Bulletin Brief

Supreme Court rejects attack on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (AP, Reuters)

Greg Abbott pardons Army sergeant responsible for BLM protestor’s murder (NBC, CNN)

Biden blocks release of recordings to  be used against him in classified documents trial (NBC, CNN)

Suspect charged in Slovakian prime minister assassination attempt (AP)

Female high school student in Florida dress coded at prom for wearing a suit (NBC)

NFL condemns Butker’s controversial commencement speech (CBS)

Webb Space Telescope captures earliest known black hole merge (AP)

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In Must Know News…

• The Supreme Court rejected a conservative attack against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that challenged the bureau’s funding mechanism. In a ruling of 7-2, the court upheld the CFPB’s funding design, with Justice Clarence Thomas writing the majority opinion in a break from conservative justices Samuel Alito and Niel Gorsuch. President Biden called the ruling an absolute success, boasting that the agency had provided nearly $9 billion in relief under his administration. 
• Texas governor Greg Abbott pardoned former Army sergeant Daniel Perry this Thursday. Perry was convicted last year for the murder of Garrett Foster, a BLM protester who Perry fatally shot in July 2020. Governor Abbott’s decision follows the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles’ unanimous recommendation of a full pardon for Perry. The board also awarded him full restoration of firearm rights.  
• President Biden has blocked the release of audio recordings related to his classified documents interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Biden’s decision comes after Attorney General Merrick Garland wrote a letter to the president asserting that the recordings fall under the scope of executive privilege. In response, the House Judiciary Committee has voted to advance contempt proceedings against Garland.   

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In Other Notable News…

• In an update on the assassination attempt of the Slovakian prime minister, the suspect was charged with premeditated murder in his quote “lone wolf” shooting. He claimed it was politically motivated, as Fico’s pro-Russian views have divided the small nation. 
• A teen was denied entry to her Florida highschool prom for wearing a suit. The vice principal turned away the student, saying that she broke dress code and would be allowed in if she changed into a dress.
• The NFL condemned Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech where he attacked Pride Month and urged women to be homemakers. Plus, the Giants unveiled some horrific new jerseys according to wide public sentiment . The NFL season hasn’t even started and they're already 0-1.
• and the Webb Space Telescope discovered the earliest known merger of two black holes, dating back to just 740 million years after the start of the universe.

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