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SUPREME COURT


52 minutes ago

Antiabortion lawmakers want to block patients from crossing state lines

Some advocacy groups and their allies are crafting legislative language that could be adopted in Republican-led state capitals.

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1 hour ago

Abortion and the Potential “Criminalization of Pregnancy” in the U.S.

Jia Tolentino and Stephania Taladrid on the confusing and chaotic post-Roe landscape.

newyorker.com
1 hour ago

Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptives

Amazon is limiting how many emergency contraceptives consumers can buy, joining other retailers who put in place similar caps following the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade.

1 hour ago

The Domino Effects of New Anti-Abortion Laws

Plus: Thomas Chatterton Williams on abolishing the fiction of racial difference, and reader views on humor in the workplace

theatlantic.com
3 hours ago

EXPLAINER: Abortion ruling sparks wave of new legal issues

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that abortion is not a constitutional right, federal and state courts around the country saw a rush of activity as abortion rights advocates raised new legal challenges and states sought judges’ clearance to limit abortions.

3 hours ago

Jackson to take Supreme Court oath Thursday, minutes after Breyer retires

Jackson, 51, was chosen for the court by President Biden after Breyer earlier this year announced his plans to retire.

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3 hours ago

Men rush to get vasectomies after Roe ruling

The push for vasectomies comes as some physicians and patients are facing confusion and fear in a post-Roe world.

washingtonpost.com
4 hours ago

Twitter Is Blasting Kimberly Elise For Celebrating The Overturning Of Roe V. Wade

Social media users are bashing Kimberly Elise after she spoke up in support of the Supreme Court’s decision to restrict abortion rights.

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5 hours ago

Justice Stephen Breyer retires on Thursday

Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will officially retire on Thursday, paving the way for President Biden's appointee Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in to the lifetime position to replace him, the court said on Wednesday.

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5 hours ago

Texas AG says he’d defend sodomy law if Supreme Court revisits 2003 ruling

When asked whether the Texas legislature would pass a sodomy law, and if he would defend it and bring it to the Supreme Court, Attorney General Ken Paxton suggested he would be comfortable supporting a law outlawing intimate same-sex relationships.

washingtonpost.com
5 hours ago

Justice Stephen Breyer Retiring From Supreme Court

Breyer's retirement sets the stage for Ketanji Brown Jackson to begin her service as the Supreme Court's 116th justice.

newsy.com
6 hours ago

Breyer's retirement from Supreme Court to take effect at noon on Thursday

"It has been my great honor to participate as a judge in the effort to maintain our Constitution and the rule of law," Breyer told President Biden in a letter.

cbsnews.com
6 hours ago

The abortion ruling has forced progressives to confront past missteps in strategy

Conservatives long understood that the courts were key to reversing Roe v. Wade. By contrast, progressives found defending abortion rights an increasingly difficult challenge.

npr.org
7 hours ago

Supreme Court says Oklahoma can prosecute crimes in ‘Indian Country’

The 5-to4 ruling limits the reach of a 2020 decision that reclassified a large swath of the state as Indian land.

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7 hours ago

Gorsuch fumes that the Supreme Court 'failed' to 'honor this Nation's promises' as it rolled back tribal authority in Oklahoma

Gorsuch's dissenting opinion came as nation's highest court ruled on the case Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta.

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8 hours ago

Justices say vet who lost job as Texas trooper can sue state

The Supreme Court has allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.

9 hours ago

Ginni Thomas' lawyer tries to get her out of Jan. 6 panel testimony, saying it's been a 'particularly stressful time' amid Supreme Court rulings

The wife of Justice Clarence Thomas was asked to testify before the Jan. 6 committee over her correspondence about overturning the 2020 election.

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13 hours ago

After reversal of Roe, many Republicans want to change the subject

While Democrats have leaned heavily into elevating abortion concerns, Republicans in midterm races have often been avoiding questions or taking pains to shift the topic.

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13 hours ago

Column: Brett Kavanaugh’s Roe vote proved it again — he has a truth problem

Sen. Susan Collins says Kavanaugh misled her, but his mendacity should have been no surprise

latimes.com
13 hours ago

Big Tech silent on data collection as workers call for post-Roe action

Now that abortion is illegal for millions, firms like Amazon, Facebook and Google are reckoning with the prospect of data requests on users for prosecutions.

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20 hours ago

Some retailers limiting purchases of Plan B, ‘morning after’ pills

Amazon, Rite Aid and Walmart are limiting the amount of Plan B a customer can buy to avoid shortages, national news outlets reported.

23 hours ago

Football Coach's Prayer Case Has First Amendment Implications

Court watchers say the Kennedy case reversed the lemon test, a Supreme Court standard for whether an action is violating the establishment clause.

