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First Thing: ‘Climate change is out of control’, UN says

The average global air temperature hit new heights this week. Plus, new Twitter rules restrict US weather service

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

Key Democrat attacks US supreme court chief justice over ethics scandal

Dick Durbin, chair of Senate judiciary committee, condemns John Roberts for failure to reform court as donor controversy swirls

The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2023

Election rulings temper Supreme Court’s conservative streak

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court shrugged off partisan criticism this term and again delivered conservative decisions in major cases about race and religious rights, but the justices declined a chance to do the same in some key election cases that could end up benefiting Democrats.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023

Purple June

With Justice Kavanaugh by his side, the Chief Justice is back in control.

Reason · Jul 2, 2023

US supreme court ‘creeping dangerously towards authoritarianism’, AOC says

Congresswoman’s comments come days after nation’s highest court released batch of incendiary and far-reaching rulings

The Guardian - US · Jul 2, 2023

The Supreme Court’s apolitical image is all but dead

The justices tried for a very long time to cultivate a perception that they existed on an elevated plane above elected politicians.

Axios · Jul 2, 2023

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents

Overturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023

How the Supreme Court's conservative majority came to be

The 6-3 majority was solidified in former President Donald Trump's term, but its roots go back to the Bushes and the political circumstances of 1991 and 2005.

WEKU · Jul 1, 2023

A conservative overhaul of public life: what the supreme court’s term means for the US

Despite early moderate rulings, this term will be remembered for booming decisions on race, LGBTQ+ rights and student debt

The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2023

For most Asian Americans, diversity is a core value – even if a loud minority contests it

Edward Blum’s group used Asian Americans for display to serve a longstanding anti-affirmative action agenda

The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2023