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9:35 AM ET, June 22, 2024

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Talia Jane / New Republic:
Sotomayor Issues Dire Warning on Supreme Court Ruling on Noncitizens … In a ruling delivered Friday, the Supreme Court decided 6-3 that U.S. citizens have no constitutional interest in their noncitizen spouses being able to enter the United States—despite the fact that a married person …
Discussion: HotAir and Los Angeles Times
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Griffin Eckstein / Salon:
“Alarm bells about Obergefell”: Sotomayor pens blistering dissent on SCOTUS marriage attack  —  Sotomayor warned gay marriage could be next as her colleagues gutted a U.S. citizen's right to marry a non-citizen  —  Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor used her dissent in a case that struck …
Discussion: Slate and Alternet.org
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Made an 8-1 Mad Dash Away From Clarence Thomas' Extremism  —  The Supreme Court upheld a federal law disarming domestic abusers on Friday, significantly narrowing a radical 2022 precedent in the process.  Its 8-1 ruling in U.S. v. Rahimi is a major victory for gun safety laws …
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John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court upholds law barring domestic abusers from owning guns in major Second Amendment ruling
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Clarence Thomas Says Domestic Abusers Should Own Guns
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Pro-Ted Cruz group draws scrutiny for receiving money from his podcast's company  —  Campaign finance experts have questioned whether the arrangement runs afoul of a ban on candidates directing money to super PACs that can raise unlimited amounts of money.  —  A super PAC supporting …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Mega Donor Miriam Adelson Opens Up Cash Spigot
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
Trump Erodes Biden's Lead in 2024 Election Fundraising After Conviction
Politico:
Judge Cannon wants to know whether Merrick Garland is supervising Jack Smith  —  The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case asked lawyers how much independence the special counsel has.  —  FORT PIERCE, Florida — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents …
Eric Neugeboren / The Nevada Independent:
Judge dismisses Nevada fake electors case over lack of jurisdiction  —  Judge Mary Kay Holthus ruled that Clark County was not an appropriate place to decide the case.  —  Courts Election 2020  —  A Clark County judge has dismissed the charges filed against the six Nevada Republicans …
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Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal
Robert Reich:
60 years ago today, they murdered my protector  —  I've shared some of this with you, but today marks 60 years since it happened — when the Klan murdered my protector.  —  I was always the shortest kid in school, which made me an easy target for bullies.  To protect myself …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
What the Hell Is Going on With the Supreme Court's Trump Ruling?  —  BEHIND THE SCENES  —  The court's deadline to release a decision is next Friday, June 28, but there are fears the conservative majority may have something more sinister up their sleeve.  —  The Supreme Court released …
New York Times:
Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law Signals a Broader Christian Agenda  —  Gov. Jeff Landry wants his state to be at the forefront of a national movement to advance legislation with a Christian worldview.  —  The crowd at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette, La. …
Military.com:
Texas Congressman Won't Stop Wearing Combat Infantryman Badge that Was Revoked  —  More than a month after a news report revealed that the Combat Infantryman Badge Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, wears on his lapel was revoked since he was never eligible for the award to begin with, the congressman refuses to take the pin off.
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state  —  Many prisoners clean toilets and prep food with no pay - as the state charges $50 a day for their incarceration  —  A $9bn food services company is using prisoners to make meals …
Wall Street Journal:
Biden vs. Trump: Will the First 2024 Debate Jolt the Race?  —  Is the election a choice between the two, or purely a referendum on the president?
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Axios
New York Times:
How Misleading Videos Are Trailing Biden as He Battles Age Doubts  —  A flurry of recent clips, many of them edited or lacking context, laid bare a major challenge for the president as he tries to persuade voters he has the energy for a second term.  —  President Biden has many adversaries in this year's election.
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Amid GOP infighting, judge strips Ohio House speaker of control over Republican caucus campaign fund  —  A county judge stripped Republican Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens of his control over the GOP caucus' campaign fund on Friday, escalating intraparty tensions in the chamber headed into November's election.
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
Kyle Rittenhouse's Family: We're His Collateral Damage  —  ROGUE SON  —  The far-right darling is accused of leaving his mom and sister high and dry as they fight eviction.  —  Kyle Rittenhouse has been publicly dragged by his own family, who say the far-right darling left them high and dry …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
On the House Floor, Republicans Gag Mentions of Trump's Conviction  —  During official proceedings of the G.O.P.-controlled chamber, speaking about former President Donald J. Trump's felony conviction has been forbidden, while disparaging President Biden and Democrats is routine.
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
ObamaCare preventive care mandate to stay in place after court ruling  —  A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a Christian-owned business can't be compelled to cover preventive medications as is required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but it determined a Texas judge carried out an …
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
A surprising winner in the Supreme Court gun ruling: Hunter Biden  —  The court's decision Friday involves a sister provision to the drug-users prohibition that Biden was found guilty of violating.  —  As the president's son prepares to appeal his recent conviction, he will likely renew …
Discussion: Raw Story
Maria DeVito / The Columbus Dispatch:
Upside-down American flag flying outside Etna Township trustee's home angers local vets  —  An upside-down American flag, a symbol connected with false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, has been flying outside an elected official's Licking County home in recent weeks.
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Starr / The Guardian:
US farmers turn towards Biden over Trump's past agricultural policies  —  A growing number of rural Americans now plan to vote for Biden, fearing Trump could cost farmers again  —  For two decades, Christopher Gibbs, a row crop and cattle farmer in Shelby county, Ohio, was an ardent Republican party member.
 
 
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Nicole Friedman / Wall Street Journal:
Home Prices Hit a Record High
Discussion: IJR and Lewiston Sun Journal
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Not ‘Bluffing’: Inside the MAGA Efforts To Make a Second Term Even More Extreme
Discussion: CNN and Alternet.org
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Teamsters' leader lands speaking slot at GOP convention
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why isn't everyone giving presidential candidates $75 million?
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Cara Tabachnick / CBS News:
2 killed, 8 wounded in mass shooting outside Arkansas grocery store
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Why Conceding To Lies About The Economy Is A Big Mistake
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NBC News:
Trump is focused on Doug Burgum, JD Vance and Marco Rubio as his VP search enters the home stretch
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Says He Would Give Green Cards to All Foreign College Students at Graduation
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Change Healthcare confirms ransomware hackers stole medical records on a ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
DJT share price down nearly 50% since Trump guilty verdict
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