As a grad student, one of the areas I studied was the criminalization of pregnancy through maternal behavior. That’s the next step in the attack on abortion rights. Basically, anything a pregnant woman does — or doesn’t do — can end up under a microscope; then, in a court room.

These aren’t just hypothetical scenarios. In 2019, an Alabama woman was charged w/ manslaughter after she was shot 5 times in the abdomen, which led to the death of the fetus. Police said she was culpable b/c she “failed to remove herself from harm’s way.” nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/…

FYI.

Jimi Hendrix Plays "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" for The Beatles, Just Three Days After the Album’s Release (1967) openculture.com/2016/10/jimi-h…

Please read this entire thread.

Very significant news for Georgia farmers: "U.S. Senator Jon Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Sarah Bianchi met and agreed to put reducing India’s high pecan tariffs at the top of the U.S.-India trade agenda." albanyherald.com/news/ossoff-pu…

“Prohibition and Dobbs were projects that seek to impose the values of a cohesive and well-organized cultural minority upon a diverse and less-organized cultural majority,” writes David Frum. “Those projects can work for a time, but only for a time”: on.theatln.tc/TwXgjKR

We need a constitutional amendment addressing the president’s unchecked pardon power.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham: "You bet folks are feeling uneasy. [...] This is something that most states, I hope, will consider protecting the folks who provide health care services to their residents and to folks who legally are seeking abortion in our state."

Republicans are only winning the NE-01 special election by 4%, despite the district being R+17. Democrats and moderates are sending the GOP a message — they're angry, and ready to vote.

This #SCOTUS opinion in #CastroHuerta is an act of conquest. Full stop. The right and power of tribes to rule themselves is being dismissed in favor of state power. Tribes are…I can’t even write it…part of states.

FBI Washington Field has launched a cybersecurity awareness campaign to warn government and private sector organizations in the National Capital Region about increased cyber threats. We encourage organizations of all sizes to partner with us before an incident occurs. ow.ly/Mfa450JKHQn

CWO4 Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient, passed away early this morning, June 29, 2022. Woody received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions at Iwo Jima.

Preet Bharara Hiya! My question is: Would charging witness intimidation/obstruction of justice NOW and adding superseding indictments later jeopardize the larger investigation? Is it better to indict for all crimes at once? If so, why? Thanks!

Fed Chair Powell: "The U.S. economy is actually in pretty strong shape. [...] We had expected this year that growth would moderate to a more sustainable path. We also are raising interest rates, and the aim of that is to slow growth down so supply will have a chance to catch up."

This wasn't SNL on a Thursday night. This was Wyoming's Republican primary debate.