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NYTIMES (Graham Bowley and Tom Mashberg) - With New Seizures, Value of the Met’s Looted Artifacts Tops $95 Million

The Manhattan district attorney’s office said it secured the return of dozens of ancient artifacts in June, after a process that the museum described as collaborative.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Limits on Campaign Spending.

The Supreme Court has ruled that federal limits on coordinated campaign spending by political parties violate the First Amendment.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) limits on coordinated expenditures by political parties violate the First Amendment. This decision overturns a 2001 precedent set by FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, a.k.a. Colorado II, which upheld these limits. DETAIL: The case was brought by a group of candidates and political party committees challenging the constitutionality of FECA’s restrictions. The Court’s decision aligns with the argument that these limits infringe on free speech rights as protected by the First Amendment. The ruling emphasizes that political parties, like individuals and outside groups, can make unlimited independent expenditures.…Open

WASHINGTONPOST (Justin Jouvenal) - Supreme Court upholds principle that almost all born on U.S. soil are American

If the court had struck down birthright citizenship and upheld President Donald Trump’s executive order, the ruling would have had sweeping political, economic and social ramifications.

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in schools

The Supreme Court ruled states can bar transgender girls from competing on girls’ and women’s school sports teams, upholding bans in Idaho and West Virginia on Tuesday in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines that is set to impact similar laws passed in more than half the country. #transgender #supremecourt #womensports

NEWSCATS - This Storm Pattern Will SHATTER Records…

Image: Climate at a Glance U.S. Heat Waves Related: Meteorologist Dr. Ryan Maue: ‘Over the past 485 million years, global mean surface temperature has ranged from 11°C to upwards of 36°C during the age of [...]