“It makes me want to cry. It makes me feel defeated and horrified that people in this country hate women so much they don't want them to be able to access a full range of pregnancy care,” said a doctor who flies down from Massachusetts to work at the clinic
Outside the clinic, anti-abortion protester Beverly Anderson said she would "praise God" if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade
The case arises from Mississippi’s defense of its 15-week abortion ban, not a total ban, but the court with its 6-3 conservative majority can’t uphold such a law without at a minimum gutting Roe v Wade. The state has openly asked for the court to overturn Roe
What would Mississippi and other conservative states look like if Roe v Wade was overturned?
Today, Supreme Court weighs whether it's unlawful to exclude Puerto Rico from a benefits program that all Americans on the mainland are eligible for: reuters.com/world/us/us-su…
This is a case that the Biden administration continued despite criticism while also asking Congress to extend the SSI benefit to Puerto Rico, which it might do if the Build Back Better plan ever passes
One question is whether any of the justices will delve into the toxic legacy of the so-called "Insular Cases" from over a century ago that helped establish second-class status for Puerto Ricans. More here:
In both these cases the Supreme Court is hearing cases involving federal regulations issued by the previous administration that were thrown out by lower courts and that the current administration has no intention of pursuing. The court in the past would generally avoid such cases
BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of two different police requests seeking "qualified immunity" legal defense in excessive force cases
Supreme Court issues two summary rulings in favor of cops in cases where the lower courts had denied qualified immunity. No dissents
In one case, cop in California was accused of using excessive force while handcuffing a suspect while in the other, cops in Oklahoma fatally shot a man wielding a hammer
Curious: This morning the Supreme Court website had a dropdown menu option called “financial disclosure reports” (although nothing to see when you click on it). Now it’s gone
The court has never posted the justices’ financial reports. If you want to see them you have to get copies by applying to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
(h/t @nateraymond for spotting the phantom menu option)