I met a teary eyed 62 year old Port of Balt. worker today who said not seeing the Key Bridge in the skyline was like not seeing the Twin Towers in NYC after 9/11. A sad day in Charm City that will take years to recover from See more pix and get latest at capitalgazette.com

The Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to review whether Texas abortion law is trumped by federal requirements for hospitals to treat patients when their lives are in danger. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

Democrats and reproductive health advocates are closely watching for the Virginia governor’s action on a bill to establish a right to contraception amid concerns that birth control will be the anti-abortion movement's next target. My latest for Bloomberg Law: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

NEW: Federal officials missed thousands of payments, including electric bills and travel reimbursements, because of a new Commerce Dept. financial system rolled out at NOAA. Power outages and a union grievance followed. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

SCOOP: The Supreme Court is poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, according to an opinion the court posted inadvertently on its website that Bloomberg Law obtained. w/Kimberly Robinson & Greg Stohr

Congratulations to @JustinSink, elected by the White House press corps today to serve a 3-year term in the At-Large Seat of the WHCA Board – and to serve as president in the third year. whca.press/2024/06/26/whc…

Some personal news

SCOTUS' decision to let emergency abortions temporarily continue in Idaho sets the stage for more lawsuits over whether federal requirements trump state reproductive laws. w/Celine Castronuovo news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/states-…

.Bloomberg Government on the convention floor

(Bloomberg) -- Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer does not intend to challenge Vice President Kamala Harris and run for the the Democratic Presidential nomination, David Welch reports from Michigan.

The Paris Summer Olympics will feature a controversial rollout of algorithmic video surveillance, an AI event-security technology that will use machine learning to analyze video footage in real time. blawgo.com/XFMKQII

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski urges DOJ to probe ex-clerk’s retaliation claim after Bloomberg Law published an article detailing the whistleblower's allegations. blawgo.com/edy1ePt

Tom Girardi, who claims his dementia makes him incompetent to stand trial, exited the courtroom holding a legal pad with handwritten notes. Trial Day 2 dispatch— news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/gir…

Girardi’s defense on the third day of his criminal trial sought to deflect the blame for clients of his firm going unpaid onto a former junior associate, who first joined the firm while still in law school. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/gir…

Lawyers at Girardi's failed firm didn't raise public alarm over behavior so fishy, even an associate fresh out of law school knew to raise internal flags & quit. One of Girardi's old colleagues clawed for the biggest cases as the firm collapsed. Bloomberg Law news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/gir…

The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will settle more than 1,300 child sexual abuse claims for $880 million, according to a preliminary agreement. blawgo.com/gcS1sQ0

"When public allegations of abuse are corroborated, it serves not only to further the discussion of the specific claims at issue, but also to embolden others who are being victimized to come forward," California appellate justices said news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/sin…

It’s Election Day, and voters in 10 states will get to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights into state constitutions. In Nebraska, voters have a choice of two—protect abortion or add the state’s 12-week ban to its constitution.

I watched 2,145 US House & Senate ads this campaign. (Don't try this at home.) Some takeaways:

The US Forest Service is discharging about 3,400 employees, the agency’s union president told Bloomberg Law. blawgo.com/LvmNxc7