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This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of major Supreme Court decisions this June. We’re working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court. Sign up for our pop-up newsletter to receive our latest updates and support our work when you join Slate Plus. Last weekend marked the one-year anniversary of Dobbs, the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended abortion rights in the United States. The intervening 12 months have brought story after story of the horror this has had on women and families everywhere. the country, with polls showing that ordinary Americans generally support abortion…

Democrat Destiny Drake West has entered the 6th District congressional race. West campaign photo. The former Del. Rep. Neil C. Parrott (R-Washington) hopes the third time’s the charm. Parrott, the GOP candidate for Congress in the 6th District in 2020 and 2022, announced Tuesday that he has created an exploratory committee ahead of a possible 2024 run. “My wife and I are talking and praying about running for election in 2024,” Parrott said in a statement. “We are exploring the race and are very grateful for the huge amount of support we received in 2022 and for so many people…

Denham Springs Main Street is soliciting building restoration grant applications from downtown commercial building owners and/or business owners. Offered through Louisiana Main Street, this grant opportunity offers grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 to be used for restoration projects of historic commercial structures located in Louisiana’s Main Street Districts . Restoration projects can be inside and outside the commercial structure. The district boundaries are Railroad Avenue-Hummel Street-Benton Street to Railroad Avenue. Applications received from Denham Springs Main Street building and/or business owners will compete statewide for funding with applications from other Main Street districts. To be eligible for Main Street…

Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images The annual cascade of Supreme Court decisions this week will be make plenty of headlines, but polls show Americans of all political stripes are increasingly concerned about the lack of an ethics code for the high court. Chief Justice John Roberts has said more than once that the court is working on a code of ethics for itself, but so far, crickets. Meanwhile, investigative journalists are finding that the conduct of the Supreme Court is rich ground to plow. Last week, ProPublica reported that Justice Samuel Alito failed to disclose…

A former Maryland police chief convicted of setting a dozen fires who targeted officials, chiropractors and family members he felt had rejected him, was sentenced Tuesday to multiple life sentences, authorities said. A Howard County judge sentenced David Crawford, 71, to eight life sentences plus 75 years in a serial arson case that the state’s attorney’s office said spanned nearly a decade in six counties. Crawford’s “actual enforceable prison sentence” is two life terms plus 75 years, the DA’s office said. The terms will run concurrently. “These families have waited several years for justice to be served, and we are…

RANTOUL — Braver Angels, an organization that aims to bring people together across political divides, will host a first-ever Illinois event tonight in Rantoul. The incumbents: state Rep. Mike Marron, R-Fithian, and state Sen. Paul Faraci, D-Champaign. The bipartisan Constituent Conversation, scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Rantoul Township High School, will be an opportunity for constituents to discuss how to work together despite today’s divisive politics. Braver Angels Illinois co-coordinator Matt Hausman says the organization sees this as a first step in this state. “The idea is to show that elected officials can work together and be respectful,”…

The annual cascade of Supreme Court decisions this week will make plenty of headlines, but polls show Americans of all political stripes are increasingly concerned about the lack of an ethics code for the high court. Chief Justice John Roberts has said more than once that the court is working on a code of ethics for itself, but so far, crickets. Meanwhile, investigative journalists are finding that the conduct of the Supreme Court is rich ground to plow. Last week, ProPublica reported that Justice Samuel Alito failed to disclose that he had enjoyed a high-end, all-expenses-paid fishing trip to Alaska,…

The Biden White House has repeatedly claimed they are “the most transparent administration in American history,” but a review by Fox News Digital found that visitor records from the start of the Biden administration to in February 2023 they have not included any of Hunter Biden’s visits to the White House. or extended stays. Fox News Digital reviewed several articles to piece together Hunter Biden’s whereabouts during his father’s administration and found that he has visited the White House more than a dozen times through February 2023, the month counted in the most recent visitor records published last month. The…