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SCOTUS: States Can’t Throw Out Elections

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ABC News

News, Daily News, Politics

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Supreme Court rules against a niche legal theory that threatened to upend federal elections. A federal investigation concludes Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide could have been prevented. And LGBTQ couples are demanding “fertility equality” from health insurers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Wednesday, June 28th, and no, your state lawmakers aren't above the law.

0:05.6

We start here.

0:08.8

In a decision that had the power to rewrite the rules of democracy, the Supreme Court

0:13.5

smacks down rogue state houses.

0:16.0

Big, strong rejection of legislatures as law-free zones.

0:20.1

Constitutional lawyers were wondering if elections would ever be the same.

0:23.2

We'll talk to an expert about this ruling.

0:25.3

Jeffrey Epstein did kill himself, says the U.S. government.

0:28.7

It just wasn't possible that anyone else was there at the time.

0:32.8

But a new federal report says this could have been prevented.

0:36.3

And first came marriage equality.

0:38.1

The next legal battle could be fertility equality.

0:40.9

They're reinforcing the idea that gay men are not fit to be parents.

0:44.6

Science has evolved, but gay couples say their health insurers haven't.

0:50.2

From ABC News, this is Stark Here.

0:52.8

I'm Brad Milky.

0:58.7

When you look back to January 6th of 2021, and that period of weeks where President Trump

1:08.2

was actively trying to remain empowered, despite clearly losing the vote, we often think about

1:13.3

Capitol Police trying to defend the building, the bloodshed at the doors.

1:17.2

Then, once it was cleared, those lawmakers who walked back into the chambers to certify

1:21.8

the election results.

1:23.1

As we reconvene tonight, let us remember, in the end, all this mob has really accomplished

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