Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
5:20 PM ET, June 27, 2016

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Strict Texas Abortion Law  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down one of the nation's toughest restrictions on abortion, a Texas law that women's groups said would have forced more than three-quarters of the state's clinics to shut down.  —  The decision was 5-3.
RELATED:
David French / National Review:
Crazy Right-Wing Supreme Court Rejects Government Regulations  —  On page 27 of one of today's Supreme Court opinions is this ringing rejection of regulatory regimes.  The majority opinion addressed the argument that new regulations would prevent misconduct: … There you have it, ladies and gentlemen.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Supreme Court's Abortion Decision Is An Unmitigated Disaster For Abortion Opponents  —  Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt is a beat down of Texas' anti-abortion law HB 2.  Justice Stephen Breyer's majority opinion piles facts upon evidence upon statistics to demolish Texas' supposed justification for the law.
Discussion: Forbes
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court overturns Bob McDonnell's corruption convictions  —  A unanimous Supreme Court has overturned the corruption convictions of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, ruling that federal prosecutors relied on a “boundless” definition of the kinds of acts that could lead politicians to face criminal charges.
Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Justice Thomas Passionately Argues That Convicted Domestic Abusers Need Easier Access To Guns  —  Today the Supreme Court handed down two decisions: The first is a monumental, headline-grabbing defeat for anti-abortion groups.  The second is a highly technical case about gun rights that's being mostly overlooked.
Discussion: Vox and Hullabaloo
Hannah Levintova / Mother Jones:
Here's Why Today's Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Is So Important
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restrictions
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Vacates Ex-Virginia Governor's Graft Conviction
Discussion: Slate
Emily Crockett / Vox:
Pro-choice advocates just won the biggest Supreme Court abortion case in decades
Discussion: The Federalist
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The Bob McDonnell Supreme Court ruling makes convicting politicians of corruption almost impossible
Discussion: Hot Air
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Influence of Justice Scalia Felt in Unanimous Decision Throwing Out Gov. McDonnell Conviction
Discussion: Washington Post
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Fires Back At Warren: She's A ‘Fraud’ And A ‘Racist’!  —  Donald Trump said Monday that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was a “fraud” and a “racist,” escalating his attacks on the senator's Native American heritage after she appeared on the campaign trail with Democrat Hillary Clinton for the first time.
RELATED:
ABC News:
The Note: The Warren Factor The Note: The Warren Factor  —  Hillary Clinton hits the campaign trail this morning with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren for their first public appearance together this election, ABC's JOSH HASKELL and LIZ KREUTZ note.  The two will campaign in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
Scott Brown: Warren should take DNA test to prove Native American heritage
Discussion: The Week
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Scott Brown says Warren could ‘take a DNA test’ to prove she's part Cherokee
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump campaign: Warren is a ‘sellout’
Discussion: ABC News
Nick Gutteridge / Daily Express:
European SUPERSTATE to be unveiled: EU nations ‘to be morphed into one’ post-Brexit  —  EUROPEAN political chiefs are to take advantage of Brexit by unveiling their long-held plan to morph the continent's countries into one GIANT SUPERSTATE, it has emerged today.  —  GETTY
Discussion: Infowars
RELATED:
Telegraph:
I cannot stress too much that Britain is part of Europe - and always will be  —  This EU referendum has been the most extraordinary political event of our lifetime.  Never in our history have so many people been asked to decide a big question about the nation's future.
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Civil Uprising Escalates As 8th EU Nation Threatens Referendum
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Reuters
Philippe Legrain / New York Times:
This Is Just the Start of the Brexit's Economic Disaster
Discussion: Daily Kos
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hardly anybody wants to speak at Trump's convention  —  A slot at the Republican National Convention used to be a career-maker — a chance to make your name on the big stage and to catch the eye of the Republican donors and activists who make or break campaigns.  —  In the year of Trump: Not so much.
CNN:
Democrats release Benghazi report  —  Washington (CNN)Democrats on Monday pre-empted the upcoming release of a Republican-led House Select Committee report on Benghazi by issuing their own version of a probe into the 2012 terror attack that killed four Americans on Hillary Clinton's watch as secretary of state.
Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air
RELATED:
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
House Democrats Release Their Own Preemptive Benghazi Report
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Aris Folley / NBC News:
‘Racist’ Pool Safety Poster Brings Red Cross Apology  —  A Red Cross Hospital signboard that carried a “super racist” message about swim safety guidelines for children prompted an apology from the hospital on Tuesday.  —  The dialogue opened on Twitter after a photo circulated of the poster in Fort Morgan, Colorado.
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Russia is harassing U.S. diplomats all over Europe  —  Russian intelligence and security services have been waging a campaign of harassment and intimidation against U.S. diplomats, embassy staff and their families in Moscow and several other European capitals that has rattled ambassadors …
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Top Aide: Trump Doesn't Need To Know What's Going On To Make Decisions (VIDEO)  —  Donald Trump's campaign chair admitted Sunday that his team was still “getting organized” but said his candidate's unique ability to make decisions on the fly distinguished Trump's campaign from Hillary Clinton's.
Discussion: The Week
RELATED:
USA Today:   Analysis: Thousands of Republican donors avoid Donald Trump
The Texas Politics Project:
University of Texas / Texas Politics Project Poll Shows Trump Leading Clinton Amidst Signs of Disunity in Both Parties  —  Loading chart...  A University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton by a margin of 41 percent to 33 percent in a head …
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Experts: Donald Trump Is Lying About His Fundraising Haul  —  After releasing fundraising reports that were anemic at best, Donald Trump's campaign announced in one single email blast he had raised at least $3.3 million.  If that figure seems impossible, that's because it is.
Discussion: National Review, The Hill and RedState
Melkorka Licea / New York Post:
City workers being trained on correct transgender pronouns  —  Firefighters and medics will take their first “Trans 101” course on Tuesday, learning the correct way to interact with transgender people — and even getting a lesson in what LGTBQI actually stands for, a city official said.
Hortense Goulard / Politico:
English will not be an official EU language after Brexit: Senior MEP  —  No other EU country has English as their official language and so it could lose its status.  —  Danuta Hübner, the head of the European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee (AFCO), warned Monday that English …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 5:20 PM ET, June 27, 2016.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Tutors See Stereotypes and Gender Bias in SAT. Testers See None of the Above.
KIII-TV:
56 Arrests, More To Come In Biggest Sex Trafficking Bust Ever For McLennan County Sheriff's Office
Discussion: Raw Story and Hit & Run
Martinlongman / Washington Monthly:
Is it Better to Teach Pure Math Instead of Applied Math?
Discussion: Mother Jones
 Earlier Items: 
Nancyl / Washington Monthly:
The Other Story About White America and Immigrants
Veronica Toney / Washington Post:
Jesse Williams gave one of the most memorable speeches in award show history [full transcript]
Discussion: Unfogged
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart
Discussion: Politico, The Root and Washington Post
Benjamin Zycher / The Hill:
Is the nuclear liability limit a subsidy, or not?
Discussion: EconLog
Andrew Joyce / Fusion:
Symone Sanders quits as national press secretary for Bernie Sanders
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Trump campaign's claim that State Department gave $55.2 million to Laureate Education after hiring Bill Clinton
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Adam Ozimek / Forbes:
Blaming Elites For The Rise Of Populism
The Daily Caller:
Dick Morris On His Reputation, Writing For The National Enquirer And What Trump Needs To Do To Win
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page