The Hound | May 12

Hi there,

It’s Tuesday. Virginia Democrats asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its voter-approved map after the state court overthrew the election in a 4-3 decision. The Southern Poverty Law Center, battling a politically-motivated indictment from the federal government is also contending with being blacklisted by donor-advised funds. And the Supreme Court further delayed its decision on mifepristone access, extending the availability of the medication by mail for another three days.

The Supreme Court’s latest actions targeting mifepristone are not isolated legal disputes—they are part of a broader, coordinated right-wing campaign to roll back reproductive healthcare and restrict access to birth control. Yet too much media coverage treats these cases as narrow abortion disputes or procedural court fights rather than examining the organized political movement driving them.

🖊️ Add your name to call on major news organizations to cover these Supreme Court cases as part of a coordinated right-wing campaign against reproductive rights—examining the political organizations involved, the long-term legal strategy, and the implications for birth control access nationwide

The public deserves reporting that connects the dots before more rights are dismantled.

Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:

Abortion pill by mail allowed for at least 3 more days, the Supreme Court says (NPR)

Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly’s US weapons stockpile remarks (The Guardian)

Big Finance Might Be Dooming the SPLC — Even Before Its Day in Court (The Intercept)

Virginia Democrats ask US supreme court to revive voter-approved electoral map (The Guardian)

Black Lung Surges in Coal Country as Trump Slow-Walks Protections (Mother Jones)

Trump, 79, Forgets He Accused Army of Stealing Gold From Fort Knox (The New Republic)

Close calls at Michigan’s dams are a climate warning to America (Grist)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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