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Supreme Court appears to allow emergency abortions in Idaho

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Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday afternoon that the Supreme Court briefly accidentally posted an opinion on its website that would allow medical professionals to continue providing abortions in emergency situations in Idaho. The court’s Public Information Office has indicated that the opinion in a pair of cases, Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, was “inadvertently and briefly uploaded” to the court’s website.

The two cases heard in April concern whether Idaho’s Defense of Life Act, which prohibits abortions unless necessary to save the life of the mother, is preempted by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. (Katie Barlow)

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Justices side with Biden over government’s influence on social media content moderation

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The court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit seeking to limit the government’s ability to make suggestions and communicate with social media companies about their content moderation policies. The plaintiffs, the justices ruled in Murthy v. Missouri, did not have a legal right to sue.

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Supreme Court limits scope of anti-bribery law

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In Snyder v. United States, the justices ruled 6-3 to overturn ex-mayor James Snyder’s bribery conviction and narrowed the scope of a federal anti-corruption law that bars state and local government officials from “corruptly” accepting gratuity. Wednesday’s decision held that federal law does not bar state and local officials from accepting gifts for acts they have already taken.

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Supreme Court takes up challenge to ban on gender-affirming care

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The justices on Monday agreed to take up a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The law bars treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender patients under 18. The court will hear arguments in the case in the fall, with a decision likely by next summer.

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