The threat posed to inherent and hard-won rights by the Republican-led Supreme Court makes this legislation necessary.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Justice Thurgood Marshall’s wife ‘Cissy’ Marshall dies at 94
The Supreme Court says the wife of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall has died.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Justice Alito says leaked abortion opinion made majority ‘targets for assassination’
The justice says the leak of his draft opinion on Roe v. Wade was a ‘grave betrayal of trust by somebody and it was a shock.’
Posted inNation & World, News
Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake
The Colorado baker who won a partial Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple may have broken laws again after refusing to make a cake celebrating a gender transition.
Posted inNation & World, News
Arizona judge ruled state can enforce near-total abortion ban
The only exemption to the ban is if the woman’s life is in jeopardy.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine, N.H. and Vermont see rising number of out-of-state patients seeking abortions
More than a dozen patients have come to northern New England from Georgia, Texas, Ohio and other states with new abortion restrictions, and some patients also are coming from other states in the Northeast where appointments are harder to get.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letter: Act now to address abortion access crisis
We are in a crisis moment for abortion access. Nearly half of all women of reproductive age – over 36 million women and even more transgender and nonbinary people that could need an abortion – have lost access to safe, legal abortion in the United States. As a supporter of reproductive health care, I am […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Maine owes its brand to now crippled EPA
We are in a drought. “Moderate” for the Midcoast as of this writing. So far, knock on wood, our well is holding up. We made it through last year’s drought, too, thank goodness. But pause a moment and consider that statement. We are in a drought … and we had a drought last year as […]
Posted inNation & World
What you need to know about the Supreme Court’s EPA case
The ruling is the latest instance of the court’s emboldened conservative majority flexing its muscle following its decision to strike down Roe v. Wade.
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Supreme Court ruling limits EPA’s power to combat climate change – but not Maine’s
The 6-3 decision Thursday will have few direct effects on Maine’s ambitious climate change efforts.