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Justice Clarence Thomas benefitted from affirmative action - which he just voted to end

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas went to Yale because of affirmative action — then voted to end the practice 50 years later during a landmark decision

Daily Mirror

Watch as Biden responds to Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action

Watch as Joe Biden speaks on the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action.

The Independent UK

US top court bans colleges from considering race in admissions

US Supreme Court sides with groups arguing that race-conscious admissions programmes discriminate against some students.

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Editorial: Republicans are too reckless for even this Supreme Court

With Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper, the reckless, anti-democratic arrogance of North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders finally hit a wall.

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What the Supreme Court's rejection of a controversial theory means for elections

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject the most extreme version of the "independent state legislature theory" is expected to bring some stability to the 2024 elections — and invite more lawsuits.

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Morning Digest | PM Modi begins first state visit to Egypt; Wagner chief halts march on Moscow, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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Biden unveils new order to protect access to contraception

Executive order comes on eve of one-year anniversary of US Supreme Court ruling that rolled back abortion rights.

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Hawaii allows more concealed carry after US Supreme Court ruling, but bans guns in most places

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation that will allow more people to carry concealed firearms

The Independent UK

What's on DeSantis' agenda? A look at the laws he passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential announcement

The Independent UK

Andy Warhol, Prince and a question of copyright

A US Supreme Court copyright ruling that Andy Warhol did not have the right to use a photo of Prince has sent shockwaves through the art world, and left legal experts scrambling to asses the implications for AI image generation.

The Week

Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states

A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win.

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DeSantis stacks conservative agenda; presidential run looms

From the death penalty to gender identity to abortion, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard bearer this year as he prepares to launch a presidential campaign sometime after the legislative session ends this week

The Independent UK

DeSantis signs death penalty, crime bills as 2024 run looms

A Florida bill allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions now has the governor's signature, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning capital punishment in such cases

The Independent UK

US Supreme Court ruling could turbocharge lawsuits against oil companies

A US Supreme Court ruling this week is set to open the floodgates for climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies that have been blocked for years by jurisdictional disputes. The decision comes on the heels of a bumper year for global climate litigation in 2022 and ahead of major climate…

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ND GOP approves near-total abortion ban

The new forced pregnancy law, which takes immediate effect, prohibits abortion care in nearly all cases

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North Dakota's governor has signed a law banning nearly all abortions

The state has now adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, with slim exceptions up to six weeks' gestation in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency.

Chicago Sun-Times

Durbin must invite Clarence Thomas to testify about gifts, free travel from Harlan Crow

If Thomas doesn’t show up to testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his ties to the Republican billionaire Crow, make the declination part of the rapidly growing record against the Supreme Court justice.

Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court upholds temporary access to abortion pill

Lower courts had issued restrictions on access to the abortion pill, used in about half of all US abortions.

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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pill

The five-day administrative stay from Justice Samuel Alito gives the Supreme Court time to consider the case next week.

The Conversation

British Columbia's coverage of contraceptives should inspire the rest of North America

As of April 1, 2023 all residents of British Columbia gained access to free prescription contraception. This includes the birth control pill, injections and implants, IUDs and emergency contraception known as Plan B or the “morning after” pill.

Chicago Sun-Times

Clarence Thomas’ lax ethics are a blow to the Supreme Court, and America

According to ProPublica, Thomas took undisclosed globe-trotting luxury trips, hosted or paid for by a big-time Republican donor. The revelations about Thomas add to the court’s substantial credibility woes.

Reuters

Senators seek probes into report on undisclosed luxury trips by Supreme Court's Thomas

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for decades accepted luxury trips from a Dallas businessman without publicly disclosing them despite a federal law requiring disclosure of most gifts, a media report said on Thursday, prompting Senate Democrats to call for an investigation.

The Independent UK

AP WAS THERE: Uncovering Lyndon B Johnson's stolen election

In 1977, Associated Press reporter James W

Tribune News Service

Florida death penalty requirement could soon be 8 out of 12 jury votes

Florida’s threshold for the death penalty could soon be the lowest in the nation, with the Florida Senate on Thursday passing a priority bill of Gov. Ron DeSantis to require the vote of only eight jurors out of 12 in order to implement capital punishment.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Ironic justice: Laws passed to gut Obamacare are now being used to protect abortion rights

The law of unintended consequences is never as powerful as when those consequences originate from a hasty, ill-considered action.

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