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1 day ago

Supreme Court frees Louisiana to use congressional map drawn by GOP

An appeals court backed the district court’s decision, but the state legislature refused to redraw the map. The Supreme Court majority on Tuesday did not supply a reason for granting the state’s request, as is common in emergency orders. In a separate case in February, the Supreme Court stopped a lower court’s order that Alabama redraw its congressional map to accommodate the growth of Black voters there. “But the Court’s case law in this area is notoriously unclear and confusing.”The Alabama case, Merrill v. Milligan, is one of the first the court will consider in October. Tuesday’s order said the Louisiana case would be held until the Alabama case is decided.

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1 day ago

Supreme Court blocks creation of a second mostly Black congressional district in Louisiana for 2022

The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power.

cbsnews.com
1 day ago

CVS removes purchase limit on Plan B pills, says sales have 'returned to normal'

CVS is removing its earlier purchase limit for emergency contraceptive pills.

cnbc.com
1 day ago

Boebert says she is ‘tired’ of separation between church and state: ‘The church is supposed to direct the government’

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) says she is “tired” of the longstanding separation between church and state in the U.S., adding that she believes “the church is supposed to direct the government.” In a Sunday speech at the Cornerstone Christian Center in Basalt, Colo., ahead of her primary election on Tuesday, Boebert argued that “the government…

news.yahoo.com
1 day ago

How the Supreme Court Could Approach Federal Laws Upholding—or Banning—Abortion

Without Roe, abortion is now a state-by-state issue. Is nationwide action by Congress the next frontier?

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1 day ago

Biden team strains to flex muscles in abortion fight

President Joe Biden’s top health official says that “every option is on the table” when it comes to helping women access abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

1 day ago

As White Christian America shrinks, the Supreme Court steps in

Only about half of the country is both White and Christian.

washingtonpost.com
1 day ago

Target will cover employees' travel to other states for abortions, company memo says

The big-box retailer joins a growing list of companies that have announced policy changes after the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

cnbc.com
1 day ago

In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court Will Decide Whether We Act on Climate Change

The federal government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions is at risk, as right wing Supreme Court justices re-write American laws

outsideonline.com
1 day ago

Pharmacy sees 3,000% jump in emergency contraceptive sales after Roe ruling

Demand for so-called morning-after pills is surging across the U.S., according to pharmacies.

cbsnews.com
1 day ago

Scottish independence: 19 October 2023 proposed as date for referendum

The UK Supreme Court will be asked whether the Scottish government can hold a vote without UK consent.

bbc.co.uk
1 day ago

Musicians react to Roe v. Wade decision

After Friday's Supreme Court decision, artists from around the world spent the following days sharing their reactions and plans for the immediate future.

npr.org
1 day ago

CVS, Rite Aid ration emergency contraceptives after demand spikes

The retailers place purchase caps on Plan B and other pills just days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

washingtonpost.com
1 day ago

Wanda Sykes Hilariously Figures Out How Supreme Court Justices 'Lied' On 'Late Show'

The comedian let loose in telling Stephen Colbert why she's a "little salty" right now.

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1 day ago

Florida judge will decide whether to block 15-week abortion ban law Thursday

If the judge rules against the injunction, those who violate the 15-week ban could face up to five years in prison. Medical professionals could lose their licenses and pay $10,000 for each violation.

1 day ago

This is how life in post-Roe America is starting to shape up

As the Supreme Court prepared to issue its decision overturning Roe, NPR spent weeks speaking to experts and activists about what will likely happen next.

npr.org
1 day ago

Frustration at Biden and other Democrats grows among abortion-rights supporters

While abortion-rights supporters have focused their anger at the Supreme Court, but there was plenty aimed at Democrats who they feel let them down.

npr.org
1 day ago

Michigan shapes up as one of the next abortion battlefronts

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells NPR that abortion-rights supporters are fighting on all fronts to keep a 1931 ban from going back into effect.

npr.org
1 day ago

After Roe: Dems challenge GOP to show they care for mothers

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn national protections for abortion has set off a contest between Democratic and Republican lawmakers over whose policies would do more to help vulnerable mothers and children.

1 day ago

‘Kimmel’ Guest Host Chelsea Handler Spots Kevin McCarthy’s Ugliest Hypocrisy Yet

The comedian drops a blunt fact-check on what "pro-life" really means.

news.yahoo.com
1 day ago

Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pills

Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure.

