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Tag: US supreme court

  • Kintsugi
  • January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

This weekend marked the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

It may be its last as settled law. As the Supreme Court considers a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks, and whether to overturn Roe altogether, The Times examined how U.S. abort

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  • Kintsugi
  • December 6, 2021

The Supreme Court seems likely to undermine or overturn Roe v. Wade.

By David Leonhardt and Ian Prasad Philbrick All six Republican appointees on the Supreme Court have long signaled that they have qualms with the Roe v. Wade decision. What’s been less clear is wh

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 16, 2021

Why The Supreme Court Probably Doesn’t Care What Most Americans Think About Abortion Or Gun Rights

By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux OCT. 4, 2021, AT 6:00 AM The Supreme Court is more conservative than it’s been in almost a century. ​​Its new term begins today, and by next June

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

This is why the Supreme Court is so important…

Kavanaugh’s Opinion in Wisconsin Voting Case Raises Alarms Among Democrats By Jim Rutenberg and Nick Corasaniti October 27, 2020 The Supreme Court decision on Monday barring t

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  • Prof Patty
  • July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Understanding the Supremes

Today the final Supreme Court decisions of the term were announced. Here are a few highlights of this term’s rulings: The court ruled that nearly half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation in

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https://youtu.be/-ORfeEDP9c4?si=NLUNidqCLQRtHKyr

NY Times

  • ‘It’s Been Terrible’: Thousands in Indiana Remain Without Power
  • Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Rejected
  • Carney Slams U.S.-Canada Trade Proposal and Vows Retaliation
  • For Some in a Disrupted D.C., Grand Prix Is More Irritation Than Celebration
  • How the Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Shaped Trump’s Homelessness Policy
https://youtu.be/Qy0E9Uo7ld8?si=rUAiNh2MT_KD3ErJ

NPR

  • This week in science: A new black hole star, exercises for dementia, and winter shrews
  • As USS Lincoln heads home, mental health experts tally the stressors of life at sea
  • Federal government thins the herds of wild horses in Colorado
  • Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records
  • This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy
https://youtu.be/HSv3xM9B6s0?si=EjZHefUIoENWUjpv

The Progressive

  • The Long Con of John Roberts
  • End the Use of AI in Warfare
  • Overriding the Will of the People
  • The SNAP Ripple Effect
  • Playing a Rigged Game
https://youtu.be/lXzBW-Nl6lE?si=AVkJxt2j3ZxRGcb9

FactCheck.org

  • Americans for Prosperity
  • American Bridge 21st Century/AB PAC
  • Trump’s Misleading Crime Drop Claims
  • RFK Jr. Falsely Claims New Evidence Supports Splitting MMR Vaccine
  • Republicans Revive False Miscarriage Statistic, Twist Fauci’s Texts About COVID-19 Shots
https://youtu.be/D-xKAn4qTdo?si=cQEReNDGuCQZrR4m

Snopes.com

  • Did AOC say GOP is trying to rig elections by only letting citizens vote? Here's the real story
  • 10 COVID-19 vaccine claims we've investigated during Trump's 2nd term
  • Macron never posted fake image of Epstein kissing Melania Trump
  • Is Trump admin allowing sale of protected wild horses to slaughterhouses? What we know
  • Natalie Harp allegedly sent 2 emotional letters to Trump. Here's what we know
https://youtu.be/67pyIglP79U?si=NmB96XGzmFUd9n8i

Tradeoffs

  • Trump's Pick to Quiet HHS Chaos Heads to the Senate
  • ‘I Feel Unsafe Almost Everywhere’: How Trump Has Changed Life for One Transgender Teen
  • Should I Trust AI to Diagnose Me?
  • Meet the Man Launching Trump's Medicaid Work Requirements Months Early
  • A Wyoming Doctor’s Fight to Keep Abortion Legal in Her Deep Red State
https://youtu.be/RTC6p6h_8tg?si=wDU_Zz5IdVSaVPVB

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