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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Overturning Roe v. Wade Clashes With the Views of A Majority of Americans  —  The ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion after almost 50 years was met with celebration and anger across the country.  President Biden said the decision was the “realization of extreme ideology” …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump praises Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, says ruling ‘will work out for everybody’  —  The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday  —  Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump praised the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday …
New York Times:
Trump Privately Called a Roe v. Wade Reversal ‘Bad’ for His Party  —  The man most responsible for shaping a United States Supreme Court that delivered the conservative movement a long-sought victory has spent weeks saying he didn't think it will be good for his party.
Washington Post:
Youngkin to seek 15-week abortion law in Virginia after high court ruling  —  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said he will seek to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, moving quickly following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday overturning the constitutional right to an abortion.
Washington Post:
Abortion will soon be banned in 13 states.  Here's which could be next.  —  The Supreme Court released a decision on Friday overturning Roe v. Wade, touching off a cascade of antiabortion laws that probably will take effect across roughly half the country.  —  Without the landmark precedent …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Thomas calls for overturning precedents on contraceptives, LGBTQ rights  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday called for overturning the constitutional rights the court had affirmed for access to contraceptives and LGBTQ rights in an opinion concurring with the majority to decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Taylor Telford / Washington Post:
Disney says it will cover employee travel costs for abortions  —  Corporations are scrambling to adjust policies after the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade.  —  The Walt Disney Co. said Friday it would cover employee travel expenses for abortions in light of the Supreme Court's decision …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins: Abortion ruling ‘inconsistent’ with what Gorsuch, Kavanaugh told me  —  Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Friday said conservative Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch misled her about their views on the importance of Supreme Court precedent during their confirmation proceedings in 2017 and 2018.
Kaylee McGhee White / Washington Examiner:
The fight for life is just beginning  —  For the past five decades, conservatives have sought to overturn Roe v. Wade, undo the Supreme Court's creation of a constitutional right to abortion, and return the issue to the states for voters to decide.  Though it long appeared out of reach …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
By ending abortion rights, Supreme Court lights a fire in the 2022 election  —  Democrats immediately sought to channel the backlash into votes in the fall midterm election.  Republicans were split, with some celebrating and others downplaying the ruling.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme …
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
We're Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe.  We're Going Somewhere Worse  —  We are entering an era not just of unsafe abortions but of the widespread criminalization of pregnancy.  —  In the weeks since a draft of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization …
The Texas Tribune:
Whole Woman's Health clinics cease abortions in Texas after Roe ruling
Discussion: New York Post
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Abortion laws by state: Where abortions are illegal after Roe v. Wade overturned
Thomas Phippen / Fox News:
New poll: Only 15% of voters view abortion as most important midterm election issue, economy still top concern
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade
Politico:
Supreme Court gives states green light to ban abortion, overturning Roe
Washington Post:
Biden says restoring abortion rights is up to voters
S.E. Cupp / Oprah Daily:
Why I'm Pro-Life and Against Overturning Roe v. Wade
Discussion: The Hill and Twitchy
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
AG Garland says states can't ban FDA-approved abortion pills  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement Friday, in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, that states cannot ban mifepristone, a medication that is used to bring about an abortion.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization  —  Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today released the following statement following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Republicans Who Wanted Pardons for Their Trump Coup Actions  —  Former DOJ officials tell the Jan. 6th Committee how they stood up to Trump, while congressional Republicans worried about their criminal culpability.  —  In late 2020, Donald Trump instructed a top Justice Department official to …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: New Jan. 6 witness: Trump had mystery call with Putin  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE PLAYBOOK INTERVIEW: ALEX HOLDER — In September 2020, U.K. documentarian ALEX HOLDER started working on a film about DONALD TRUMP.
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
The Necessity of Hope  —  Things are bad.  They will get worse.  But despair has never been an option.  —  Today is the day that this nation sees, with eyes that are briefly clear, exactly how bad things are, and exactly how bad they will become.  No clouds today where I live.
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