The week in 32 photos
Anti-abortion protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, after Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday, June 24.
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Updated 3:00 PM ET, Sun July 3, 2022
Anti-abortion protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, after Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday, June 24.
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The US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion.
It’s the most consequential Supreme Court decision in decades, and it reverses nearly 50 years of precedent. Going forward, abortion rights will be determined by states unless Congress acts.
At least 21 states have laws or constitutional amendments already in place that would make them certain to attempt to ban abortion as quickly as possible, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which favors abortion rights. And an additional four states are likely to ban abortions as soon as possible without federal protections.
The vote was 5-4 in favor of overturning Roe, and it was made possible by a solid conservative majority, including three of Donald Trump’s nominees.
“Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his majority opinion. “Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences.”
Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented, saying women’s rights are under attack. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in a concurring opinion that he would not have overturned Roe; he only would have upheld Mississippi’s law banning abortions after 15 weeks.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
Cassidy Hutchinson, who was once an aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in Tuesday, June 28, before testifying to the House select committee investigating last year’s deadly attack on the US Capitol. Her testimony bolstered the narrative that the committee has been driving toward over the last few weeks: That former President Donald Trump incited and supported the insurrection as part of a desperate power grab to steal a second term, and that many of his top advisers thought his schemes were illegal.
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A couple kisses in a fountain in New York’s Washington Square Park as people take part in the Queer Liberation March on Sunday, June 26.
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Muni Long performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26.
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Players from the Colorado Avalanche celebrate after they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup on Sunday, June 26. It is the franchise’s first title since 2001.
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Law enforcement officials investigate a tractor-trailer in San Antonio on Monday, June 27. Inside they found dozens of dead migrants. In all, 53 people died in what one Homeland Security Investigations’ agent called the deadliest human smuggling incident in US history.
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Ciaralyn Dysart does a handstand in a San Antonio public pool that had just opened for the season on Friday, June 24. Millions of Americans were under heat advisories and looking for ways to cope with the scorching temperatures.
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An orangutan named Hsiao-Nings holds her baby at a zoo in Rostock, Germany, on Tuesday, June 28. The baby was born on June 15.
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Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., second from right, and Vice President Sara Duterte, second from left, attend an inauguration ceremony in Manila, Philippines, on Thursday, June 30. Marcos Jr. won the election by a landslide in May, and he was sworn in 36 years after his father was ousted in a popular uprising.
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Water is seen on top of an iceberg in Greenland’s Disko Bay on Wednesday, June 29.
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An Amtrak train lies on its side after derailing near Mendon, Missouri, on Monday, June 27. Three people died and at least 50 were injured after the train hit a dump truck at an uncontrolled intersection.
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People comfort each other at the scene of a deadly shooting in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday, June 25. Oslo’s annual Pride parade was canceled following the shooting near the London Pub, which describes itself on its website as “the largest gay and lesbian venue in Oslo.” Two people were killed and eight were taken to the hospital.
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Tango dancers wait backstage during an event at the Medellín Tango Festival in Medellín, Colombia, on Sunday, June 26.
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A triathlete rides through Nice, France, during an Ironman competition on Sunday, June 26.
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Kyle Isbel, a center fielder with Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals, is doused by teammates after a win over Texas on Wednesday, June 29.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been held in Russia on allegations of attempted drug smuggling, arrives at a hearing outside Moscow on Monday, June 27. A Russian court scheduled her trial to start Friday, according to her lawyer, and ruled that her detention be extended six months pending its outcome. The US State Department has classified Griner as “wrongfully detained,” and her supporters have expressed concern that she might be used as a political pawn given rising tensions amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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French diver Alexis Jandard competes in the 3-meter springboard event at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, June 27.
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Jill McElroy and her 9-year-old daughter, Meriam, participate in an abortion rights demonstration outside the Supreme Court on Friday, June 24. “A lesson we have always taught our children is they are the bosses of their own bodies,” McElroy told photographer Sarah Silbiger. “The court’s decision today goes against that, and as a family, we think that’s wrong.” See more reaction from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs performs during a tribute in his honor at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26.
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Serena Williams reacts during her first-round Wimbledon loss to Harmony Tan on Tuesday, June 28. It was her first singles match after a yearlong absence. When Williams was later asked if it was the final Wimbledon match of her decorated career, she said it was a question she “can’t answer.”
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A firefighter works to extinguish a peatland fire in Indonesia’s Ogan Ilir Regency on Tuesday, June 28.
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Police officers detain activists from right-wing Hindu parties who were protesting in New Delhi after a Hindu man was allegedly killed by two Muslim assailants on Tuesday, June 28. Religious tensions were flaring in India as authorities tried to stop video of the brutal attack from circulating online.
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From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak while attending a NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday, June 29.
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Ons Jabeur plays Mirjam Bjorklund during a singles match at Wimbledon on Monday, June 27.
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People run with a Chinese flag in Hong Kong on the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from British to Chinese rule on Friday, July 1.
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A horse rears inside a house during the traditional San Juan festival in Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain, on Thursday, June 23.
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Sarah Ransome, an accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, speaks to members of the media outside a federal court in New York on Tuesday, June 28. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for carrying out a yearslong scheme with Epstein to groom and sexually abuse underage girls.
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Migrants run on Spanish soil after crossing the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco on Friday, June 24. Dozens of migrants stormed the border crossing. It was the first such incursion since Spain and Morocco mended diplomatic relations last month.
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Jennifer Martin and Greg Lerma relax on a hammock on the Hays Street Bridge in San Antonio on Friday, June 24. “It’s always been hot in South Texas, so it’s something we are used to,” Martin said of the extreme temperatures. “It does seem to be getting hotter earlier and it seems like our winters just kind of disappeared a little bit, except for that crazy snowstorm that happened a couple years ago.” See last week in 36 photos.
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