On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments for Moyle v. United States, a case that weighs whether Idaho's abortion ban violates the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law that requires hospitals to provide emergency, stabilizing care to anyone, including pregnant people, and including if they need an abortion. The Biden administration contends that as federal law, EMTALA should always supersede state law. Oral arguments were predictably bonkers, featuring Idaho's attorney... Читать дальше...
On Wednesday afternoon, the Arizona state House passed a bill to repeal an 1864, Civil War-era abortion ban that the state Supreme Court recently ruled could take effect. The ban in question threatens anyone who provides abortion care (unless to save the life of the pregnant person) with prison time. Wednesday's House bill to repeal it drew support from three Republicans. Last week, Arizona Democrats tried twice to pass the bill under a procedural vote, which requires a majority of the Republican-controlled... Читать дальше...
On Wednesday, Rolling Stone unveiled its latest cover star, and it's...Billie Eilish, just in time for the release of her next album, Hit Me Hard and Soft! In a particularly revelatory profile, Eilish got candid about everything from breaking hermitic habits ("I’m afraid of people, I’m afraid of the world...But with that all in mind, I have been choosing to do the thing that scares me more. I am biting the bullet and existing in the world for once.”) to frequenting a certain fast-food burrito chain... Читать дальше...
Today the Supreme Court held a brutal two hours of arguments in a case about whether women and pregnant people deserve life-saving medical care if that care happens to be abortion. (Yes, this is the second abortion case this term.) Several justices, and the lawyer for the plaintiff, trotted out wild hypotheticals and invoked the dangerous concept of fetal personhood in a disturbing preview of the future that awaits every state if Donald Trump wins the presidency. It could mean that people face horrible... Читать дальше...
On Tuesday, Megan Thee Stallion's former cameraman filed a lawsuit against the rapper, her touring business entity, Hot Girl Touring LLC, and her label, Roc Nation, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging a hostile work environment, harassment, and being forcibly subjected to witnessing Thee Stallion have sex with a woman in a moving vehicle. In the filing, Emilio Garcia claimed he started working as the rapper's personal cameraman in 2018 and remained with her until June 2023. During his tenure... Читать дальше...
Coachella 2024 officially ended on Sunday and for a second year in a row, Vanessa Hudgens was not there. The 35-year-old actress has long been hailed as the queen of Coachella (I have no idea who started hailing her as that) and her back-to-back absences made a lot of people very sad. i don’t want to live in a world where vanessa hudgens isn’t at coachella. https://t.co/9KuTHoUYEH — Nate. (@natesaifer) April 17, 2024 To twist the knife even further, Hudgens revealed on Instagram on Tuesday that she... Читать дальше...
