BY KATHY SPILLAR | A disaster.

That was my first reaction when I heard the news early Friday morning about the Supreme Court’s ruling on two emergency appeals to block enforcement of the Texas law S.B. 8 banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. 

The Court’s failure is especially concerning in the face of an increasingly imperiled Roe. As we await a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, the case that could lead to an outright repeal—or at least a further gutting—of Roe v. Wade, set to arrive next summer, I continue to reflect on last week’s hearings.

BY HANNAH BECK | More than 200 civil rights groups urge the Senate to pass voting rights legislation before they leave for recess—and before it’s too late to ensure safe, fair 2022 midterm elections.