Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
3:10 PM ET, June 27, 2025

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Civil rights groups warn that the decision involving birthright citizenship will create chaos.  —  In a major victory for President Trump, the court restricted the ability of federal judges to block his executive orders.  The decision may reshape the way U.S. citizenship is granted, even temporarily.
Discussion: MSNBC and Notes From The Circus
RELATED:
Tim Sullivan / Associated Press:
Live updates: Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but leaves fate of birthright citizenship unclear  —  Watch live as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House.  —  A divided Supreme Court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision isn't as devastating as you think  —  On Friday, the Supreme Court released its long-awaited decision in Trump v. CASA, a case challenging President Donald Trump's attempt to strip many Americans of citizenship.
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order  —  The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines on Friday sided with the Trump administration's request to limit universal injunctions issued by federal courts.  The opinion in the birthright citizenship case was highly anticipated.
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
Ilya Somin / Reason:
A Bad Decision on Nationwide Injunctions
Discussion: HotAir, National Review and Althouse
Reuters:
Supreme Court, in birthright citizenship case, limits judges' power to block Trump's policies nationwide
MSNBC:
The Supreme Court's birthright citizenship reasoning reveals a startlingly myopic view
Discussion: New York Times
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Sotomayor joined by Jackson, Kagan in fiery birthright citizenship dissents
New York Times:
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration  —  The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school.  —  The University of Virginia's president, James E. Ryan …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Guardian
RELATED:
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
Where Are the University Presidents?  —  Mostly playing with live ammo and coping with existential threats.
Discussion: New York Times
Axios:   Trump administration tries to oust the University of Virginia's president
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Sues Fox News for Saying He Lied About Call With Trump  —  The lawsuit, which seeks at least $787 million in damages, comes as the California governor adopts an increasingly combative style with the president and his allies.  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sued Fox News on Friday …
RELATED:
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787M in defamation case over Trump call  —  The amount is nearly identical to Dominion Voting's 2023 defamation settlement with Fox News.  —  Gavin Newsom is taking a page right out of Donald Trump's media playbook.  —  The California governor accused Fox News …
Nir Hasson / Haaretz:
'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid  —  Zen Read
RELATED:
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court backs parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books in elementary schools  —  Parents sued Montgomery County, Maryland, schools after it said they couldn't opt their children out of exposure to LGBTQ books in the classroom.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
RELATED:
Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court requires opt-out for LGBTQ-themed lessons in schools
Jordan Rubin / MSNBC:
Supreme Court sided with parents seeking to keep their kids from LGBTQ books instruction
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court upholds Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites  —  The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law that requires porn websites to verify that their visitors are 18 or older.  The justices rejected a First Amendment challenge to the law.  The court said in a 6-3 decision …
RELATED:
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Supreme Court Says Age Verification Laws for Porn Sites Are Constitutional  —  Nineteen states have age verification laws. … The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that states with laws requiring age verification for porn sites is constitutional. … The Texas law, which requires age …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court endorses Obamacare panel that requires free preventive care  —  The case grew out of a conservative religious challenge to the approval of HIV prevention treatments that insurers are required to provide at no cost to patients.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected …
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Live updates: Supreme Court ends terms with decisions on birthright citizenship, the ACA and more
Discussion: Associated Press and ABC News
Oriana González / NOTUS:
Supreme Court Grants RFK Jr. Unprecedented Power of Key HHS Panel
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
On Iran, a reminder that party trumps values  —  Last week, I wrote in my weekly chart article “The myth of Republican isolationism” that the GOP is not in fact the party of isolationism, despite the conventional wisdom about Donald Trump and his coalition.  I pointed out that support …
Discussion: Axios and The Boston Globe
RELATED:
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Gun Silencer Provision In GOP Tax Bill Violates Rules, Says Senate Rules Ref  —  The parliamentarian ruled that the provision making it easier to get silencers, rifles and shotguns is irrelevant to the budget bill and has to come out.  —  WASHINGTON — A provision in the GOP's tax …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill, USA Today and Bloomberg
RELATED:
Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada, Threatens to Set Tariff  —  President Donald Trump said he was ending all trade discussions with Canada after claiming the country moved to implement a digital services tax, and threatened to impose a fresh tariff rate within the next week.
Discussion: New York Post, Axios, Politico and Raw Story
RELATED:
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Public Is Resisting Trump.  The Elites Aren't.  —  Back in April, the White House took a sledgehammer to America's trading relationships with the rest of the world, pledging that a shiny new trade regime would be in place within three months: “90 deals in 90 days.”
Discussion: Jonathan Cohn and Newsweek
Associated Press:
Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades  —  Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” now being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
A Week for the Ages in the Annals of Trump Suck-Uppery  —  The nato Secretary General goes all-in on strategic self-abasement while meeting with his American “Daddy.”  —  Over the past decade, as I watched ambitious, embattled, fearful, or just plain weak interlocutors deal with Donald Trump …
RELATED:
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Iranian woman, who has lived in US for 47 years, taken by Ice while gardening  —  Madonna ‘Donna’ Kashanian, 64, was taken by plainclothes officers from her home in New Orleans  —  A 64-year-old Iranian woman, who has lived in the US for 47 years, was detained by immigration agents …
Discussion: The Indian Express
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Cuomo Doesn't Blame Himself for Losing the Primary.  Others Do.  —  Even some of his supporters say Andrew M. Cuomo ran an aloof campaign for mayor that underestimated his chief rival, Zohran Mamdani.  —  For Andrew M. Cuomo, the rally rolling out a $20-an-hour minimum wage proposal …
Discussion: Politico, Vanity Fair and Gothamist
Politico:
California donors cool on Kamala Harris: ‘No one is incredibly pumped.’  —  Some party funders have privately shared their ambivalence as the former vice president ramps up her outreach ahead of a potential run for governor.  —  LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris is ramping up her outreach …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
With Flu Shot Vote, Kennedy's Vaccine Skepticism Comes Full Circle  —  The preservative thimerosal started Robert F. Kennedy Jr. down the path of questioning vaccine safety.  A panel of experts he appointed will no longer recommend annual flu shots that contain it.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 3:10 PM ET, June 27, 2025.

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: 
Josh DuBose / The Hill:
US soldier's son, born on Army base in Germany, is deported to Jamaica
Jake Lahut / Wired:
JD Vance Is the Loyal Convert in Chief
Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and Husband Lie in State Alongside Their Dog, Gilbert
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
Politico:
Two major NYC unions back Mamdani's general election bid for mayor
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats fume at “waste of time” Trump admin briefing on Iran
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jack Rakove / Washington Monthly:
It's Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It's Constitutional Failure
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Group suing over Trump's birthright order seeks to convert case to a class action lawsuit
Discussion: Washington Post and USA Today
 Earlier Items: 
Andy Olsen / Christianity Today:
ICE Goes After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution
Discussion: RNS
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
DOGE enters ATF with mandate to slash gun regulations
Discussion: Raw Story, NewsMax.com and The Guardian
Nikole Hannah-Jones / New York Times:
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Trump's secret police are terrorizing American streets
Discussion: The Atlantic
New Republic:
MAGA Rage Suddenly Takes Unnerving Turn as Trump Plummets in New Polls
Discussion: The Hill
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Plenty of Jews Love Zohran Mamdani
Discussion: CNN
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging Perplexity's platforms lift Tribune content verbatim and divert traffic from the paper

Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person
 
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