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Ex-NFL star Brett Favre, WWE’s ‘Million Dollar Man’ sued over $20m in misspent Mississippi welfare funds

State officials trying to recover money intended for the poorest citizens of one of the nation’s poorest states.

The Independent UK

More SCOTUS Leaks To Politico: Alito's Majority Still Holds Five, And No Other Draft Opinions Have Been Circulated Yet

These leaks from a "conservative" look designed to quell controversy.

Reason

How the ‘pro-life’ movement killed Roe v Wade

Powerful legal groups, conservative Christian activists and right-wing figures shaped an anti-abortion agenda in the hands of the US Supreme Court, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

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Mississippi sues Brett Favre and 3 wrestlers over welfare misspending

The Mississippi Department of Human Services sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several others to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars.

WEKU

First Thing: White House accuses Putin of ‘revisionist history’

US plans extra $40bn aid package for Ukraine amid concern over Russian missiles striking Black Sea port. Plus, Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe sells for $195m

The Guardian - UK

John Grisham: ‘Non-lawyers who write legal thrillers often get things so wrong’

Ahead of his appearance at the Santa Fe Literary Festival, the bestselling author talks to Kevin E G Perry about the real-life moment that inspired ‘A Time to Kill’, why innocent people are still being locked up, and what aspiring thriller writers need to get right in chapter one

The Independent UK

Mississippi sues Favre, wrestlers, over welfare misspending

The Mississippi Department of Human Services is suing retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, three former pro wrestlers and several other people and businesses to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars that were intended to help some of the poorest people in the nation

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Mississippi governor refuses to rule out banning contraception

‘That is not what we’re focused on at this time,’ says Tate Reeves while state has ‘trigger law’ that would outlaw almost all abortions

The Guardian - US

Mississippi governor defends law forcing incest survivors to carry babies to term: ‘It’s less than 1%’

‘When you look at the number of [abortions] that actually involve incest, it’s less than 1 per cent’

The Independent UK

The lone abortion provider in Miss. is at the center of the case challenging Roe

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Shannon Brewer of the Jackson Women's Health Organization. The Mississippi clinic is at the center of a Supreme Court case that could result in the end of Roe v. Wade.

WEKU

Mother, wife, lawyer: Erin Hawley calls the fight to overturn Roe ‘the project of a lifetime’

ST. LOUIS — Not surprisingly, the Hawley name is on one of the most controversial cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, an effort from Mississippi that could restrict abortion rights and overturn Roe v. Wade.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Native Americans fight to keep traditions alive after COVID-19 takes a disproportionate toll

Like many Native American communities, the Choctaw Nation was hit hard by the pandemic. In the wake of the deaths of so many tribal elders, it is falling on the tribe's younger generation to keep the culture alive.

ABC News

Further Thoughts on the Dobbs Leak

There is much, much less in the leaked draft than meets the eye

Reason

Ancient people’s fishing practices could keep one coveted seafood on the menu

In today's edition of Inverse Daily, learn about Indigenous fishing practices with relevance for today, a bright fireball over Mississippi, and a new study on intermittent fasting.

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Whodunit?

And why that is, at this point, an important question - maybe the only important question - emerging from the recent Dobbs leak

Reason

Do Americans Who Support Roe v. Wade Understand Its Implications?

Although recent polls show a majority thinks the abortion precedent should be preserved, some respondents seem confused about what that would mean.

The Independent UK

With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose

A draft Supreme Court opinion suggesting the right to abortion will be overturned is highlighting the risk to Black and Hispanic women

Mic

Could the U.N. sanction the U.S. for human rights violations if Roe is overturned?

The organization has made it clear that abortion access is a human right. Whether it’s willing to fight the U.S. over that is another story.

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The Independent UK

With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose

A draft Supreme Court opinion suggesting the right to abortion will be overturned is highlighting the risk to Black and Hispanic women

The Independent UK

Justices' views on abortion in their own words and votes

When a draft of the opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito in the Mississippi abortion case was leaked late Monday, the potential outcome — the overruling of Roe v

The Independent UK

Report: Supreme Court draft suggests Roe could be overturned

President Joe Biden says the “basic fairness and the stability of our law demand” that the U.S. Supreme Court not overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v

Tribune News Service

Leaked draft abortion decision recasts 2022 political realm

WASHINGTON — Cameras were already set up in front of the Supreme Court building Tuesday morning, waiting for more protests, after Politico reported on a leaked draft decision in a Mississippi case that indicates the justices had voted to overturn long-standing abortion rulings — including Roe v. Wade.

Reason

The End of Roe? Everything You Need To Know About the Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion

Plus: Boston rebuked for rejecting Christian flag, Google will remove more personal information, and more...

ABC News

Roe v Wade: The US Supreme Court's draft ruling on the future of abortion rights appears to have leaked

A leaked document suggests the US Supreme Court could soon vote to overturn a landmark ruling that grants Americans the constitutional right to an abortion. Here's what we know.

Tribune News Service

1 dead, 5 injured in shooting at Mississippi’s Mudbug Festival

A mass shooting at the Mudbug Festival in Jackson, Mississippi, Saturday left at least one person dead and five others injured, according to officials.

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