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From yesterday’s report by Bloomberg Law: A document inadvertently uploaded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday appears to indicate the court will send a case regarding emergency abortion care in Idaho back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rather than make a decision. Rather than rule on the merits, the unofficial opinion essentially says the court took …

The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court temporarily put on hold on Thursday an Environmental Protection Agency plan to curtail air pollution that drifts across state lines, dealing another blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to protect the environment. The ruling followed recent decisions chipping away at the agency’s authority to address climate change and water pollution. The ruling …

CNN reports: CNN’s debate will include some shifts in tradition, including two commercial breaks during the roughly 90-minute event, a first since the Commission on Presidential Debates took over the process more than 35 years ago. There will be no live audience this time, and the candidates’ microphones will be muted while the other is speaking. The podiums will also …

The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court limited the sweep of a federal law on Wednesday aimed at public corruption, ruling that it did not apply to gifts and payments meant to reward actions taken by state and local officials. The 6-to-3 ruling, which split along ideological lines, was the latest in a series of decisions cutting back federal …

The Daily Beast reports: Tesla was hit with two recalls for its Cybertruck on Tuesday, taking the total number of recalls on Elon Musk’s futuristic pet project to four. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the truck’s front windshield wiper motor controller is at risk of failing due to excessive electrical current, increasing the risk of crashes due to …

The Guardian reports: Lawyers for Hunter Biden have filed a motion requesting a new trial, arguing that a Delaware court did not have jurisdiction over the case when it proceeded to trial. Biden’s lawyer Abbe Lowell, in a court filing on Monday, argued that his client’s “convictions should be vacated” because the judge overseeing the case lacked jurisdiction to hold …

The New York Times reports: For the first time in decades, a single television network will have sole discretion over the look, feel and cadence of a general-election presidential debate. Unlike in past years, when an independent, nonprofit commission oversaw the contests, CNN has picked the moderators, designed the set and will choose the camera angles that viewers see. Lest …

NBC News has today’s biggest ruling: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that prohibits people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from having firearms, taking a step back from its recent endorsement of a broad right to possess a gun. The court ruled in favor of the Biden administration, which was defending the law — one of …

NPR reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a couple who challenged the constitutionality of a Trump-era tax provision, handing the government a victory in a case that had huge potential consequences for the federal budget. At issue was a tax enacted in 2017 to pay for President Trump’s massive corporate tax cut and to prevent off-shore tax …

The New York Times reports: More than two million people were under a tropical storm warning along the Texas Gulf Coast in the early hours of Thursday as Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, neared the coast of Mexico, bringing intense rain and storm surges. The expansive storm system brought widespread coastal flooding in …

Axios reports: The Supreme Court is about to drop a string of blockbuster rulings, with abortion rights, gun rights and the Justice Department’s case against former President Trump all hanging in the balance. The court has 23 cases left to decide, and will likely hand down all of those opinions by the end of the month, give or take a …

USA Today reports: Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, formed Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico as parts of Texas braced for almost a foot of rain and parts of Mexico 20 inches. The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for the Texas coast from San Luis Pass south to the …

The New York Daily News reports: A Florida man tossed numerous pieces of furniture and other debris off the roof of a 20-story Midtown Manhattan building, police said. Video circulating on social media first shows a chair being hurled off the building on Fifth Ave. near E. 46th St. on Friday before it crashes into scaffolding and splinters. Pieces of …

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: The Los Angeles Unified School District is moving forward with a plan to ban cellphone use during the school day, a move that has teachers and parents at odds. The district school board on Tuesday voted in favor of banning phones and social media throughout the day on school campuses, including break periods. The policy …

From the Justice Department: Donavon Parish, 29, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, pleaded guilty today to one count of cyberstalking and five counts of abuse and harassment using a telecommunications device. Parish also admitted to a special finding that he targeted his victims based on their actual and perceived religion. According to court documents, during April and May 2022, the defendant used …

Yahoo Sports reports: Willie Mays, the iconic Hall of Fame center fielder who is known as the greatest all-around baseball player, died Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants announced. He was 93 years old. Mays, nicknamed “The Say Hey Kid,” had a professional baseball career that spanned four decades, beginning with the Negro Leagues in the late 1940s and ending with …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Justin Timberlake was arrested on Long Island’s Sag Harbor, local police confirmed Tuesday. A court spokesperson says he is expected to be arraigned on at least one DWI charge later in the day. No details on the circumstances of his arrest were immediately available, other than that it happened Monday night. He is currently …

NewsNation reports: The state of Maine is asking people to submit designs for a new state flag, with the winner being put up for a vote in November. The contest is part of an effort to create a more distinctive look for the state flag. Maine’s current flag shows the state’s seal, which depicts a man standing on each side …

The Los Angeles Times reports: A major wildfire in northern Los Angeles County continued burning Monday evening southeast toward Pyramid Lake, scorching more than 15,000 acres to become the state’s largest blaze of the year. The Post fire was 15,611 acres as of 7:34 p.m. Monday and 20% contained. It was burning in steep, hard-to-reach areas and threatening homes as …

The New York Times reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has dissolved his war cabinet, an Israeli official said Monday, after the departures of two significant members prompted demands from far-right politicians for representation in the influential group. The two members, Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot, quit Mr. Netanyahu’s small war cabinet last week amid disagreements over the direction …