What Happened Was...

A lightning fast comprehensive recap of the week's biggest events for April 10th - 16th, 2023

Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones (Lower, L) of Nashville and Justin Pearson (C) of Memphis gesture to supporters during the vote in which they were expelled from the Tennessee State Legislature on April 6, 2023, in Nashville. Both men were reinstated to their seats this week by local councils. (Photo by Seth Herald/via Getty Images)

Below is a catch-up of the significant events of this past week. You can check in with a minimal time commitment, read about the big stuff, and stay in the know before we’re on to the next. If you want more information on the past week's events, you might want to scroll through my Twitter feed for more detail on other topics I don’t mention below.

Gun Violence This Week

There were 19 separate mass shooting incidents in the United States this week, where 20 people were killed and 74 were injured. My Sunday recap covers all of this as well as the week's most critical news. Here at SHERO, we document all mass shooting incidents for the week every Sunday, so please take a moment to review them and remember to keep up the fight for sensible gun reform. 

1. Sunday, April 9, 2023: Orlando, Florida

2. Monday, April 10, 2023: Louisville, Kentucky

3. Tuesday, April 11, 2023: Washington, DC

4. Wednesday, April 12, 2023: Trenton, New Jersey

5. Wednesday, April 12, 2023: Goldsboro, North Carolina

6. Wednesday, April 12, 2023: Fort Wayne, Indiana

7. Wednesday, April 12, 2023: Toledo, Ohio

8. Thursday, April 13, 2023: Bronx, New York

9. Thursday, April 13, 2023: Detroit, Michigan

10. Friday, April 14, 2023: Kansas City, Missouri

11. Saturday, April 15, 2023: Louisville, Kentucky

12. Saturday, April 15, 2023: Cyrus, Minnesota

13. Saturday, April 15, 2023: Phoenix, Arizona

14. Saturday, April 15, 2023: Waianae, Hawaii

15. Saturday, April 15, 2023: Paterson, New Jersey

16. Saturday, April 15, 2023: Dadeville, Indiana

17. Saturday, April 15, 2023: Detroit, Michigan

18. Saturday, April 15, 2023: Northridge, California

19. Saturday, April 15, 2023: Newark, New Jersey

• Republican billionaire mega-donor Harlan Crow, bought property from Justice Clarence Thomas, that the sitting Justice failed to disclose and the sale involves a strange benefit for Thomas' mother, who is still living at the property.

• Over the last two decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reported on required financial disclosure forms that his family received rental income totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a firm that has not existed since 2006.

• The Nashville Metropolitan Council voted on Monday to return Democrat Justin Jones to the Tennessee State Legislature, after he was removed last week by Republicans for protesting gun violence on the House floor.