Monday, July 1st, 2024

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🗓️ 1 July 2024

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Today’s Headlines: The Supreme Court has undermined the Chevron deference, a precedent that allowed federal agencies to enact rules in their areas of expertise. This decision could impact regulations on clean air, water, vehicle safety, emissions, anti-discrimination protections, and consumer rights, shifting power to the judiciary and hindering law enforcement. This ruling is particularly significant as it aligns with Donald Trump's Project 2025 agenda to dismantle the administrative state and favor corporate interests. In another ruling, the Supreme Court favored January 6th rioters by dismissing obstruction charges related to their attempt to stop the 2020 election certification. This decision could affect Donald Trump's own obstruction charges in his criminal indictment. Additionally, the Supreme Court extended its term to decide on Trump's immunity claim regarding election interference. The decision, expected soon, could delay trial proceedings past the election. The Court also upheld an Oregon ban on unhoused individuals sleeping in public spaces, ruling it does not violate the 8th amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Meanwhile, Steve Bannon is set to begin a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress after the Supreme Court refused to hear his case.On the international front, France's far-right National Rally party, led by Marine Le Pen, is leading in first-round voting, with President Macron's centrist party potentially finishing third behind a new left-wing coalition. Lastly, Hurricane Beryl has rapidly intensified to a category 4 storm, expected to impact Barbados, the Grenadines, St. Vincent, Grenada, and the Windward and Leeward Islands with significant storm surge flooding. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NY Times: What the Chevron Ruling Means for the Federal Government The Intercept: Supreme Court’s Latest Power Grab: Regulatory Oversight Reuters: US Supreme Court raises bar for obstruction charge against Trump, Jan. 6 rioters AP News: The Supreme Court nears the end of another momentous term. A decision on Trump's immunity looms NY Times: Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Sleeping Outdoors in Homelessness Case AP News: France elections 2024: Far-right National Rally leads first round of snap polls Axios: Historic, powerful Hurricane Beryl to hit Windward Islands Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Monday, July 1st, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:06.5	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the headlines
0:11.9	that isn't afraid to take aside and
0:13.7	roast the most consequential reality show there is, our government.
0:17.7	Today's episode is a full five alarm coup beat fire on every front thanks to the Supreme
0:25.8	Court which just expedited the process by which Republicans will be able to
0:29.3	institute Project 2025 if Donald Trump is reelected in November.
0:34.0	As you may have heard, the Supreme Court dropped a bunch of decisions
0:36.9	on Friday, all of which are very significant.
0:39.7	And one of those is uniquely dangerous.
0:42.2	The Supreme Court overturned something known as
0:44.2	the Chevron deference which is a major legal precedent established in the 1980s which
0:48.8	enables federal agencies or what Donald Trump refers to as the deep state,
0:53.0	to enact rules and regulations in accordance with their areas of expertise.
0:57.0	For example, environmental experts design the rules
1:00.0	around environmental regulations after Congress passes legislation instructing
1:04.0	them to do so.
1:05.2	But because neither Congress nor the judges are equipped with the expertise or resources to devise
1:10.0	the specific rules and enforce them, They should defer to the federal agencies, hence
1:14.9	the Chevron deference. You may be wondering, how can this thing that I've never even heard of
1:20.0	be so relevant to my life? That's because the Chevron deference has legally been invisibly saving all of us
1:26.4	from having a ton of concerns and anxieties which are about to be unlocked.
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