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While the U.S. Supreme Court has sided against banning books, Florida Citizens Alliance is pinning its argument on state statutes.

TUCSON (KVOA) - During a news conference Monday, Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo made it clear during a virtual presentation that the Tucson Unified School District does not have the authority

The West Bend Police Department is investigating the death of an inmate at the Washington County Jail Friday morning, Jan. 21. It happened shortly before 9:30 a.m.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is reminding the public that it's illegal to push snow onto state highways.

Minnesota. erin? >> all right, thank you very much, adrienne. outfront now, paul martin, criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. so, you hair adriennes report there and she is showing that former officer or that officers testimony. saying that potter was covered by state statute in what she chose to do to use her gun, which obviously she is saying she didnt intend to use her gun but that she would have been justified in doing so because he could have died if he was dragged by mr. wright...

>> yes. >> during that time period, did daunte wright, at any time, show any sign of stopping, giving up, saying okay im done? >> no. >> reporter: the defense also asking about a state law regarding the police use of service weapons. >> and if he had taken off with you in that car halfway, what would have happened to you? >> probably dragged. >> would it be fair for that officer to use a firearm to stop him? >> by state statute, yes. >> there is a statute that says to avoid death or grave bodily...

>> put them under arrest. >> if they try to get away, use force, correct? >> yes. >> during that time period, did daunte wright, at any time, show any sign of stopping, giving up, saying okay im done? >> no. >> reporter: the defense also asking about a state law regarding the police use of service weapons. >> and if he had taken off with you in that car halfway, what would have happened to you? >> probably dragged. >> would it be fair for that officer to use a firearm to stop him? >> by state st...

Alleged attack. police say smollett surrenders on the 21st of february. and that starts this whole effort to move forward with this trial. matt, after that, a lot of things happened publicly, but that -- those are the basic facts of the case at the beginning. >> yeah. and a lot of attention on this -- a lot of global attention on this story no doubt was that, you know, kim foxxs office sensationally dropped these charges. thee sent out an eternal email saying she was recusing herself. days later...

Coordinating them? is there some kind of mastermind behind them? >> i think theres a bunch of master minds. i think its an organized crime type of organization thats organizing these people. you dont have that many people going into a store at the same time blocking traffic in an organized way, and what may have to happen is you may have to start charging people federally, charging them with federal conspiracy statutes and basically instead of facing just a few years under a state statute facing...

Obligated under the supremacy clause to apply the federal constitution, i suppose to a provision of a state statute that purports to preclude them from considering a constitutional claim? >> they would, your honor, but -- >> so then your argument is that they would not follow -- they would not abide by the constitution? >> im not suggesting that they would not abide by the constitution. what im saying is that even if you have to prove that undue burden of defense, in every single case, it is -- ...