Chicagoans plan more demonstrations, marches for abortion rights over US Supreme Court leak

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• dailykos.com5 hour(s) ago
• 2 out of 3 people oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, poll finds
• Overturning Roe v. Wade is very unpopular, yet another poll confirms. Nearly 2 out of 3 people, 64%, told the NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll that Roe should not be overturned, including 62% of independents. The poll also includes some good news for Democrats. According to the poll, the prospect of the Supreme Court striking down Roe in the most extreme way is motivating Democratic voters more than Republicans: 66% of Democrats say it makes them more likely to vote in November compared with 40% of Republicans. That echoes a recent NBC poll finding a larger rise in enthusiasm about voting among Democrats than...
• abc7chicago.com22 hour(s) ago
• New hotline aims to help Chicagoans struggling with opioid, substance abuse
• CHICAGO (WLS) -- The opioid epidemic continues to plague the Chicago area and Friday, city leaders announced efforts to help those seeking help.The citys top doctor, Allison Arwady, highlighted the staggering statistics.For every 3 to 4 Chicagoans that dies of COVID in that first year, another Chicagoan died of an opioid overdose, Arwady said.She added that in recent years, more Chicagoans died of fatal opioid overdoses than died of homicides and car crashes combined.RELATED: Opioid crisis: US overdose deaths hit record 107K last year, CDC saysArwady joined Mayor Lori Lightfoot...
• alternet.org1 day(s) ago
• Breathtaking corruption: Ginni Thomas pressured Arizona lawmakers to overturn the 2020 election
• Far right wing activist, lobbyist, and spouse of a U.S. Supreme Court justice, Ginni Thomas pressed lawmakers in Arizona to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In emails she urged them to “stand strong in the face of political and media pressure,” and send a “clean slate” of electors, falsely claiming the choice is “yours and yours alone.” “The emails, sent by Ginni Thomas to a pair of lawmakers on Nov. 9, 2020, argued that legislators needed to intervene because the vote had been marred by fraud. Though...
• CNN2 day(s) ago
• Clarence Thomas calls out John Roberts as Supreme Court edges closer to overturning Roe v. Wade
• (CNN)There was a little seen warm moment between Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas last November 1, just before the Supreme Court heard arguments on Texas abortion ban. Roberts announced that 30 years ago on that exact date, a ceremonial investiture for Thomas had been held. Thomas, sitting to Roberts right, beamed and slung his arm over the chiefs shoulder. That collegiality in the courtroom, filled with only a few dozen spectators because of Covid-19 protocols, has vanished. The two justices are now engaged in an epic struggle...
• dailymail.co.uk2 day(s) ago
• Overturning Roe v. Wade WILL drive voter turnout in midterms, poll shows: 68% favor some restrictions on abortion and only 9% say it should be banned completely in fierce debate that officials fear could spark violence
• The Supreme Courts looming decision to reverse Roe v. Wade is set to drive voters to the polls in this year’s midterm elections, a survey showed on Thursday, even as most Americans favor some restrictions in the fractious right-to-life debate. Pollsters found that nearly two-thirds of Americans said the top court should not overturn the federal abortion protections granted in its landmark 1972, as a recently-leaked draft ruling suggests it is poised to do. The final decision, which is expected as soon as next month, is likely to drive voters...
• dailymail.co.uk2 day(s) ago
• Rand Paul calls for the Supreme Court to use a lie detector test to find out who leaked the Roe v. Wade draft
• Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to use a lie detector to uncover who leaked an explosive draft opinion that suggests the judicial body could overturn federal abortion protections. GOP lawmakers have for weeks demanded consequences for whoever was responsible for leaking the draft to Politico earlier this month. Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the drafts authenticity on May 3 and vowed to open an investigation into who committed the betrayal of the confidences of the court. I think here are forensic ways to figure...
• mediaite.com2 day(s) ago
• JUST IN: Oklahoma Passes Most Restrictive Abortion Law in the Country in Anticipation of Roe v. Wade Being Overturned
• SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill, HB 4327, that would become the most restrictive ban on abortion in the country if it were to go into effect. The bill bans abortion at conception and allows for exceptions in the case of rape, incest, or saving the life of the mother. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) is likely to sign the bill. The measure is also modeled after a controversial, bounty-hunter-style Texas bill that incentives citizens to report anyone who aids in an abortion. The Oklahoma law “opens...
• theblaze.com3 day(s) ago
• Leaked memo says Biden administration is preparing for violence after abortion ruling
• Some racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists’ embrace of pro-life narratives may be linked to the perception of wanting to save white children and fight white genocide, the memo reportedly says. It also warns that extremist acts could come from pro-abortion radicals. But heated rhetoric surrounding the debate should not be confused with calls to violence, the memo says. The mere advocacy of political or social positions, political activism, use of strong rhetoric, or generalized philosophic embrace of violent tactics does not constitute domestic violent extremism or illegal...
• CNN3 day(s) ago
• DHS warns of threats against Supreme Court in wake of leaked draft Roe opinion
• Washington (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement partners that there are potential threats to the public and members of the Supreme Court in response to the national abortion debate, including threats of burning down or storming the US Supreme Court and murdering justices and their clerks, members of Congress and lawful demonstrators.A DHS memo warns that domestic violence extremists and criminal actors have adopted narratives surrounding abortion rights to encourage violence, likely increasing the threat to government, religious, and reproductive healthcare personnel and facilities and ideological opponents.Intelligence...