1 day ago

The Medical Effects of Abortion Bans

The overturning of Roe v. Wade will have risky ripple effects for the health of a woman during pregnancy and birth.

newsy.com
1 day ago

Frustration, anger rising among Democrats over caution on abortion

A growing number of Democrats are voicing frustration at what they see as the passivity of Biden and other party leaders.

washingtonpost.com
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1 day ago

Ireland Baldwin opens up about rape, having two abortions: ‘I chose me’

Ireland Baldwin revealed that she had two abortions, one as the result of rape and the other during a former relationship. “I don’t feel that it is anyone’s

news.yahoo.com
1 day ago

Focus shifts to "trigger laws" and state courts in wake of Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade

Judges in Louisiana and Utah temporarily blocked enforcement of trigger-law bans on abortion following the Supreme Courts' overturning of Roe v. Wade.

cbsnews.com
2 days ago

Kamala Harris warns abortion rights are only the beginning

Vice President Kamala Harris says she worries other rights might be endangered after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark case legalizing abortion.

latimes.com
2 days ago

Nancy Pelosi Calls to Eliminate Filibuster to Codify Roe , Kamala Harris Disagrees

House speaker Nancy Pelosi recently called for the elimination of the legislative filibuster “so that we can restore women’s fundamental rights” after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, though Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not endorse such a move.

news.yahoo.com
2 days ago

CVS capping purchases of Plan B pills to ensure consistent supply

CVS says it's capping the number of Plan B pills people can buy per order to ensure "consistent supply."

cnbc.com
2 days ago

Howard Stern on Roe v. Wade’s overturning: ‘I’m actually going to probably have to run for president now’

Howard Stern is ripping the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Roe v. Wade, saying the ruling might spur him to launch a White House bid. “I’m actually going to probably have to run for president now,” the SiriusXM host told “Howard Stern Show” listeners on Monday. The show marked Stern’s first public comments about Friday’s…

news.yahoo.com
2 days ago

Alabama abortion clinic cancels 100 appointments after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

West Alabama Women's Center is sending as many people as it can to Atlanta, where abortion remains legal for now.

cnbc.com
2 days ago

In Mississippi, abortion rights supporters worry Roe v. Wade ruling will put women's lives at risk

In the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest places in the nation, some counties are without a single obstetrician or pediatrician.

cbsnews.com
2 days ago

The last institutionalists are the leaders of the Democratic Party

Young Democrats aren't worried about institutional norms. Neither are Republicans.

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2 days ago

What Ruth Bader Ginsburg really said about Roe v. Wade

Some on the right have highlighted her criticisms of Roe to support what the Supreme Court did. The reality isn't nearly so neat and tidy.

washingtonpost.com
2 days ago

Impeaching Clarence Thomas: How Democrats could remove conservative justices

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has fueled calls for the impeachment of Justice Clarence Thomas and other conservatives on the Supreme Court.

news.yahoo.com
2 days ago

Cartoonists passionately take on the Supreme Court’s abortion decision

Some cartoons express anger, pain and resilience after the Supreme Court's abortion decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health overturns Roe v. Wade.

washingtonpost.com
2 days ago

Whoopi Comes for Clarence Thomas: Your Marriage Rights Are Next!

The View’s big trip to the Bahamas to mark the daytime talk show’s 25th anniversary kicked off on a less than celebratory note on Monday as the hosts weighed in for the first time on the Supreme Court decision that removed women’s constitutional right to make decisions about their own bodies.As moderator Whoopi Goldberg explained at the start of the show, the news broke while the team was flying down from New York. Joy Behar, meanwhile, joked that she almost “jumped out of the plane.”Each co-hos

news.yahoo.com
2 days ago

Does the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade make you more likely to vote in upcoming elections?

In Jacksonville, a primary election will be held in August before the general election in November.

2 days ago

Following Roe v. Wade decision, this likely will be next controversial ruling by Supreme Court

In a matter of days, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case that could have heavy environmental impact, West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection Agency.

2 days ago

Majority of people disagree with Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, new poll shows

Nearly 50 years of precedent was wiped away on Friday when the Supreme Court issued a decision overturning the landmark abortion case Roe vs. Wade.

2 days ago

Roe ruling shows complex relationship between court, public

The Supreme Court ruling to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is unpopular with a majority of Americans — but did that matter.

3 days ago

Afraid same-sex marriage may be overturned next, this Jacksonville couple called their lawyer

One Jacksonville couple News4JAX spoke with said while they are worried, they knew they had to take action.

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3 days ago

SD gov: Bar abortion pills, but don't punish women for them

South Dakota’s Republican governor is pledging to bar mail-order abortion pills but says women shouldn't face prosecution for seeking them.

3 days ago

A ‘sucker punch’: Some women fear setback to hard-won rights

Reproductive freedom was one of the key goals of the feminism of the 1960s and 1970s.

Protesters in St. Augustine respond to Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade

Protests continued Saturday in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Abortion foes, supporters map next moves after Roe reversal

A day after the Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling overturning Roe v. Wade ended the constitutional right to abortion, emotional protests and prayer vigils are turning to resolve as several states enact bans and both supporters and foes of abortion rights map out their next moves.

