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Supreme Court delivers opinions affecting abortion rights, emissions standards and more

2:21pm June 27, 2024

Among the court's opinions was a 6-3 ruling to temporarily allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The opinion was erroneously posted on the court's website Wednesday.

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Opinion on important abortion case appeared briefly on the Supreme Court’s website

2:20pm June 27, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Reporters at Bloomberg Law read that opinion before it was removed. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Kimberly Robinson, a Supreme Court reporter with Bloomberg Law.

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Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions

12:12pm June 27, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

The decision brings abortion back into the political limelight as a major controversy, just months before the presidential election.

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Supreme Court has another embarrassing misstep in the release of an abortion opinion

10:16pm June 26, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

As the justices were announcing opinions on other matters, the court briefly posted a decision that would reinstate a lower court order allowing hospitals in Idaho to perform emergency abortions.

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Supreme Court allows White House to request removal of misinformation on social media

5:35pm June 26, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

The court by a vote of 6-3 ruled that those challenging the government’s interaction with social media companies lacked legal standing to sue.

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Supreme Court Backs White House On Social Media Post Removal

SCOTUS appears to post opinion allowing Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions

5:15pm June 26, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

A U.S. Supreme Court opinion briefly posted on its website suggests the court will allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to Bloomberg News, which obtained a copy of the opinions.

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As sideshows gain popularity, police try a range of tactics to stop them in their tracks

5:07pm June 26, 2024

by Martin Kaste

Illegal "sideshows," also known as "street takeovers," have spread since the pandemic. When police try to break them up, they often face defiant crowds

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These best boys and girls just graduated from the ATF's National Canine Academy

5:41am June 26, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

Meet the dogs who just finished the ATF's canine training program. ATF dogs have supported major events like the Super Bowl and are also used in the bread-and-butter of ATF's work: solving gun crimes.

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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Makes Court Appearance in Saipan

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free, ending years-long legal saga

11:08pm June 25, 2024

Assange pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the Espionage Act. His court hearing was held in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth.

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Republican lawmakers in Connecticut fight a future ban on gas-powered vehicles

10:25pm June 25, 2024

by Molly Ingram

The small faction of Republicans in the Democratic-dominated Connecticut legislature managed to lead the state out of its commitment to phase out sales of gas-powered cars.

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