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Commentary: Judges will not save us. Pushing for truly democratic solutions will

Public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court is plummeting. At least, that’s what opinion polls tell us in the wake of the court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. Protests at the court and the homes of the justices further reflect growing discontent with the court’s jurists.

Chicago Tribune

After Kansas vote: Hope in the states

A surprising twist on states' rights: After Dobbs, pro-choice advocates look to state courts — and it's working

Salon

The Biden administration remade ICE after Trump. But will it last?

LOS ANGELES — As Anastasia Abarca left for work at 4:40 a.m., four immigration officers appeared at the door.

Los Angeles Times

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California pig welfare rule delays frustrate small farmers

Hog farmers who already comply with a California animal welfare law approved by voters in 2018 stand to benefit when the regulations are implemented

The Independent UK

Minneapolis teacher contract race language ignites firestorm

When Minneapolis teachers settled a 14-day strike earlier this year, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield teachers of color from traditional seniority-based layoffs

The Independent UK

North Carolina State Supreme Court Makes a Bold Move

The court declares that legislators elected in gerrymandered districts cannot fully exercise the powers of their office

Reason

NC’s highest court rules on gerrymandered legislature’s power, but the case isn’t over

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s state legislature was unconstitutionally gerrymandered to the extent that lawmakers may have lacked the authority to claim to represent the people, when they passed new constitutional amendments in 2018, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday.

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Michigan's abortion ban is blocked for now

A Michigan judge blocked county prosecutors from enforcing the state's 1931 ban on abortion for the foreseeable future. An attorney representing two GOP county prosecutors said an appeal is planned.

WEKU

Judge: Prosecutors cannot enforce Michigan's abortion ban

A Michigan judge has blocked county prosecutors from enforcing a pre-Roe abortion ban that would have allowed providers to be charged with a felony

The Independent UK

South Carolina Targets Free Speech in Its Attempt To Limit Abortion Access

Billboards remind state residents that controversial speech enjoys First Amendment protection.

Reason

Arizona judge to hear state request to enforce abortion ban

An Arizona judge is set to hear arguments on the state’s request to allow it to enforce a near-total ban on abortions under a law that has been blocked for nearly 50 years

The Independent UK

Prosecutors can't enforce Michigan abortion ban until judge decides on injunction

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham signed an order Wednesday keeping his temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Michigan's abortion ban in “full force and effect” until he decides on a broader request for a preliminary injunction.

Tribune News Service

Fla. court bars teen from abortion

Activists outraged: "She's not 'mature' enough to make that decision. But she's mature enough to raise a child?"

Salon

Ketanji Brown Jackson photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue

US Supreme Court Justice was photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue’s September Issue

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WVa governor: Voters shouldn't decide abortion access issue

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has rejected a suggestion by Democrats to let voters decide whether abortion should continue to be allowed in the state

Reason

Judicial Review of Congress Updated and Expanded

A comprehensive catalog of every case in which the Court considered a constitutional challenge to an act of Congress

Tribune News Service

Abortion ballot measures seen as critical — but tricky — strategy

The landslide victory for abortion rights in a Kansas primary election this month was the first direct expression of voter sentiment on the issue since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion in June.

The Independent UK

Idaho Supreme Court won't block strict abortion bans

The Idaho Supreme Court says Idaho’s strict abortion bans will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges play out in court

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The Independent UK

Iowa governor asks court to allow blocked 2018 abortion ban

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has asked the state courts to allow her to implement a 2018 law banning most abortions

The Conversation

US Democrats gain ground before midterm elections as Kansas voters reject attempt to ban abortion

On June 24, the US Supreme Court denied a constitutional right to an abortion, overturning its Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. I covered this and two other late June right-wing decisions by the court in an early July article.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philly DA’s Office will not appeal a recent ruling on police shootings to the US Supreme Court

Philadelphia prosecutors said Wednesday they do not plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the state’s use-of-force law for police — potentially clearing the way for former city officer Ryan Pownall to be tried for murder this fall.

WEKU

A Nebraska woman is charged with helping her daughter have an abortion

Police say that in Facebook messages they've obtained, Jessica Burgess tells her 17-year-old daughter that she has abortion pills to end her 24-week pregnancy. They're both charged with felonies.

The Texas Tribune

Texas anti-abortion protesters set sights on New Mexico, where the procedure is still protected

As Texans seek abortions in the only neighboring state to allow them, opponents of the procedure follow them across the border, hoping to create more “sanctuary cities for the unborn.”

ABC News

Who is Carolyn Donham? The catalyst for the Emmett Till lynching who is still alive today

The lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 propelled the civil rights movement in the US forward — the woman whose allegations prompted the killing is still alive today.

The Independent UK

Nebraska woman charged with helping daughter have abortion

A Nebraska woman has been charged with helping her teenage daughter have an abortion

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