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In the news today: Supreme Court rulings; Trump’s court cases advance; and more settlements are expected in the West Bank. And a Happy Eid to those celebrating the holiday. 

A police officer stands outside of the U.S Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) 

COURTS

Supreme Court ruling leaves a door open for 2024 election challenges 

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday shot down a controversial legal theory that could have changed the way elections are run across the country, but left the door open to more limited challenges that could increase its role in deciding voting disputes during the 2024 presidential election. Read more.       

Why this matters:

• The court’s 6-3 ruling drove a stake through the most extreme version of the so-called independent state legislature theory, which holds that legislatures have absolute power in setting the rules of federal elections and cannot be second-guessed by state courts.
  
  

• For some critics of the theory, the danger is not entirely past. The court found that state courts still must act within “ordinary bounds” when reviewing laws governing federal elections. That gives another set of tools for those who lose election lawsuits in state courts to try to persuade federal judges to overturn those rulings.

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U.S. NEWS

Court cases against Donald Trump advance in several states

Former President Donald Trump, who is running in a crowded field for the 2024 GOP nomination, saw a lot of movement in several court cases he’s facing. Here are some of the key updates. 

Recent Developments: 

• In New York on Tuesday, a judge signaled he’ll let the criminal hush money case against Trump stay in state court. 
  
  

• In Miami, where Trump faces 37 felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents, the Justice Department asked for the trial date to be postponed until December. An audio recording related to this case also surfaced this week. And on Tuesday, the scheduled arraignment of Trump’s valet Walt Nauta was postponed to July 6.
  
  

• In Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is scheduled to speak to federal prosecutors from the office of special counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss.

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Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed in Jan. 6 investigation
FBI and Homeland Security ignored ‘massive amount’ of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says 

THE WEST BANK

Israel OK’s more settlements in the West Bank, defying calls for restraint   

Israel’s far-right government this week approved plans to build thousands of new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank — a move that threatens to worsen straining relations with the United States and increase conflict in the region. Read more.

Why this matters:

• The decision has defied growing U.S. criticism of Israel’s settlement policies and raised tensions with the Palestinians. Many in the international community consider the settlement constructions illegal or illegitimate, as well as an obstacle to peace.   
  

• Netanyahu’s government, the most right-wing in Israel’s 75-year history, has made settlement expansion its top priority. 
  
  

• Recent attacks between settlers and Palestinians, left 16 Palestinians and four Israelis dead. This year has been one of the deadliest overall in the West Bank in years, with at least 137 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire and 24 Israelis killed in Palestinian attacks. 

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Israeli military kills Palestinian gunman as settlers rampage through Palestinian town

Israel arrests 3 settlers suspected in violent attacks in Palestinian towns 

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HAPPENING TODAY

• Actor Kevin Spacey will be standing trial in London today on sex charges. 

IN OTHER NEWS

Russia-Ukraine war: 9 killed, including 3 children, as Russian missile slams into pizza restaurant in Ukraine

Oklahoma shootings: NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws and 11-year-old nephew found dead

Federal probe: 5 deputies accused of abusing Black men are fired by Mississippi sheriff 

Delivery driver death: Tensions erupt in a Paris suburb after a 17-year-old delivery driver is killed in a police standoff

5 months missing: Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on a California mountain, authorities confirm

Fact check: Game controller used in Titan submersible has not been located on the ocean floor 

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TODAY IN HISTORY

On June 28, 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip — an act that sparked World War I. This photo was taken minutes before his assassination. (AP Photo) 

A look at what else happened in history on June 28

A CHANGE OF PACE

Visitors attend Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm exhibition (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) 

Paul McCartney’s rediscovered photos show Beatlemania from the inside 
Is there really a new way to look at The Beatles? Yes, says Britain’s National Portrait Gallery, which is providing band’s-eye-view images that Paul McCartney captured as the group shot to fame. 

Tourist filmed carving 'Ivan+Haley 23' into Rome’s Colosseum 
Italian ministers have vowed to find and punish the tourist who carved his name and that of his apparent girlfriend into a wall of the Colosseum. A fellow tourist, Ryan Lutz from California, filmed the incident, saying he was “dumbfounded” that someone would deface such an important monument.

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