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Alarm as US supreme court takes a hatchet to church-state separation

A series of court decisions has raised fears that the conservative majority are forcing religion back into the US political system

The Guardian - US

'Revolutionary' high court term on abortion, guns and more

Abortion, guns and religion _ a major change in the law in any one of these areas would have made for a fateful Supreme Court term

The Independent UK

From abortion to guns: ‘Extremist’ Supreme Court ends its term with a streak of devastating rulings

The new conservative majority lands an unprecedented blow to civil liberties, according to analysts

The Independent UK

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With SCOTUS EPA Decision, Texas Coal Plants Live to Cook the Climate Another Day

Regardless of the federal ruling, local efforts to shut down the most polluting power plants and switch on clean energy continue.

Texas Observer

John Roberts is the chief justice of the US Supreme Court. But the fall of Roe v Wade and abortion rights have left him 'weakened'

As Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, John Roberts has enjoyed one of the most powerful positions in American society. But when Donald Trump installed three of his own picks on the bench, suddenly everything changed.

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SCOTUS Said Ambitious Climate Regulations Need To Come From Congress. Lawmakers Are Furious.

Plus: A new lawsuit challenges D.C.'s ban on carrying guns on public transit, Denver's latest housing affordability initiative will make the city more expensive, and more...

Reason

Commentary: Another devastating Supreme Court decision — this time for the environment and public safety

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on Thursday to severely limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to combat greenhouse gas emissions is devastating at a time when climate change endangers the planet.

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Noah Feldman: Supreme Court has taken control of climate policy

By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court has held that the Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority to order reduced emissions to fight climate change.

Tribune News Service

The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA's power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent a warning to other regulators

In a highly anticipated but not unexpected 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2022, that the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act.

The Conversation

US Supreme Court limits use of Clean Air Act to curb power plant emissions

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

France 24

Supreme Court's 'Remain in Mexico' ruling puts immigration policy in the hands of voters – as long as elected presidents follow the rules

In the very last decision of its latest term, the Supreme Court released a major ruling that not only clears a barrier to ending a signature policy of the Trump administration but also signals that the future of immigration policy is in the hands of the electorate.

The Conversation

Supreme Court Limits EPA's Ability To Impose Costly Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts

Any future regulations will require clear authorization from Congress.

Reason

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Jackson is the court’s 116th justice and she took the place Thursday of the justice she once worked for. Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement took effect this afternoon.

Chicago Sun-Times

US top court limits federal gov’t power to curb plant emissions

Supreme Court rules that the law does not give EPA broad authority to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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U.S. Supreme Court ruling limits EPA’s authority in regulating greenhouse gases

The high court said a cap on power plants’ carbon dioxide emissions that forces a transition to other fuels may be a “sensible” solution to the climate crisis, but that Congress did not give the Environmental Protection Agency the broad authority to make such requirements. Texas was one of 17…

The Guardian - AU

New eradication zone established and 600 hives destroyed as NSW bee industry battles varroa mite

Producers and apiarists remain concerned about future almond harvest and potential for mites to carry deformed wing virus

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Court's conservative majority isn't going anywhere

Last week’s two significant Supreme Court decisions – loosening some restrictions on American’s gun owners and restricting abortions for the nation’s women – represent the ultimate impact of Donald Trump’s narrow 2016 election victory over Hillary Clinton.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #19

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

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Clive Crook: The Supreme Court agrees on the need to divide the country

It tells you a lot about the U.S. Supreme Court, and the state of the country, that only one of its nine justices appears to have given the possibility of compromise on abortion more than a moment’s thought.

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Noah Feldman: Supreme Court is eroding the wall between church and state

In another bombshell opinion, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has upended the way it understands and applies the clause of the Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion. Completing the revolution begun in last week’s decisions expanding gun rights and overturning abortion law, the court said in Kennedy v. Bremerton…

Tribune News Service

Tony Norman: An iron fist on the scales of justice

For decades, Justice Clarence Thomas sat mostly silent on the Supreme Court bench, content to let others debate the controversies of the day. Because Thomas would not argue in public, court watchers had no idea of how he processed arguments beyond his written dissents and concurrences.

Newcastle Herald

Varroa on the move: second biosecurity zone set up

The minister said the discovery was not cause for alarm

Reason

John Roberts and the Path SCOTUS Did Not Take on Abortion

Although the chief justice's incrementalism did not sway his colleagues, his observations about the meaning of a "right to choose" could be relevant in state legislatures.

Tribune News Service

Abortion, gun rulings show Supreme Court ready to ‘jolt’ system

Back-to-back rulings on guns and abortion eliminated any doubt the U.S. Supreme Court will be the transformational force Republicans envisioned when they filled three vacancies during Donald Trump’s presidency.

Tribune News Service

Overturning Roe could damage court's legitimacy, legal experts say

PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade could do lasting damage to the institution’s legacy as it signals a changing approach to precedent, according to legal experts.

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