Columbus, OH

USA TODAY

The Court's opinion, released Thursday, stands to shake and divide families across America affected by the drug epidemic.

Opioid decision: Two mothers, two deaths, two views of failed $6 billion settlement

Grants Pass, OR

UPI News

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday that enforcement of camping regulation laws against homeless people in Grants Pass, Ore., does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment banned by the Eighth Amendment.

Supreme Court: Punishing homeless for outdoor sleeping not unconstitutional

Fox Business

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Purdue Pharma's nationwide settlement agreement, delaying compensation for opioid victims.

Supreme Court blocks bankruptcy deal for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

NBC News

Some people who lost family members to opioids expressed shock and sadness, but also a resolve to keep fighting, after the Supreme Court on Thursday torpedoed a massive settlement for victims of the drug crisis. "I felt like someone came up and punched me in the stomach," Jill Cichowicz, whose...

Families of those lost in opioid crisis 'devastated' by Supreme Court's decision to reject Purdue settlement

The Sackler family made its fortune selling a drug that fueled the nation's opioid epidemic. States intend to use settlement money for drug treatment programs.

Supreme Court throws out multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue over opioid crisis

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A leading medical group has called for decriminalizing personal use of a synthetic opioid used for treatment of opioid addiction without a prescription.
                The American Medical Association took a fresh stance on buprenorphine, a prescription synthetic opioid used to treat pain and opioid use disorders, during its annual meeting.
                The American Medical Association, a professional association and lobbying group for physicians and medical students, adopted the...

Medical group backs decriminalization of opioid for addiction treatment

Louisiana State

Three Jewish families are among a group of nine Louisiana families with children in public schools who have filed a suit in federal court challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms. The lawsuit — filed on the families’ behalf by...

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 29-year-old, Travis Eugene Brinson Jr., who was arrested in March, has been sent back to prison just almost ten months after his release. Court documents show that Brinson Jr. was taken into custody on March 4, 2024, on one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A copy of the arrest warrant states that Brinson Jr. was in possession of a firearm that night between 8:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at a residence on MLK Drive.

Convicted Felon in Georgia Sent Back to Prison for Ilegall Firearm Possession

Massachusetts State

BOSTON — Massachusetts citizens will get to vote yes or no to a petition asking whether students receiving state-funded education should be allowed to satisfy competency requirements for graduation without taking the state’s Comprehensive Assessment System tests. The state’s high court ruled that the title and voting options are a suitable shorthand reference for voters.

Education in Massachusetts

Los Angeles, CA

LOS ANGELES (CN) — A federal judge on Friday agreed to partially terminate the 1997 Flores agreement that shields underage migrants apprehended at the U.S. border from incarceration and sets strict standards for their housing. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles granted in part the government's request...

Judge partially ends historic Flores agreement that protects migrant children

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

ABC News

The Supreme Court's 8-1 decision to restrict firearms to people with domestic violence restraining orders is seen by many as a common sense method to curbing shootings.

Gun control groups hail Supreme Court decision upholding gun ban for domestic abusers

Maine State

Maine Morning Star

The ACLU of Maine is urging local communities not to punish unhoused people for trying to survive after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld an Oregon city’s ordinance that bans sleeping and camping on municipal property. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority decided that the camping rules put in place by […]
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‘Open season on anyone with a tent’: Maine advocates react to Supreme Court homelessness ruling

The Guardian

It’s time to abandon cruel and costly policies that merely satisfy a severe, moralistic approach to drugs and their users

Britain is on the brink of an opioid crisis. Punishing addicts won’t work | Martha Gill

Ohio State

The Hill

Republicans in Ohio’s state House passed a bill Wednesday banning transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms in K-12 schools and colleges that correspond with their gender identity.  The measure was added at the last minute as an amendment to a Senate bill focusing on the state’s college credit program. The state Legislature went…

Ohio House passes trans bathroom ban

(NewsNation) — Actor Clark Gregg, who portrayed Arthur Sackler in the Netflix series “Painkiller,” criticized bankruptcy laws that allow wealthy individuals to avoid responsibility for their actions following the Supreme Court’s reversal of a $6 billion opioid settlement. “It seems odd to me … that someone...

Clark Gregg criticizes bankruptcy laws after opioid settlement reversal

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

Morristown Minute

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

California State

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?

The Independent

The Supreme Court rejected a multi-billion dollar bankruptcy plan that protects the Sackler family – the former owners of the pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma which is responsible for marketing and selling the opioid OxyContin – from civil lawsuits.The Sackler family reached a nationwide $6 billion settlement through Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy for victims of the opioid crisis. That settlement, though, called for the Sacklers not to face future lawsuits. In a 5-4 decision, justices said bankruptcy code does not permit a type of Chapter 11 reorganization plan that protects those who do not declare bankruptcy themselves.“Once more, the Sacklers seek greater...

Supreme Court shreds nationwide $6 billion opioid settlement plan in ruling against Sackler family

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Sackler family immunity shield nixed by Supreme Court, thwarting $6 billion opioid settlement

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday set fire to the Sackler family’s $6 billion opioid settlement, allowing the government to object to the deal...

Sackler family immunity shield nixed by Supreme Court, thwarting $6 billion opioid settlement

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