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Supreme Court’s Alito says abortion opinion leak made justices murder targets

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the leak of his draft opinion eliminating the constitutional right to abortion made members of the majority “targets for assassination.”

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Samuel Alito assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of respect for Roe, diary reveals

Excerpts reported by late senator’s biographer show Alito, who wrote June ruling that outlawed abortion, said he was ‘big believer in precedents’

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Gene Collier: You want bad news or worse news about the Supreme Court?

From the Supreme Court of the United States, it would appear the worst is yet to come, and considering the extent of America’s foundational damage already traceable to its top legal minds, no one who’s paid a lick of attention should be surprised.

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Commentary: The illegitimate attacks on the Supreme Court’s legitimacy

Legitimacy. The word has dominated discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court for years. Some, mostly on the left, claim that the court has lost its legitimacy. The debate on this question even has spread to the court itself, with comments on the matter made by Justices Elena Kagan, John Roberts…

Chicago Tribune

Supreme Court’s newest justice pushes back as it considers curbing Black voting districts

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative wing considered limiting the creation of majority-Black voting districts, even amid forceful pushback from new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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God’s Creatures is a film on why rapists are protected. Its makers are asking why distributors won’t pick it up

Paul Mescal and Emily Watson on why they made a film about an Irish fishing village, and what it has to say about sex and control in America

The Guardian - US

A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party

In the summer of 2022, the U.S. witnessed a dramatic change in how the majority of Supreme Court justices understand the Constitution.

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Kenneth Starr obituary

American lawyer whose 1998 Starr report led to the impeachment of Bill Clinton

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Republicans test national abortion ban

Lindsey Graham's 15-week abortion ban bill is likely the first of many federal attempts at restricting abortion

Salon

Guess what, women can vote! Is that why even hardline anti-abortion Republicans are backtracking?

In the weeks after Roe v Wade was overturned, there was a huge rush to register to vote. Now rightwing candidates are toning down their rhetoric but history tells us they can’t be trusted, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Bikini Kill returns to Northwest, its riot grrrl music and message more relevant than ever

SEATTLE — There wasn't really a script. But it'd be tough to write a better one.

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Justice for sale: The dark-money tsunami

Will a right-wing electronics tycoon's unprecedented $1.6B donation force us to face the tide of corruption?

Salon

The GOP turns on League of Women Voters

Voter registration and good-government group now seen as "radical leftists" by Republicans

Salon

Phoenix to see biggest Post-Roe showdown

A special election for Maricopa County Attorney makes it the largest prosecutor’s office on the ballot in 2022

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After Supreme Court ruling, it's open season on US gun laws

The Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights threatens to upend firearms restrictions across the country as activists wage court battles over issues including age limits and bans on AR-15-style guns

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Collins abortion bill "political stunt"

Unless they're "willing to end the filibuster, there's no reason to take it seriously," advocate says

Axios

Man charged with attempting to murder Kavanaugh spoke of killing other justices

Nicholas John Roske said he planned to "remove some people" from the court, per an FBI affidavit.

Salon

Supreme Court "originalism" is pure BS

Right-wing justices claim they're delving for true meanings beneath the Constitution. It's another Big Lie

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Chief Justice John Roberts tried to protect Roe but failed to persuade Supreme Court colleagues, report claims

Draft opinion leak led to renewed sense of urgency among conservatives to issue final opinion before it could face other obstacles

Salon

SCOTUS leak derailed effort to save Roe

Roberts tried to sway Justice Brett Kavanaugh before an unidentified leaker blew up his efforts

The Independent UK

Supreme Court leak probe: So many questions, so few answers

Less than 24 hours after the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion that overturned Roe v_ Wade, Chief Justice John Roberts ordered an investigation into what he called an “egregious breach.”

The Guardian - US

The rightwing supreme court has another target: Native American rights

In last month’s Oklahoma v Castro-Huerta, the court tore up centuries of legal precedent and Native sovereignty

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Pro-choice activists' tactics against judges at restaurants hinder the cause

In a distressing new trend that all serious abortion-rights activists should condemn immediately, a pro-choice group is offering online payments to restaurant staff who spot conservative Supreme Court justices at Washington-area restaurants and tip off protesters so they can harass the justices. It’s difficult to overstate how counterproductive such tactics…

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WASHINGTON — Four years after angrily denying sexual assault allegations at his Senate confirmation, Justice Brett Kavanaugh remains the U.S. Supreme Court’s lightning rod no matter how many conciliatory opinions he writes.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. House approves Rep. Lizzie Fletcher’s bill to protect the right to seek an abortion out of state

The bill would also shield the rights of any person or group helping someone get an abortion out of state.

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