics and foreign policy
An appeals court rejected President Trump’s bid to delay the removal of his name from the Kennedy Center while he challenges the lower court ruling. The panel said his lawyers had not shown irreparable harm if the name comes down during the appeal.
At the NATO summit in Ankara, allies pledged higher defense spending and continued support for Ukraine, while Trump used the stage to attack Europe and Iran. On the flight home, he did not take the newly assigned Air Force One, and he declined to give a straight answer about whether the change had anything to do with security concerns.
A federal judge also ordered that writer E. Jean Carroll be paid $5 million plus interest in damages owed by President Trump.
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