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Court denies Oklahoma request to reinstate federal funds in dispute over abortion referrals

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The justices on Tuesday evening denied Oklahoma’s request to reinstate $4.5 million in federal funding for family-planning projects which was terminated over the state’s refusal to provide patients information about obtaining abortions, a requirement of the funding under federal law. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch indicated they would have approved the Oklahoma’s request while the state’s challenge continues in lower courts.

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Tuesday’s order came with no indication of the justices’ reasoning in the decision. (Aashish Kiphayet via Shutterstock)

SCOTUS NEWS

Alito reports gift of $900 concert tickets in annual financial disclosure

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Justice Samuel Alito filed his annual financial disclosure on Friday, after taking advantage of a 90-day extension. He had no reported reimbursements for travel-related expenses on his 2023 form, but he did report accepting a gift of concert tickets worth $900 from Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, a German princess and Catholic activist.

EMERGENCY DOCKET

Supreme Court temporarily bars latest Biden student debt relief plan

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The justices temporarily barred the Biden administration from implementing its latest student debt relief plan on Aug. 28. The court released a brief unsigned order on its emergency docket, declining to allow the Department of Education to put into effect a July 2023 rule, known as the SAVE Plan, to provide debt relief to lower-income borrowers while challenges continue in lower courts.

SCOTUS NEWS

Special Counsel Jack Smith revises indictment against Trump

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Special Counsel Jack Smith on Aug. 27 charged former President Donald Trump in a revised indictment alleging that Trump conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The indictment emphasizes what the prosecutors say were unofficial acts Trump took, responding to the court’s July ruling in Trump v. United States that former presidents can never by prosecuted for actions related to the core powers of the office.

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