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What You Need To Know About The Supreme Court’s Roe Decision
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POLITICS

What You Need To Know About The Supreme Court’s Roe Decision

After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down on June 24, 2022 – has far-reaching consequences. The Conversation asked Nicole Huberfeld and Linda C. McClain, health law and constitutional law experts at Boston University, to explain what just happened, and what happens next. What did the Supreme Court rule? The Supreme Court decided by a 6-3 majority to uphold Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In doing so, the majority opinion overturned two key decisions protecting access to abortion: 1973’s Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, decided in 1992. The opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, said that the Constitutio...
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Few Groups Supported By Foundations Are Given Decision-Making Power On Funding Priorities
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MONEY

Few Groups Supported By Foundations Are Given Decision-Making Power On Funding Priorities

Emily Finchum-Mason, University of Washington The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Eighty-three percent of large U.S. foundations seek input from some of the nonprofits they fund – along with other people, organizations or communities directly affected by their funding. But foundations, which aim to serve the public interest through the money they give away, rarely give these stakeholders decision-making authority – by either letting them help set priorities or giving them a say about where grant money flows. That is what philanthropy scholars Kelly Husted, David Suarez and I found in a study that assessed the practices of the 500 largest U.S. foundations. Our findings suggest that foundations, which face mounting pressure to direct more grants...
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The Latest Blow To A Film Industry On Life Support, Regal Cinemas’ Decision To Close Its Theaters
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BUSINESS, IN OTHER NEWS

The Latest Blow To A Film Industry On Life Support, Regal Cinemas’ Decision To Close Its Theaters

A film industry in free fall just suffered its latest blow. Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, announced that it would suspend operations at all of its locations in the U.S. and U.K. as crowded theaters continue to be seen as petri dishes for a virus that shows no sign of abating. Studios are in no better shape. Familiar blockbuster franchises that Hollywood banks on to balance ledgers have been delayed, including the 25th James Bond film, “No Time to Die,” “Mission: Impossible 7,” and Marvel Universe’s “Black Widow” and “Wonder Woman 1984.” The billions of dollars invested in producing and marketing these films alone are sums that could make or break the studios. Meanwhile, streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Apple TV have capitalized on the trend of people’s spending m...
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Protests follow decision not to file charges in Minneapolis police shooting

MINNEAPOLIS --Protesters gathered Wednesday night in north Minneapolis near the spot where a black man was shot in a confrontation with police last November.The gathering came hours after a prosecutor declined to charge two police officers in the death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark. The prosecutor said the officers were justifiably in fear for their lives as Clark tried to get hold of an officer's gun.The demonstrators marched down a major street to downtown, chanting things like, "Hands up! Don't shoot!" and, "No justice, no peace. Prosecute the police." Source: Protests follow decision not to file charges in Minneapolis police shooting - CBS News
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Decision on Charges in Minneapolis Police Shooting Wednesday

  A Minneapolis prosecutor will announce on Wednesday whether two officers will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black man in November that prompted protests and an 18-day encampment outside a city police precinct. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman will announce his decision in the death of Jamar Clark, 24, at 10:30 a.m. Clark was shot during what authorities called a struggle with Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze. But some people who say they saw the shooting have said Clark wasn't struggling and was handcuffed. Source: Decision on Charges in Minneapolis Police Shooting Wednesday
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