RENEE GOOD (Wikipedia)

The killing of a woman by a federal Immigration Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis doesn’t justify a criminal civil rights investigation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Associated Press reports that while an investigation by the FBI is underway, the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ won’t be involved in looking into the death of Renee Good.

Deputy District Attorney Todd Blanche issued a statement, reading, “there is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation.”

Good was shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis. She was fatally shot by while in a van near activity by ICE. Federal authorities claim she was trying to strike agents with her vehicle; videotape of the incident appears to challenge that contention, says the AP.

A half-dozen federal prosecutors in the DOJ resigned on Tuesday in protest over the department’s handling of the case, according to The New York Times.

High court may support transgender laws

In a pair of cases in which state laws ban transgender athletes from participating in girls and women’s sports, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to uphold such laws in place in West Virginia and Idaho and 25 other states.

SHOULD TRANS girls compete against other girls in high school athletics (Shutterstock)

The New York Times reports that – based on the questions during a hearing on Tuesday – the three liberal justices – questioned the fairness of the laws, while the other six justices leaned on the fact that federal law has a long-standing policy of supporting separate sports teams for males and females to ensure fair competition.

The high court, in the past, has protected the rights of transgender employees, but Chief Justice John Roberts suggested that the principle didn’t apply in sports.
Among the questions raised was if a biologically male had an advantage or biologically females in sports, do females have some advantages in other fields, such as in high school academic performance?

Central banks support Powell

In a pair of cases in which state laws ban transgender athletes from participating in girls and women’s sports, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to uphold such laws in place in West Virginia and Idaho and 25 other states.

The New York Times reports that – based on the questions during a hearing on Tuesday – the three liberal justices – questioned the fairness of the laws, while the other six justices leaned on the fact that federal law has a long-standing policy of supporting separate sports teams for males and females to ensure fair competition.

The high court, in the past, has protected the rights of transgender employees, but Chief Justice John Roberts suggested that the principle didn’t apply in sports.

Weather: Sun for a while

Summer-like weather is expected to persist in our West Orange County cites for a while. The forecast for Wednesday is for a daytime high on Wednesday of 80 with an overnight low of 53 under sunny skies. Thursday will be slightly warmer at 81 (52) and sunny. Friday will cool a bit to 78 (52) and sunny. Partly cloudy conditions will move in on Saturday with temps of 79 (52).

Great Thoughts (color)

When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. When you photograph them in black and white, you photograph their souls.”
– Ted Grant

“I’ve been 40 years discovering that the queen of all the colors was black.”
– Pierre-Auguste Renoir

“You know you have a problem on your hands whenyou ask someone how to spell ‘orange’ and they ask,’The color or the fruit?’”
– Craig D. Lounsbrough.