Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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1/ The Supreme Court accidentally posted its draft decision to temporarily allow medical emergency abortions in Idaho on its website. The opinion, which was removed, shows that the justices voted 6-3 to reinstate a lower court order that had allowed hospitals in Idaho to perform emergency abortions to protect the health of the mother. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch voted in dissent. The court said it “inadvertently and briefly” uploaded what it described as a “document” about the case, and said a decision will be issued in “due course.” Idaho state law bans almost all abortions and imposes penalties of up to five years in prison on doctors who perform the procedure, except when necessary to save a woman’s life. The Biden administration sued the state in 2022, saying its abortion ban conflicts with the federal law. (Bloomberg / New York Times / Politico / NBC News / Washington Post / ABC News / Associated Press / NPR / CNN / Wall Street Journal)

2/ The Supreme Court rejected a Republican challenge that claimed the Biden administration unlawfully coerced social media companies into removing content, like misinformation about Covid-19 and election fraud. The 6-3 decision overturned an injunction that would have limited contacts between government officials and social media companies. The White House said the ruling will help the administration “continue our important work with technology companies to protect the safety and security of the American people, after years of Republican attacks on public officials who engaged in critical work to keep Americans safe.” (NPR / Associated Press / Politico / Washington Post / NBC News / New York Times / Wall Street Journal)

3/ Biden pardoned thousands of U.S. veterans convicted between the 1950s and 2013 of violatin...

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