7.3.2023–NLS–AG challenges U of I, Trump rally draws 55K, Americans favor merit by Heather Sampson | Jul 3, 2023 | NLSPodcast AG Labrador challenges the legality of U of I’s acquisition of U of Pheonix because of open meeting laws. The American public generally seems to agree that it was time for affirmative action to go, but polls are fickle creatures. A Trump rally in the tiny town of Pickens, SC (population 3500) draws a crowd of 55 thousand.