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Sunday, September 12, 2021

“9/11 Made the Media Whitewash What Really Happened in Bush v. Gore“: Jonathan Chait has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

Posted at 10:10 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Texas Abortion Law Is Unconventional Because It Had to Be; After Roe v. Wade, many people think abortion is off limits to democracy; It isn’t”: Texas State Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Dist. 1) will have this op-ed in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 10:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Please Stay Chatty, Justice Thomas; As the Supreme Court quits virtual arguments, we hope he speaks up”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

Posted at 9:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“‘Lifelong consequences’: What happens to people who can’t get abortions; One study found that people who were denied an abortion had almost four times greater odds of being below the federal poverty level.” Chloe Atkins of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s Judges Are Playing A Huge Role In Upholding Anti-Abortion Laws Across The Country; Judges nominated by Donald Trump have staked out strong anti-abortion stances in their short time on the bench”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 8:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“As Abortion Rights Expand, the U.S. Joins a Handful of Telling Exceptions; Recent shifts on access to abortion suggest democracy and women’s rights go hand in hand — and that the inverse might be true as well”: Max Fisher had this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 8:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s headstone revealed ahead of one-year anniversary of death”: Jackie Salo of The New York Post has this report.

Posted at 8:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Behind the Texas Abortion Law, a Persevering Conservative Lawyer; Jonathan Mitchell has never had a high profile in the anti-abortion movement, but he developed and promoted the legal approach that has flummoxed the courts and enraged abortion rights supporters”: Michael S. Schmidt has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 6:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“If the Police Lie, Should They Be Held Liable? Often the Answer Is No. Federal agents and police officers who work with them are often immune from lawsuits, even for serious rights violations. The Supreme Court is being asked to re-evaluate that.” Shaila Dewan has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 6:14 PM by Howard Bashman