• dailymail.co.uk3 day(s) ago
• DOJ warns of surge in violence after Roe v. Wade leak and launch investigations into threats to burn down or storm the Supreme Court, murder justices and their clerks and attack churches and abortion clinics
• The federal government is preparing for a surge in political violence when the Supreme Court officially rules in June on the abortion case thats expected to overturn Roe v. Wade. A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intelligence memo from May 13 that was obtained by Axios says it expects threats that were levied against Supreme Court Justices, clerks, lawmakers, clergy and health care providers are expected to increase in coming weeks. The thread, according to the declassified memo, are likely to persist and may increase leading up to and following...
• mediaite.com3 day(s) ago
• DHS Bracing for Violent Civil Unrest if Supreme Court Does Overturn Roe v. Wade, Per Report
• Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images A new report on a memo from the Department of Homeland Security indicates that the government is preparing for potential violent outbursts as the Supreme Court seems prepared to strike down Roe v. Wade. The memo was obtained by Axios, who reported that “Law enforcement agencies are investigating social-media threats to burn down or storm the Supreme Court building and murder justices and their clerks, as well as attacks targeting places of worship and abortion clinics.” The report follows the widespread...
• alternet.org4 day(s) ago
• New poll finds double-digit uptick in Democratic enthusiasm following Supreme Court leak on Roe
• A new NBC News poll conducted in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft found support for abortion rights reaching its highest point since 2003, with 60% of Americans saying abortion should either always be legal (37%) or legal most of the time (23%). Meanwhile, 37% said abortion should be illegal in most cases or without exception. Similarly, 63% of respondents support maintaining the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, while just 30% wanted to see it overturned. The poll also found Democratic enthusiasm ticking up. The mismatch between enthusiasm...
• theblaze.com5 day(s) ago
• Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore says she was never sorry that she had an abortion
• Moore, who has served in Congress since 2005, had her abortion before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicates that the high court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives, the draft opinion reads.
• dailykos.com5 day(s) ago
• Justice Clarence Thomas complains about Alito leak that conservatives may have leaked themselves
• Heres Clarence and Ginni sitting with Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell at a previous Heritage Foundation event, one of many such events the conservative justices use as venues for talking about how extremely principled and impartial they are. (Also Ginni attempted to overthrow the U.S. government on behalf of a delusional narcissistic windbag.) Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared in public last Friday to say things, and as usual, it was pretty much dreadful and an example of all that is wrong with the country. The whole affair appeared to be...
• breitbart.com5 day(s) ago
• Law Order: SVU Star Mariska Hargitay Pens Abortion Tirade: Struggle Is Not Over
• Actress Mariska Hargitay has called for the defense of the Roe v. Wade judgement and continued abortion-on-demand after a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning it went public. The Law & Order: SVU star used her Instagram to condemn the majority judgement leaked last week that called the Roe v. Wade decision “egregiously wrong from the start,” as Breitbart News reported. Hargitay, 58, wrote she had gathered her thoughts as she wrapped 23rd season of Special Victims Unit and was “outraged” over the potential decision, using her show as an exemplar of why any challenge to Roe v. Wade must...
• dailykos.com5 day(s) ago
• States are dividing between abortion restrictions and protections after Roe leak
• Abortion rights demonstrators march through downtown on May 07, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. This article was originally published at Prism Though the U.S. Senate failed to codify abortion rights into federal law last Wednesday, states have already been taking a stand on the issue. When Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion was leaked on May 2, it became clear that abortion rights will eventually fall on state governments to implement their own restrictions and protections. Since then, some states have announced plans to restrict contraception and abortion through “trigger laws,” while...
• theblaze.com6 day(s) ago
• Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Courts Roe v. Wade leak caused trust in SCOTUS to be lost forever
• “This is not the court of [the Rehnquist] era. We actually trusted each other. We may have been a dysfunctional family, but we were a family.” Thomas said that the left has adopted tactics that conservatives simply would not. He said, “You would never visit Supreme Court Justices houses when things didn’t go our way. We didn’t throw tempter tantrums. It is incumbent on us to always act appropriately, and not to repay tit for tat.” The Supreme Court justice indicated that the left employs similarly outlandish tactics during the...
• alternet.org6 day(s) ago
• Corrupt to the core: Clarence Thomas blasted for whining about trust in the Supreme Court
• Controversial Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received harsh criticism on Saturday for his take on what is eroding trust in the nations highest court. On Friday, Thomas spoke at the Old Parkland Conference, where he was interviewed by torture memo author John Yoo, Politico reported. Thomas complained about the leak of a draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. “When you lose that trust, especially in the institution that I’m in, it changes the institution fundamentally. You begin to look over your shoulder,” Thomas said. “It’s kind of like infidelity that...
• tennesseestar.com7 day(s) ago
• Tennessee U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett Condemns Leak of Draft SCOTUS Decision
• Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) condemned the leak of the draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and spoke out against inaccurate characterizations of what that decision would accomplish. In a tweet, Burchett shared the video of his floor speech. The tweet said: I made two points on the House floor about the Supreme Court’s draft ruling on Roe v. Wade: 1. Whoever leaked the decision to the press must be held accountable. 2. Pro-abortion activists are lying about what this decision would...