Moira Donegan: This is not what they ruled; they ruled than an injunction can stay in place while the case proceed through the lower courts. This headlines makes it sound like the Court vindicated the right to an emergency abortion; they did not.

This is not what they ruled; they ruled than an injunction can stay in place while the case proceed through the lower courts. This headlines makes it sound like the Court vindicated the right to an emergency abortion; they did not.

Breaking news: Hospitals in Idaho that receive federal funds must allow emergency abortion care to stabilize patients even though the state strictly bans the procedure, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, one day after the opinion was prematurely posted on its website.

Supreme Court officially allows emergency abortions in Idaho -- for nowwww.washingtonpost.com The ruling, which was prematurely posted by the high court, allows emergency abortions in Idaho to stabilize patients -- for now, while litigation continues.

Not to be grouchy but this was a calculated political move on the part of the court designed to produce exactly these kinds of headlines, and it’s frustrating that it worked.

Exactly! Justice Jackson: "Today’s decision is not a victory for pregnant patients in Idaho. It is delay. While this Court dawdles and the country waits, pregnant people experiencing emergency medical conditions remain in a precarious position . . ."

Got mad in a call to my mom about this reporting this morning

Mom come pick me up they’re excusing the Supreme Court by understating their cynicism again

My mom just wanted to talk about the Chris Stapleton concert she saw last night and I have to fuck it up with law stuff

"You know what's NOT as smooth as Tennessee Whiskey? The Roberts court!"

media is DESPERATE to keep faith in the supreme court

gotta help the GOP lure back some of the voters they alienated

I mean the headline is better than the summary and that's hard to do.

WaPo now on its C-tier reporters

All the good reporters quit when they brought in the News Corp guy.

TBF the actual headline does say "for now."

It's like the news these days is becoming a twisted version of Post Office. 🤪

The new leadership is showing face slowly in the framework

Our media environment, the fourth estate, is woefully failing at properly educating the populace. It's their damn job ffs.

The headline is actually not bad, it includes "...for now". The blurb is definitely misleading though.