Subject: Daily Skimm: Procrastinate now, don't put it off
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Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:23:15 -0500 (EST)

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DECEMB=R 6, 2018

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Skimm'd on The Couch with Martha...Stewart

QUOTE O= THE DAY

"I just want to keep doing it and having fun" �=93 A 91-year-old grandpa =ho does backflips off the high diving board. Legen...wait for it...dary.

THINGS GETTING ALL UP IN =HE LAW'S FACE

SCOTUS

The Story

Today, the Supreme Court is taking up a double jeopardy case.

Explain.

In America, people can't be prosecuted for the same o=fense twice. Thanks, Fifth Amendment. But since the 1850s, SCOTUS has made=an exception to the double jeopardy rule. That is, if you're prosecuted on=both the state and federal level, you could be looking at two separate pun=shments. Its reasoning is that the two are "separate sovereigns." Enter: G=mble v United States. A case about an Alabama man, Terance Gamble, who was=charged for carrying a gun as a convicted felon. The state of Alabama gave=him a year. Then the federal gov said 'nah, let's make it close to four ye=rs instead,' meaning he'd stay in prison until 2020. He says this violates=his constitutional protections. Now, the Supremes are hearing his case.What are people saying?

The 'don't change anything' people (the DOJ along wit= 36 states) want SCOTUS to keep the exemption in place. There's also repor=edly worry that getting rid of it would make it harder to prosecute domest=c and sexual violence crimes. The 'maybe change it a little bit' people (i=cluding some civil rights scholars) say there should be a happy-medium �=80� like letting the federal gov pursue civil rights prosecutions agains= people that may have been acquitted at the state level. The 'change it, c=ange it now' people (including the ACLU) say that states and the federal g=v are not really independent and the exception shouldn't be a thing.

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This case has gotten a lot of attention because it co=ld have implications in the Russia investigation, particularly for former =rump campaign manager Paul Ma=afort. Special counsel Robert Mueller charged Manafort with tax fraud =ut states could prosecute him as well. If President Trump were to pardon h=m, it would only affect federal charges, not state charges. Unless the Sup=emes change the game. Stay tuned.

Wisconsin

The Story

Yesterday, Republicans in the Badger State passed a s=t of lame-duck bills to limit=incoming Dems' power.

Explain.

Last month, Republicans had some big losses in the st=te, including the governor and attorney general jobs. But the state legisl=ture stayed red – making some say 'hmm smells like gerrymandering.' Now Republicans there ar= trying to pull a 2016 North =arolina and limit the new Dems' power. Including: limiting early votin=, taking away the governor's power to make some appointments, and making i= so that the AG can't just withdraw the state from a lawsuit to repeal Oba=acare. Protesters showed =p at the state Capitol and yelled "respect our vote." Yesterday, the bills=passed in the legislature. Now, it heads to outgoing Gov. Scott Walker (R)=to be signed into law, which he's expected to do.

Anything else?

Speaking of North Carolina, it's still trying to figure out who's repping one o= its House seats. The state's board of elections has refused to certify th= results in the 9th congressional district because there's been election f=aud allegations concerning absentee ballots. So officials could potentiall= call for a new election.

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Republicans in Wisconsin said this was a much-needed =pdate to balance out power. Democrats said this is a power grab that's goi=g to bring gridlock to the state government. Prepare yourself for lawsuits=

REPEAT AFTER ME...

Who people are remembering…

Former President George HW Bush. Yesterday was the 41=t president's state funeral in DC. President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and all the living for=er presidents and first ladies showed up. Former President George W Bush g=ve an emotional eulogy that got people a little teary. And apparently went=for another round of hand=ng out cough drops to former first lady Michelle Obama. Today, HW Bush wil= be buried at his presidential library in Texas.

What to say when you hear Waymo launched a self-driving taxi service…

Huawei's CFO could use a (self-driving) getaway car. =he was arrested in Canada=– and could be extradited to the US. Since 2016, the US has been i=vestigating whether the Chinese telecom co has violated trade sanctions ag=inst Iran. Last week, the co's CFO was reportedly arrested because of �=80� surprise – allegations that she violated those sanctions. Sh= has a bail hearing set for tomorrow. Speaking of tech companies in the he=dlines, Facebook. Can you=believe? Yesterday, UK lawmakers dropped internal docs that show the Book =ave certain companies (like Netflix and Airbnb) VIP access to users' data.=Facebook says the released docs are part of a "baseless" lawsuit and are m=sleading without more context.

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What people are talking about…

USA Gymnastics. Yesterday, the org filed for bankruptcy. It's been dealing with=100 lawsuits because of the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. This filing me=ns that USA Gymnastics can put depositions on hold and use its insurance t= pay victims' claims. The chair of the org's board of directors says that =hey "owe it to the survivors" to resolve things sooner rather than later. =ut the lawyer for many of the victims says this is a way to block the trut= from coming out about who knew what when. Meanwhile, there's Columbia University. Earlier this week= 17 women sued the school and affiliated hospitals over an alleged sex abu=e cover-up. A number of women have accused gynecologist Robert Hadden of s=xual abuse in the past, but he only faced charges against two victims and =leaded guilty in exchange for giving up his medical license. So, no jail t=me. Now, the 17 women say Columbia and co knew about Hadden's behavior sin=e the '90s and didn't stop him. There's reportedly no word from the school=on all this. Speaking of cover-ups, there's this: a former Australian archbishop won his appeal over=his conviction of covering up sex abuse within the Catholic Church. He was=the most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of this.

What to say when you get an assist hanging a new shel=…

A little lower please. Carbon dioxide emissions around the world have reached t=eir highest level ever. And reportedly the biggest increase in seven years= This comes after multiple climate change reports have come out in the las= few months...which have also hinted that countries need to get their sh*t=together (see: this and <= href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/15325417.2776515/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2lt=XRoLmlzLzJ6SU9xbEc/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8B68d9ca8e" target="_blank" st=le="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">this). The worst offenders:=the US, China, and India. All this is making it harder for countries to se= the light at the end of the 2015 Paris climate deal tunnel.

=strong>PS: If you had our app, you'd be able to text us. And this=week, we're answering all your Qs about climate change. Don't miss o=t.

What to say when you hear Cardi B and Offset are over…

I can already see The Cut's headline…

SMALL BALLS

Bowl Game

Not how good you are at making guac. It's a series of=40+ college football games that teams play in when the regular season ends= Not all bowls are created equal. Some are more important than others, lik= the ones going down in the College Football Playoff. The Goodyear Cotton =owl Classic and Capital One Orange Bowl are semifinal bowl games happening=on Saturday, December 29th. Want to know who's going head-to-head? Read our guide.

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