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11:05 AM ET, June 25, 2022

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Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances. Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her. — “Roe is 45 years old, it has been reaffirmed many times, lots of people care about it a great deal,” the justice told the senator, according to notes from a private meeting before his confirmation.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, The Full Belmonte, Associated Press and TheBlaze

New York Times:

Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith: We've Seen What Will Happen Next to America's Women — Ms. Warren is a Democratic senator from Massachusetts. Ms. Smith is a Democratic senator from Minnesota — and the only senator to have worked at Planned Parenthood. — The Supreme Court has spoken: Roe is gone.

Discussion: The Hill, Common Dreams and Brookings

Politico:

17 Ways the Supreme Court Just Changed America — The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will create two Americas when it comes to abortion access — the mostly red states where abortion is illegal in most circumstances, and the mostly blue states where it is mostly available with restrictions.

Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press, Courier-Journal, Reclaiming Hope Newsletter, Townhall and Japan Times

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

The lonely chief: How John Roberts lost control of the court — As the shock waves spread Friday from the Supreme Court's momentous decision striking down Roe v. Wade, one notable casualty of the ruling became evident: Chief Justice John Roberts. — After nearly seven months of deliberations …

Discussion: Axios, Bloomberg, Raw Story, The Critical Reader and Power Line

Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th:

Patients sat in abortion clinic waiting rooms as Roe fell. They all had to be turned away. — Patients were in the lobby, waiting, the moment it became a post-Roe America. — The staff at Alamo Women's Reproductive Services Clinic in San Antonio had just received a call from their attorney …

Discussion: The Texas Tribune, The Handbasket, TheBlaze, Off the Kuff, Breitbart, Talking Points Memo, Vox and New York Post

Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:

Requiem for the Supreme Court — They did it because they could. — It was as simple as that. — With the stroke of a pen, Justice Samuel Alito and four other justices, all chosen by Republican presidents running on successive party platforms committed to overturning Roe v. Wade …

Discussion: SCOTUSblog

Jeannie Suk Gersen / New Yorker:

When the Supreme Court Takes Away a Long-Held Constitutional Right — The crude reality of the political machinations involved in overruling Roe v. Wade makes it galling to read the Court's self-portrayal as a picture of proper judicial restraint. — We have known for some time that this …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and New York Times

Daniel Desrochers / Kansas City Star:
Josh Hawley says abortion ruling will push people to move states, strengthening the GOP

Discussion: Newsweek, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Insider, Mock Paper Scissors, Vanity Fair and Kansas Reflector

Adam Liptak / New York Times:
June 24, 2022: The Day Chief Justice Roberts Lost His Court

Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon, Associated Press, Media Matters for America, PBS NewsHour, Parent-ing and The Forward

adflegal.org:
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Discussion: The Hill and National Review

Molly Roberts / Washington Post: My pregnancy was unlucky. My abortion wasn't.

Washington Post:
5 big truths about the Supreme Court's gutting of Roe

Discussion: Very Serious, pjmedia.com, Daily Kos, HuffPost and Sacramento Bee

Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
America 1.0 had jumped the shark before Roe decision, but we can start anew

Discussion: Common Sense, New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, CBS Denver and WV MetroNews

Christopher F. Schuetze / New York Times: Germany Ends Ban on Abortion Advertisement

Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
They Really Did It — This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides …

Discussion: New York Post, NBC News, New York Times and Political Wire

Kelly Hooper / Politico:
What changed from Justice Alito's draft opinion to final ruling on Roe

Discussion: Rolling Stone, Power Line, The Bulwark, National Review, Fox News, Raw Story and The Federalist

National Review:
A Stain Erased — At last. It has taken 49 years and five months, but the Supreme Court …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Bridgehead … and alicublog

Washington Post:
The Dobbs decision looks to history to rescind Roe

Discussion: New York Times and Slate

Maryn McKenna / Wired:
Roe Stood for 49 Years. It Revolutionized Life for Women

Discussion: Axios, WBHM 90.3, Spectrum News Kentucky, ROCK PAPER RADIO and Substack

Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
No, Trump, God Didn't Overturn Roe v. Wade. You did.

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Politico and Washington Examiner

Isabella Simonetti / New York Times: The decision to overturn Roe could have economic ramifications.