Are you or or your family reconsidering any future plans in wake of Justice Clarence Thomas’ comments?

The Supreme Court on Friday ended constitutional protections for abortion that had stood in America for nearly a half-century.

Supreme Court conservatives flex muscle in sweeping rulings

Sweeping Supreme Court rulings on guns and abortion this past week have sent an unmistakable message.

Guns and abortion: Contradictory decisions, or consistent?

They are the most fiercely polarizing issues in American life: abortion and guns.

Dems hope to harness outrage, sadness after abortion ruling

Democratic officials across the nation hope to harness their party's collective outrage and sadness to improve their political outlook this fall after the Supreme Court's stunning decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Roe v. Wade ruling sparks demonstration outside Duval County Courthouse

Americans are reacting with anger, joy, fear and confusion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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Athletes react to the Supreme Court's abortion decision

U.S. national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe is among a group of leading sports figures who have expressed anger over the Supreme Court’s decision to strip the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion, decrying an erosion of rights that women have had for a generation.

These companies vow to cover employee travel expenses for abortions

Walt Disney Co. is the latest company to announce that it will cover employee travel expenses for abortions, according to the Washington Post.

This is what abortion protests look like in Washington D.C. right now

The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

Some Jacksonville activists worry how the Supreme Court’s ruling could affect minority communities

Jacksonville-area activists say Friday’s decision to allow states to set their own laws on abortion will have a significant impact on minority communities.

After abortion ruling, critics renew blasts at Sen. Collins

Sen. Susan Collins is being criticized for the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to ban abortion because the moderate Republican voted to confirm two of the justices who were in the majority opinion.

Supreme Court: The leaked abortion draft versus the opinion

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade to end constitutional protections for abortion hews closely to the leaked draft opinion that was published in May.

Florida-based nonprofit vows to continue facilitating safe abortions despite Supreme Court ruling

Despite the Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, a local organization says it will continue with its mission to help women obtain safe abortions.

With Roe v. Wade overturned, here are the states set to ban abortion

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade.

Lawmakers react to Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade

Here of some of their statements and tweets.

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A look at 50 years of Supreme Court abortion decisions

A look at some of the Supreme Court's major abortion rulings over the last 50 years. During that time, the court's membership and views on abortion regulations have changed.

Court document: Read the Supreme Court’s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

The United States Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade,

Some US clinics stop doing abortions as ruling takes hold

Abortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned have started automatically going into effect, while clinics elsewhere — including Alabama, Texas and West Virginia — have stopped performing abortions for fear of prosecution, sending women away in tears.

Legal battles likely as divided states grapple with abortion

The Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion likely will lead to legal battles as already divided states grapple with the new landscape of abortion access.

Biden vows abortion fight, assails ‘extreme’ court ruling

President Joe Biden is vowing to try to preserve access to abortion after the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

States brace for fight over gun laws after high court ruling

Governors, lawmakers and attorneys general in states with strict gun-permitting laws are strategizing over how to shore up their restrictions after Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision expanded gun rights in a New York case.

After Supreme Court gun decision, what’s next?

The Supreme Court issued its biggest gun rights ruling in more than a decade Thursday.

Supreme Court ruling on firearms a victory for gun rights advocates

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense — a major expansion of gun rights.

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public.

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Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided

The Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a major expansion of gun rights.

Justices seem poised to hear elections case pressed by GOP

The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans.

Feds indict Calif. man found with gun near Kavanaugh's home

A federal grand jury has indicted a California man who was found with a gun, knife and pepper spray near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after telling police he was planning to kill the justice.

County's refusal to certify the vote hints at election chaos

The conspiracy theories about Dominion voting equipment that erupted during the 2020 presidential contest flared this week in a remote New Mexico county in what could be just a preview of the kind of chaos election experts fear is coming in the fall midterms and in 2024.

GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote

Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines.

Justice Barrett's $425K tops among Supreme Court's authors

Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal that the justices took in $800,000 in book royalties last year, a lucrative supplement to their judicial salaries.

Armed man arrested for threat to kill Justice Kavanaugh

A man carrying a gun, a knife and zip ties was arrested Wednesday near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s house in Maryland after threatening to kill the justice.

30 cases in a month: Abortion, guns top justices' to-do list

Curbing abortion rights and expanding the right to be armed in public are long-sought goals of the conservative legal movement that the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver within the next month.

US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms

The Department of Homeland Security says a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months.

Judge blocks Louisiana Congress map with one Black district

Louisiana's Democratic governor says he'll call the state's Republican-dominated Legislature into special session to draw up new congressional districts.

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