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"It is delay": Idaho abortion decision suggests a stealth Supreme Court push to aid Trump's campaign
"Today’s decision is not a victory for pregnant patients in Idaho," Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson declared on Thursday. "It is delay." In her dissent on Moyle v. the United States, Brown Jackson highlighted the only takeaway journalists and voters should get from this case about whether Idaho can force emergency room doctors to turn away pregnant patients in crisis. During oral arguments in April, it became clear that the conservative justices do not care if women experiencing a failing pregnancy are denied care, which could result in permanent injuries or even death. Justice Samuel Alito even took time to gripe that the federal law requiring emergency rooms to provide stabilizing care did not use the phrase "unborn child." He got annoyed when Justice Sonia Sotomayor mentioned the actual living people being airlifted out of Idaho so doctors in nearby states could help. Physicians for Human Rights documented some of the conditions women who are denied this treatment can experience: "stroke, seizure, liver damage, kidney failure, bleeding, complications," as well as "septic shock," which can lead to the loss of the uterus or even death.
Who is afraid of Donald Trump's 34 felony convictions? Joe Biden
Donald Trump’s historic status as the first former president and presumptive major party presidential candidate to be convicted of a felony was a gift to President Biden in the first presidential debate. Did Biden show the courage to use it to his advantage Thursday night?. The early consensus appears...
The Supreme Court ruling on interstate air pollution is an echo of past failures to regulate CO2
When the Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, June 27, it incurred the ire of many analysts. At issue in the case of Ohio v. EPA was whether the agency can implement a plan to limit cross-state air pollution via the Clear Air Act while affected states challenge its legality. By ruling that the EPA lacks this power, the Supreme Court — according to University of Michigan law professor Rachel Rothschild — "reflects two longstanding trends in his environmental law jurisprudence: deep skepticism of agency experts and emphasis on state authority over environmental protection." California Democratic Party Executive Committeewoman Christine Pelosi was more blunt, tweeting that "polluters pay big money, win big rulings."
Death warmed over: Trump vs. Biden is frighteningly predictable
No pleasantries as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump skipped a traditional handshake, beginning the debate with a discussion of inflation, as opening statements were not an option. Hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash of CNN went straight into questions, asking Biden what he would say to Americans...
Melania absent from debate, as Jill Biden takes central campaign role
Former First Lady Melania Trump is not attending the presidential debate against President Joe Biden, further signaling the distance between her and her husband’s campaign, as she opts to stay out of the public eye. Melania — who was absent for the entirety of her husband’s criminal trial —...
Uvalde cops, who stood idle as 21 died, charged with child endangerment
Families could get some justice now that criminal charges have been brought against a pair of Uvalde shooting responders who took over an hour to jump into action. The police chief of a Uvalde, Texas, school district and an officer who worked at Robb Elementary School have been charged by a Texas grand jury with abandonment and child endangerment after their botched response to a mass shooting at an elementary school left over 20 dead.
Donald Trump's niece to campaign for Biden
Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, will join the Biden campaign in the “spin room” after the Atlanta presidential debate, doubling down on her sharp criticism of her uncle. The "Too Much and Never Enough" author, who made waves with her scathing condemnation of her uncle during the...
What to expect in the first presidential debate of 2024
As Donald Trump and Joe Biden sit in a deadlock in polls of the 2024 election, millions of Americans are preparing to watch the first debate ahead of the November contest. Most Americans plan on watching the televised debate, per an AP-NORC poll, with half of voters viewing the event as important to the candidates’ chances.
"The Bachelor" producers admit failing Black leads but plan to rectify issues for "The Bachelorette"
In a twist of events, "The Bachelor" franchise's producers are taking accountability for how the flagship ABC dating reality television show has handed racism that former contestants and leads have faced in the past. Executive producer Claire Freeland said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times published Wednesday, “It’s...
