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San Francisco archdiocese to pay $395m to settle over 500 child sexual abuse claimsThe Guardian US
Liberal supreme court justices condemn ‘destabilizing’ ruling that expands Trump’s power to fire regulators – liveThe Guardian US
Officials release names of three firefighters killed in Colorado wildfireThe Guardian US
US man dies while discarding body of girlfriend he fatally strangled, officials sayThe Guardian US
Tenured California professor fired over Gaza protest wins job backThe Guardian US
Welcome to the July issue of The HighlightVox
A fringe attack on voting rights just got four votes on the Supreme CourtVox
Why you grieve the end of summer before it’s even overVox
Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed member Lisa CookNBC News
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to overturn $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdictNBC News
Supreme Court rules that broad cellphone location data sweeps require warrantsNBC News
Supreme Court declines to hear Alan Dershowitz appeal in defamation caseNBC News
Supreme Court backs Trump firing of FTC member, rolling back 90 years of precedentABC News
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JetBlue flight reports striking drone while landing at JFKABC News
Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal of 2022 E. Jean Carroll defamation caseABC News
WATCH: Rescuers work to find survivors after Venezuela earthquakesABC News
Iran calls Strait of Hormuz situation "sensitive and complex" amid shaky ceasefireCBS News
POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
Samuel Alito Is the Supreme Court’s Leading Voter Fraud Conspiracy TheoristTalking Points Memo
Trump Stokes Outrage at SCOTUS, Tries For New Red Scare as Part of SAVE Act Pressure CampaignTalking Points Memo
PHOTOS: Behold the Assorted Weirdness and Sparse Crowds at Trump’s Great American State FairTalking Points Memo
SCOTUS’ Narrow Protection of the Fed Means Cook, and Fed Independence, Still at RiskTalking Points Memo
Exclusive: DOJ Taps Gang, Terrorism Prosecutors to Crack Down on Political GroupsTalking Points Memo
Trump’s grift gets even bolder—and no one’s going to stop himDaily Kos
Soon Trump won’t even have to leave DC to golf on the taxpayer’s dimeDaily Kos
Deport SCOTUSDaily Kos
Trump tries to spin his failing Great American State FairDaily Kos
Trump’s propaganda history trucks may soon visit your neighborhoodDaily Kos
Republican's quotes compared to mass-murdering supervillain in 'The Boys' by local paperRaw Story
Broadcasters mock Trump's America 250 event: 'Did the rapture happen?'Raw Story
Rubio privately admits Iran deal may not be 'likely' in tense closed-door meeting: reportRaw Story
Critics ridicule Trump for dismissing 'unimportant' bill: 'Making the midterms easy'Raw Story
Congress' power was just 'nuked from orbit' as the system risks 'crashing down': expertRaw Story
House Democrats To Force A Vote To Kill Trump's Weaponization FundPoliticus USA
Supreme Court Dooms Republicans In Midterms With Mail-In Ballot RulingPoliticus USA
Even Fox News Can't Hide Trump's Great American State Fair FailurePoliticus USA
INVESTIGATION & ANALYSIS
Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Evidence Against Him “Scientifically Indefensible”ProPublica
Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.ProPublica
An Oregon Law Lets One Wealthy Region Turn the Desert Green. When Drought Hits, Farmers Pay the Price.ProPublica
Oregon Leaders Are Trying to Save the Deschutes River. Here’s Why That’s So Hard.ProPublica
Carbon CapturedProPublica
The Trump Administration’s Shameless Snuff-Film FixationThe Intercept
Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Senate Candidate Backed by Pro-Palestine Jewish GroupThe Intercept
The Peter Thiel Ally Who Helped Kill Gawker Wanted to Save Journalism. Then His Site Went Dark.The Intercept
Online Age Verification Law Could Kill WhistleblowingThe Intercept
Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering CentrismThe Intercept
States Sue to Block Medicaid Work RequirementsMother Jones
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Latest Attempt to Avoid Paying E. Jean CarrollMother Jones
The Roberts Court Just Put Trump in Charge of Independent Agencies, Vastly Expanding His PowersMother Jones
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Fire Fed’s Lisa CookMother Jones
In a Rare Blow to Trump, the Supreme Court Just Saved Mail-In Voting—For NowMother Jones
Why Zohran Mamdani Just Made the Case for an AOC Presidential RunThe Nation
For Larry Ellison, Buying Trump Is the Bargain of the CenturyThe Nation
How America Became the Progenitor of EnvironmentalismThe Nation
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NEW: It has been 118 years since the Supreme Court ruled the federal government owes tribes water, but Native American communities in northern Arizona are still fighting for their rights to the Colorado River.
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☑️Won SCOTUS mail-in ballot case.
☑️Won NH voter file case. DOJ now 0-11.
⚖️Filed to fight RNC in Georgia over ballot drop boxes.
When we fight, we win.
There are dozens of actual far-right extremists in the House GOP caucus, people who have said and done racist, corrupt, crazy things. And you’ve never heard of them. Because the Times and other establishment media outlets have never negatively profiled them like this. The GOP gets a pass.
Donald Trump has already paid this $5M sum into a deposit account held by the United States District Court. E. Jean Carroll will receive her money shortly, after the SCOTUS clerk's office issues that Court's final judgment.
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