Idaho State

The Hill

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson slammed her Supreme Court colleagues for punting a decision about Idaho’s strict abortion ban Thursday, saying in a charged dissent that the court has failed pregnant women in the state.  Forcefully reading her dissent from the bench, Jackson said the ruling was “not a victory for pregnant patients in Idaho,” even…

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson slams court for punting Idaho decision in scathing dissent

The Supreme Court’s dismissal of Idaho’s challenge to a federal emergency care law is offering temporary relief to physicians and patients in the state, but it failed to close the door on whether federal law allows physicians to perform abortions in medical emergencies. The justices on Thursday ruled 6-3 to dismiss the case as “improvidently…

Supreme Court’s Idaho decision deepens abortion uncertainty

Fox News

The Supreme Court ruled in a case centered on Idaho's abortion ban and federal law that requires emergency rooms to give “stabilizing treatments."

Supreme Court rules to allow emergency exceptions to Idaho's abortion ban

ABC News

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a legal challenge the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Supreme Court unanimously strikes down legal challenge to abortion pill mifepristone

CBS San Francisco

Washington — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that a document was "inadvertently and briefly" uploaded to its website after Bloomberg News reported that a copy of an opinion in a highly anticipated case involving Idaho's near-total ban on abortion was posted online.The opinion, in a pair of cases that pit Idaho's law against a federal measure that requires hospitals that receive Medicare funds to perform emergency abortions, would reinstate a lower court order that blocked Idaho from enforcing its near-total ban when an abortion is needed to preserve the health of the mother, according to Bloomberg. The news outlet said the...

After report on abortion in Idaho, Supreme Court admits document "briefly" uploaded

Colorado State

Denver, CO

Denver7 News KMGH

Before the U.S. Supreme Court session wraps, Colorado leaders were hoping to get a decision on a key case that could answer: Do homeless camping bans equate to cruel and unusual punishment?

U.S. Supreme Court session could end without decision on city camping bans

CBS Sacramento

This past week, the Supreme Court handed down a series of major opinions: on the powers of federal agencies, on homeless encampments, and on the January 6 storming of the Capitol.But when it comes to the Supreme Court, Americans have some major opinions of their own – that our confidence in the Court, the main tool it has to enforce its authority, has eroded. It's true that, according to Pew Research, our trust in the Supreme Court has never been lower. Most Americans disagreed with the Court's decisions on abortion and unlimited campaign donations, and then we got headlines about...

The ethical quandary facing the Supreme Court (and America)

California State

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

Iowa State

Reuters

(Reuters) -Iowa can enforce a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, the state's highest court ruled on Friday, reversing a lower court order that had blocked the law from taking effect.

Iowa can enforce six-week abortion ban, US state's top court rules

North Dakota State

Col. Brandon Solberg, superintendent of the North Dakota Highway Patrol. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Brandon Solberg will retire from law enforcement and transition to director of facility management for the Office of Management and Budget effective Dec. 1, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Friday. Solberg...

Highway Patrol superintendent to retire, take new state government role

Alaska State

Alaska Department of Health Commissioner Heidi Hedberg gave an update on the backlog of food aid applications in the Division of Public Assistance at a news conference for Gov. Mike Dunleavy's proposed FY 2025 budget in Juneau on Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) Alaska’s Department of Health...

USDA penalizes Alaska $12 million for overpaying food stamp benefits

Margaret Minnicks

Many new laws become effective in Virginia on July 1, 2024. However, a law has always existed in Virginia, but some residents might not be aware of it. According to WSET, leaving grass clippings and other debris on Virginia roads is illegal.

It is illegal to leave grass clippings and other debris on roads in Virginia

Texas State

Salon

Over the last week, 31-year-old Taylor Edwards has had a lot to process emotionally. Since becoming a plaintiff in Zurawski v. State of Texas, a landmark case that sought to clarify a confusing exception to the state’s abortion laws, she has repeatedly had to relive the worst day of her life.

"Gut punch": Texas Supreme Court says "life-saving exception" is clear enough. Plaintiffs disagree

Montgomery, AL

A sign outside the Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Montgomery, Alabama seen on January 24, 2023. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) Two lawyers accused of judge-shopping in a gender-affirming care lawsuit Friday apologized for potentially offending U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke for withdrawing and refiling their original complaint.

Lawyers apologize for alleged judge-shopping in gender-affirming care case

J. Souza

An 81-year-old foreign passenger was found dead in her cabin onboard a Maltese-flagged cruise ship on Saturday afternoon, according to a statement from the Greek Coast Guard. A Greek news outlet reported that the incident occurred while the vessel was docked at the picturesque Port of Mykonos, a popular tourist destination in the Aegean Sea.

Cruise Ship Passenger Found Dead in Cabin, Coast Guard Reports

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

WashingtonExaminer

The Supreme Court is reportedly set to allow abortions in emergency instances in Idaho, according to an opinion that was briefly posted online. Bloomberg reported a copy of the opinion was briefly available on the court’s website on Wednesday and that it showed the majority ruled in favor of reinstating a lower court ruling allowing […]

Supreme Court appears prepared to deal major blow to anti-abortion law

Massachusetts State

Dalton, MA

Dozens of residents from Dalton and surrounding towns rallied against a proposed landfill ahead of a meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Claire Sullivan | New Hampshire Bulletin) Andrea Bryant lives in Bethlehem, about a mile from the landfill there. She doesn’t open...

North Country residents rally against Dalton landfill: ‘I don’t want Massachusetts trash’

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

NewsBreak

I’m staying in Idaho to practice medicine after the U.S. Supreme Court’s EMTALA decision

At a Planned Parenthood Great Northwest rally on April 21, 2024, Idahoans advocated for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal law protects access to...

I’m staying in Idaho to practice medicine after the U.S. Supreme Court’s EMTALA decision

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