The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Actions In Light of Today's Supreme Court Decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Discussion: Reuters, CBS News, NBC News and U.S. Department of Justice

Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
‘Vote For Democrats’ Is Not Enough In A Post-Roe America

Discussion: Washington Post, Bloomberg and The Runover

Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
'We're done': Chaos and tears as an abortion clinic abruptly shuts down

Discussion: The Texas Tribune, Metro.co.uk, Washington Examiner, Townhall and RedState

Scott Lemieux / American Prospect:
Getting Real About the Post-'Roe' World

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Mary Ziegler / The Atlantic:
If the Supreme Court Can Reverse Roe, It Can Reverse Anything

Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY, This Precious Dark Skin, Lorinda's Ponderings, New York Times, Constitution Daily, Politica and Vox

Shawna Chen / Axios:

California, Washington and Oregon launch “West Coast offense” to protect abortion rights — California, Washington and Oregon are launching a “West Coast offense” to protect reproductive rights following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the states' Democratic governors announced Friday.

Discussion: CBS News, The Guardian, Bloomberg, HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit and YouTube

Washington Post:
Many states with anti-abortion laws have pro-choice majorities

Discussion: Cafe Hayek, The Daily Beast and BuzzFeed News

Jacob Knutson / Axios:
AG Garland says states can't ban FDA-approved abortion pills

Discussion: Mother Jones, Los Angeles Times, Japan Times, The Daily Advertiser, The Hill, STAT, AND Magazine, The 19th, Vox, Jezebel, Insider, Washington Post, Townhall, RedState, Mock Paper Scissors and Raw Story

Orlando Sentinel: Abortion ruling emphasizes Latinas' need for access to reproductive health care

Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:

Biden signs landmark gun legislation: 'God willing, it's going to save a lot of lives' — ‘Lives will be saved’: President Biden signs landmark gun legislation into law — President Joe Biden signed into law the most sweeping legislation aimed at preventing gun violence in 30 years …

Discussion: New York Times, NPR, CNN, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Insider, New York Post and Axios

Paul Kane / Washington Post:

Supreme Court steps into a void left by congressional dysfunction — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) paused for 10 seconds as he pondered whether the Supreme Court had simply become a more powerful branch of government than Congress. — Finally, the former constitutional law professor came to a verdict.

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Regular Order

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
White House Report Card: Biden could get bounce from Dobbs

Discussion: ABC News, New York Post, John Zogby Strategies and Axios

Amy Russo / The Providence Journal:

Hundreds rally for abortion rights at RI State House; chaos erupts within crowd — PROVIDENCE — Hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the State House on Friday, voicing rage, fear and resistance to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end the constitutional right to abortion.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Verge and Daily Montanan

HuffPost:

Truck Driver Rams Into Abortion Rights Demonstrators At Roe Rally In Iowa — A victim told HuffPost that the agitated driver careened into protesters on purpose in downtown Cedar Rapids. At least one person was hospitalized. — A truck driver careened into a group of demonstrators in Cedar Rapids …

Discussion: CNN, CBS News, BizPac Review and TheBlaze

Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:

GOP lawmaker says she trusts Utah women to control their ‘intake of semen’ as abortion trigger law goes into effect — Utah Senate President Stuart Adams said he would support the Supreme Court also reconsidering same-sex marriage. — Republican lawmakers and Utah politicos celebrated …

Discussion: Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors

CNN:

Suspected Russian spy was well-liked by classmates, but something just seemed a little off — Washington (CNN)Victor Muller's accent just didn't sound right. — The man now alleged to be a Russian spy was studying at the prestigious Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies …

Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:

Gasps, tears and fear: Inside a Texas abortion clinic the moment Roe was overturned — There were 27 patients scheduled to receive abortions Friday at Alamo Women's Reproductive Services in San Antonio. — Some were already waiting outside when the clinic opened at 9 a.m. …

Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:

QAnon Creator ‘Q’ Returns After Nearly Two-Year Hiatus — In a surprise move, Q returns to tease a new “game” in cryptic posts. — The anonymous message board user known as “Q,” whose cryptic announcements spawned the fascist pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory, has returned to posting after a nearly two-year hiatus.

Discussion: Raw Story