"Yoko hugged me": Rosanna Arquette recalls how the Beatles were a big part of her growing up
Actor, activist and filmmaker Rosanna Arquette joined host Kenneth Womack to talk about her Bohemian upbringing, favorite Beatles song, friendship with Paul McCartney and much more on “Everything Fab Four,” a podcast co-produced by me and Womack (a music scholar who also writes about pop music for Salon) and distributed by Salon.
“Enormous implications”: Legal experts say Alito’s abortion dissent signals a “gathering storm”
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s dissent in a Thursday ruling on an Idaho lawsuit over a federal emergency medical treatment law opens the door to more attacks on abortion access as well as Congress’ own spending power, legal experts say. In a dissent authored by Alito and joined...
Emma Roberts says young women have it harder in "nepo baby" discourse
Emma Roberts thinks the “nepo baby” charge isn’t quite fair to young women in the industry. The “American Horror Story” star weighed in on the term during Bruce Bazzi’s “Table for Two” podcast on Tuesday, lending her unique perspective to the subject of entertainers who benefit from family members’ fame.
"Ridiculous": Judge Cannon accepts Trump lawyers' request for attorney-client privilege hearing
Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday granted Donald Trump's lawyers a hearing on attorney-client privilege, further delaying the former president's classified documents case. This is true to form for the Trump-appointed judge, who has been criticized for entertaining even the most frivolous requests from Trump's legal team and playing into his strategy to hold off a trial until after the election.
“Why does Fox News put on so many Biden people?”: Trump rants on Truth Social ahead of debate
Former President Donald Trump has spent some of his last few hours before the first debate of 2024 by complaining about his opponent's coverage on Fox News. Tonight's debate — scheduled at 9 p.m. EST and airing from CNN's Atlanta studios — seems to be far from the forefront of Trump’s mind as he spent the morning expressing his deep discontent at the conservative media outlet. In an all-caps post on his website, Truth Social, the former president blasted anchor Dana Perino.
Marilyn Monroe's home is named a cultural landmark and saved from being razed
Marilyn Monroe's home has been saved from destruction, formally reversing a permit obtained by the current owners of 12305 West 5th Helena Drive in Brentwood, Calif., to have the home demolished. Monroe, star of films such as "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," (1953), "The Seven Year Itch," (1955) and "Some Like It...
"I’m sad for Milwaukee": Local business owners complain that the upcoming RNC is already "a failure"
Milwaukee has accomplished something rare: winning bids to host a major party convention during two presidential elections in a row. In 2020, they were supposed to host the Democratic National Convention, but the outbreak of COVID-19 scotched the event. Now, in 2024, Milwaukee residents are worried that the Republican National Convention, set to take place from July 15 to 18, will also be a disappointment, according to The Recombobulation Arena, a Milwaukee-based online publication.
So they had a debate in the UK: Better or worse than ours? Actually, both
Things that are a lot like each other: The downbeat moods of the British and American electorates, faced with bitter political division, perceived national crisis and impending national elections that won’t solve any of that. Things that aren’t like each other at all: The nature — and the duration!...
"You are just proving that gender is socially constructed": Drag queen slams Marjorie Taylor Greene
Drag queen and activist Brigitte Bandit has officially set the record straight after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, R-Ga. wrongly accused the person assigned female at birth of being a man. Following Brigitte's recent appearance on CNN to discuss lobbying efforts for the installment of protective measures for the LGBTQ+ community...
"I had the cameras rolling": What lost footage of Biggie and other rap greats tells us about hip-hop
Watching Peabody Award-winning director dream hampton’s new documentary film "It Was All A Dream" brought me straight back to my life in the early 1990s. During that time, neighborhoods like east Baltimore where I was raised were dealing with the effects of the crack epidemic. Young men and fathers were being snatched from their homes and put into overflowing prisons. For many, what was left were hardworking mothers and grandmothers – powerful matriarchs who traded everything they had for our survival.
"I could've died": Six of the most heartwrenching moments from "I Am: Celine Dion"
Celine Dion is one of the most prolific pop vocalists of our time. So what happens when she can no longer command the voice that made her into an international best-selling artist?. This is the struggle Dion has been privately living with for more than a decade and publicly since...
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