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Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Jul 1, 2026

You all sent a very clear message: The future of Colorado will not be decided by out-of-state billionaires.

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Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Jul 1, 2026

In America, we the people, and not establishment politics, choose our leaders.

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Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Jul 1, 2026

In the face of a lawless bullying Trump administration trying to intimidate us, rip away our rights and freedoms, you made it clear that we need a leader who will fight back and never bend the knee.

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Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Jul 1, 2026

To all who voted today, thank you for making a critical point clear, that in America, and in Colorado, we believe in a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

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Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Jul 1, 2026

We made it clear that we need a leader who will fight back, never bend the knee.

cbsnews.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 30, 2026

With this decision, the Court has, yet again, betrayed the Constitution and the American people.

floridaphoenix.com
Phil Weiser
@philweiser· CO· Jun 30, 2026

Whether you voted for me or not, thank you for the opportunity to fight for you and earn your trust.

coloradonewsline.com
William Tong
@williamtong· CT· Jun 30, 2026

This changes nothing about the law here in Connecticut, which states clearly that transgender girls are girls, and that every girl and every woman is entitled to protection against discrimination.

ctmirror.org
William Tong
@williamtong· CT· Jun 30, 2026

It’s over. Go home, Donald Trump. Don’t come back to the court again and cause trouble by sitting in the front row and making a spectacle of yourself.

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William Tong
@williamtong· CT· Jun 30, 2026

Today is not just a legal victory. Today is a second ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, on the 250th anniversary of our nation’s birth, by which we affirm as a people the essential character of our nation built by the sacrifice…

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Mike Hilgers
@mikehilgers· NE· Jun 30, 2026

If the Nebraska Supreme Court (or a district court on remand) concludes that the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act did not receive enough signatures to be placed on the ballot, the Act would no longer be good law, and any medical…

nebraskaexaminer.com
Mike Hilgers
@mikehilgers· NE· Jun 30, 2026

Nothing in this analysis should be interpreted as opining on whether the medical cannabis regulations would be constitutional in a future, fact-bound, as-applied challenge.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Mike Hilgers
@mikehilgers· NE· Jun 30, 2026

As to constitutionality, I conclude that the medical cannabis regulations do not clearly violate the state or federal Constitutions on their face.

nebraskaexaminer.com
Aaron D. Ford
@aarondford· NV· Jun 30, 2026

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is a win for Nevada and for the sovereign right of states to conduct their elections in the manner they see fit.

nevadacurrent.com
Kris Kobach
@kriskobach· KS· Jun 30, 2026

Kansas is the first state to sue Aetna for misusing state health plan dollars to benefit the health plan administrator.

kansasreflector.com
Chris Carr
@chriscarr· GA· Jun 30, 2026

We have taken action here in Georgia to preserve fair competition, and this decision paves the way for every other state to do the same.

georgiarecorder.com
Nick Brown
@nickbrown· WA· Jun 30, 2026

Today’s ruling reaffirms one of the most important principles in our democracy — there is no hierarchy to American citizenship.

washingtonstatestandard.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Jun 30, 2026

He went to San Francisco to raise money. In my opinion, those are his people. They’re not in Texas.

dailycaller.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Jun 30, 2026

The Attorney General’s father served this country with honor, and it’s outrageous that anyone seeking public office in the United States could use a father’s military service as a political attack.

dailycaller.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Jun 30, 2026

It is outrageous that Talarico is attacking the Attorney General for growing up in a military family, claiming that if you weren’t born in Texas you aren’t a Texan.

dailycaller.com
Ken Paxton
@kenpaxton· TX· Jun 30, 2026

I like places in California, even though I don’t like to admit that I go to California.

dailycaller.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 30, 2026

Given the severity of this ongoing unconstitutional deprivation of liberty, the Court concludes that immediate release from custody is required.

penncapital-star.com
Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Jun 30, 2026

The assault weapons ban passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor will save lives in the Commonwealth and is compliant with the Constitution of Virginia.

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