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​Campaign signs posted outside the early voting site at The Center of Deltona in favor of and opposed to Amendment 4 on the Florida ballot. The amendment failed in the Sunshine State.
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Hard Numbers: Most US abortion amendments pass, Butter bandits strike again, Trump’s victory spooks Canadian exporters, Trump gambles pay off

Abortion and citizenship dominate ballot initiative successes
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Abortion and citizenship dominate ballot initiative successes

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 made abortion one of the marquee issues of this campaign season, and in 10 states, the issue showed up as ballot initiatives.

An attendee at an abortion rights rally holds a sign outside the Idaho Capitol on May 14. The U.S. Supreme CourtÂ’s reversal of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, two landmark abortion cases, triggers a law in Idaho that bans most abortions.
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Leaked Supreme Court document indicates emergency abortion protection in Idaho

A draft opinion mistakenly posted to the Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday indicated the justices plan to allow for emergency abortions in Idaho and to dismiss Boise’s appeal.

The sun sets at the U.S. Supreme Court building the week that the court is expected to hear arguments in a Mississippi case that challenges Roe v. Wade in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2021.
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Get ready for the SCOTUS deluge

This is the Supreme Court’s last scheduled week for issuing opinions this term — and they have some big questions to decide. At least 14 cases are still outstanding, with big consequences for the election and the US government.

Women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, January 2024.
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Hard Numbers: Spike in forced displacement, Biden signs long-term deal with Kyiv, Thousands face starvation in Sudan, Sharp increase in travel for abortions

People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2022.
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Supreme Court rejects abortion pill challenge

The nation’s highest court on Thursday unanimously rejected a broad ban on the abortion medication mifepristone, meaning patients and doctors will retain access to the increasingly important drug.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024.
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Hard Numbers: Erdoğan cannot bank on change, US asks EU to double down on sanctions, SCOTUS mifepristone ruling may not be final word, Chile’s giant camera, Menendez and his love of steak

5: Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lacks the authority to fire the country’s central bank governor, a move he’s made five times in the past five years.

The Arizona for Abortion Access news conference at the law offices of Coppersmith Brockelman in Phoenix.
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Arizona courts order near-total abortion ban

On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the state must revert to a 123-year-old law making abortions almost entirely illegal except when it is necessary to save a pregnant person’s life.

​Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gives a statement on abortion policy, in this screengrab obtained from a video released on April 8, 2024.
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Trump embraces status-quo on abortion

On Monday, Donald Trump ended months of ambiguity about his campaign’s position on abortion, saying it should be left up to the states.

What Florida's abortion rulings mean for the 2024 US election
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What Florida's abortion rulings mean for the 2024 US election

The big story in US politics this week: Abortion as the Florida Supreme Court puts it on the ballot this year. Democrats are excited, but the Republican voters out register them.