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Families of the Covenant School shooting victims are plotting their next efforts to pass gun reform in Tennessee before the state legislature returns, the New York Times reported Tuesday.

Covenant, a private Christian school in the wealthiest Nashville suburb, was forever changed when a shooter killed three 9‑year‑old children and three adults with an AR-15-style pistol in March. Parents and community members have since mobilized, pressing for some state-wide changes to gun laws.

An appeals court tossed the conviction of a former Republican congress member who was found guilty of lying to a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, according to court records and reports.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's (R-NE), arguing Tuesday that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles, but rather Washington D.C. or Nebraska, court records show.

Michigan Republican Party co-chair Malinda Pego has joined an effort to unseat her former running mate, co-chair Kristina Karamo.

The move comes as the state party faces financial troubles and internal division, the Detroit News reported.

Matt Welch, a writer for the libertarian magazine Reason, sees worrying signs about potential political violence escalating over the next year.

On one side of the spectrum, Welch notes that pro-Palestinian protesters are blocking highways, causing commuters to lash out in anger while police seem to do little or nothing. Protesters are also showing up at public officials' homes and staging demonstrations.