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Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Poised to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho — Opinion was briefly posted on the court's website and removed — Hospitals would be allowed to protect pregnant mother's health — The US Supreme Court is poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Errant SCOTUS abortion case document posting sparks confusion — On Wednesday afternoon, Bloomberg sent shockwaves throughout the country, reporting that a document appeared on the opinions page of the U.S. Supreme Court's website briefly Wednesday morning that, for all intents and purposes …
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Hassan Ali Kanu / American Prospect:
The Supreme Court Blesses a Form of Bribery — The ruling can be understood only as a policy preference. — Kanu-bribery-062624 — The Supreme Court just made giving this bill to a public official legal, as long as it's after they perform an official act for you.
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court inadvertently uploads ‘document’ about ruling in Idaho abortion case
Supreme Court inadvertently uploads ‘document’ about ruling in Idaho abortion case
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court would allow emergency abortions for now, early opinion says
Supreme Court would allow emergency abortions for now, early opinion says
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Trump Allies Urge Him Not To Be a ‘Raging Asshole’ at Debate — The former president's camp doesn't want a repeat of his last debate against Biden ahead of the 2020 election — AHEAD OF THURSDAY night's planned presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump …
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Biden border restrictions bring sharp drop in illegal crossings
Biden border restrictions bring sharp drop in illegal crossings
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump keeps baselessly claiming that Biden will be on drugs at debate
Trump keeps baselessly claiming that Biden will be on drugs at debate
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
GOP former Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans
GOP former Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans
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Associated Press:
A coup attempt is feared in Bolivia as troops pour into the streets — LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday as a top government official warned of a coup attempt and President Luis Arce said “irregular” deployment of troops was taking place in the capital.
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Trump Pulls Ahead In Presidential Race, Vast Majority Of Voters Plan To Watch Debate, 16% Open To Changing Choice For President, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Support Social Media Warning Label And Banning Smartphones In The Classroom — mail_outline
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats groan at AIPAC “overkill” against Jamaal Bowman … - “It might change how they talk about [Israel],” one moderate House Democrat said of their colleagues, speaking on the condition of anonymity. … - AIPAC spent at least $14.5 million on anti-Bowman ads through its PAC …
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Star Tribune:
New charges: Feeding Our Future juror was followed for days, given list of instructions with $120k in cash to acquit — Five people, including three who were on trial, are now being charged. — The defendants carefully chose the juror and followed her home, watching her for days …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Biden Administration's Contacts With Social Media Companies — The case, one of several this term on how the First Amendment applies to technology platforms, was dismissed on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court tosses out claim Biden administration coerced social media companies to remove content
Supreme Court tosses out claim Biden administration coerced social media companies to remove content
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Mia Cathell / Townhall:
Remember Those Gay Activists Accused of Abusing Their Adopted Kids? — WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse. Reader discretion is advised. — Remember the self-avowed LGBTQ+ activists accused of sexually abusing their adopted sons?
emptywheel:
Sammy Alito Makes a Great Case Trump Censored Fox News' Accurate 2020 Election Reporting — As Rayne noted, today a 6-Justice majority rejected the right wing conspiracy theory ginned up by Missouri and Louisiana's since promoted Attorneys General claiming that the Federal government …
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Ketanji Brown Jackson Blasts “Absurd” Supreme Court Bribery Ruling — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took her conservative colleagues to task Wednesday over a ruling weakening a federal statute that prevented public officials from receiving bribes in the form of gratuities.
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Local GOP Candidate In Minnesota Accused Of Tossing Tarantula At Housemate — Marisa Simonetti, running to be a Hennepin County commissioner, is facing an assault charge over the incident, which she said was inspired by “Home Alone.” — Video — Oh, what a tangled web we weave ...
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Alex Aronson / Slate:
John Roberts Stood Up the Senate. Why Is He Getting Away With It? — Millions of dollars in secret gifts. Pro-insurrection flags flying on a justice's front lawn. Recorded statements of sympathy for the Christian nationalist cause. — Revelations about the unethical conduct …
Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:
Pluralistic: Cleantech has an enshittification problem (26 Jun 2024) — Cleantech has an enshittification problem: Who's gonna make a 25-year purchase from a startup with six months' worth of runway? — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. — This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019
Kyiv Post:
Pyongyang Says It Will Send Troops to Ukraine Within a Month — The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another - within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine. — Last week, President Vladimir Putin …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Shameless, Corrupt Wooing of Plutocrats Is Suddenly Backfiring — Donald Trump is sometimes euphemistically described as “transactional,” when in fact the correct word is “corrupt.” Nowhere is this truer than with his efforts to woo the plutocratic class with veiled threats and something akin to naked solicitations of bribes.
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Dan Shafer / The Recombobulation Area:
SPECIAL REPORT: RNC bookings “underwhelming” and a “failure,” event venues and restaurants raise concerns — The Riverside Theater and Pabst Theater will sit empty during the convention, and some downtown restaurant owners worry over lack of activity, with RNC just weeks away.
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Riley Beggin / USA Today:
Democrats question US post office about ballot delivery delays ahead of Election Day — WASHINGTON - A group of Senate Democrats is raising concerns that the U.S. Postal Service's decision to re-route some mail processing may hurt the delivery of mail-in ballots in select states during the 2024 elections …
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Police officers who attended Trump's Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally may be allowed to keep their identities private — A striking legal question came before justices of the Washington State Supreme Court this week: Does a group of police officers who attended the “Stop the Steal” …
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Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
Biden Officials Pressed Trans Medical Group to Change Guidelines for Minors, Court Filings Show — Newly released emails from an influential group issuing transgender medical guidelines indicate that U.S. health officials lobbied to remove age minimums for surgery in minors because of concerns over political fallout.
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
The ‘Spies Who Lie’ Are Still Lying — Even though four years have passed, new information continues to leak out about the 51 supposed intelligence officials who signed a statement in 2020 declaring that the story about Hunter Biden's laptop had “all the hallmarks” of a Russian disinformation campaign.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
New Rule Provides Federal Firearms Licensees Access to FBI Records of Stolen Firearms — An interim final rule signed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on June 24, 2024, will allow federal firearms licensees (FFLs) to voluntarily access records of stolen firearms in the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
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