memeorandum: The Supreme Court reins in government bullies (George F. Will/Washington Post)

12:10 AM ET, July 6, 2014

Top Items:

Beaten Palestinian youth is U.S. citizen, cousin of murdered kidnap victim — Video shows the boy being beaten by three policemen; U.S. State Department calls for a ‘credible investigation and full accountability for any excessive use of force.’ — The Palestinian youth who was caught …

Discussion: The Raw Story, Israel Matzav, Hinterland Gazette, Mediaite and Balloon Juice

CNN:

Palestinian teen burned alive, autopsy shows — Jerusalem (CNN) — Mohammed Abu Khedair, a Palestinian teenager who was abducted and killed in Jerusalem this week, died from being burned alive and hit with a blunt object to the head, according to Palestinian General Prosecutor Mohammed al-Auwewy, sourcing the medical autopsy.

Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Guardian and The Moderate Voice

Andre Senior / WTSP.com:

Tampa teen beaten, jailed in Jerusalem — An official statement has been made on the detention of Tariq Khedir by the U.S. Department of State Spokesperson: — “We can confirm that Tariq Khdeir, an American citizen, is being held by Israeli authorities in Jerusalem.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

George F. Will / Washington Post:

The Supreme Court reins in government bullies — Two 5 to 4 decisions this week, on the final decision day of the Supreme Court's term, dealt with issues that illustrate the legal consequences of political tactics by today's progressives. One case demonstrated how progressivism's achievement …

Discussion: his vorpal sword and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

New York Times:

Obama Weighs Steps to Cover Contraception — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, reeling from back-to-back blows from the Supreme Court this week, is weighing options that would provide contraceptive coverage to thousands of women who are about to lose it or never had it because of their employers' religious objections.

Discussion: Hot Air, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Josh Blackman's Blog, Althouse and Right Wing News

Andrew Koppelman / The New Republic:
The Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby Decision Just Got a Whole Lot Worse

Discussion: NewsBusters, Washington Post, Hot Air and DownWithTyranny!

Washington Post:

In NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are — Files provided by Snowden show extent to which ordinary Web users are caught in the net — Ordinary Internet users, American and non-American alike, far outnumber legally targeted foreigners …

Discussion: Gigaom and Eschaton

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

For Obama, loss of the Senate could be freeing — The walls seem to be closing in on the Obama presidency. — Iraq and Syria are overrun with terrorists. Violence is flaring in Ukraine and on Israel's borders. A humanitarian crisis is developing on our own southern border …

Discussion: Power Line, Hot Air, Booman Tribune, Liberal Values, Outside the Beltway, Liberaland and The Week

Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
With Democrats split on inequality issues, Obama shifts talk away from income gap

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Weekly Standard

Jordan Ellenberg / Wall Street Journal:

The Summer's Most Unread Book Is... A simple index drawn from e-books shows which best sellers are going unread (we're looking at you, Piketty). — It's beach time, and you've probably already scanned a hundred lists of summer reads. Sadly overlooked is that other crucial literary category …

Discussion: Althouse and Marginal REVOLUTION

Ben Rothenberg / New York Times:

Wimbledon 2014: Petra Kvitova Routs Eugenie Bouchard for Title — WIMBLEDON, England — Eugenie Bouchard arrived at Centre Court with cool confidence and a ruthless tennis game to match. Bouchard, a 20-year-old Canadian, had captured the affection of her country and of the British tabloids …

Discussion: American Spectator, Bleacher Report and JustOneMinute

Tina Terry / WSOC-TV:

VIDEO: Teens attack, rob ice cream man in Charlotte — Outraged viewers reached out to Eyewitness News about a Facebook video they said showed three young people attacking and robbing an ice cream man in Northeast Charlotte. — A girl opens an ice cream cart in the beginning of the video.

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit

Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:

Exclusive details: Bid for Obama Library on Lake Michigan shore — ARLINGTON, Va. — Among the rival locations in Chicago for the Obama library and museum, the most majestic one hugs the Lake Michigan shore on the Southeast Side with a stunning view of the Chicago skyline.

Discussion: Booman Tribune

CBS News:

VIDEO: Calif. officer beating woman on roadside — Shares - — LOS ANGELES — A cellphone video depicting a California Highway Patrol office punching a woman along the side of a freeway Tuesday evening has the agency investigating accusations of excessive force.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Jezebel, Mediaite, Associated Press and CBS Los Angeles