‘Ghost guns,’ Ohio election, abortion, Montgomery brawl, Los Angeles strike, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion: Daily Briefing

The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of firearms without serial numbers, called ghost guns. Also in the news: Three men have been charged with assault following a brawl that broke out on a dock in Alabama and went viral. Voters in Ohio rejected a GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights.

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Supreme Court backs Biden’s tougher federal rules on ‘ghost guns’

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday backed a Biden administration effort to regulate “ghost guns,” temporarily allowing the government to require manufacturers of the untraceable weapon kits to conduct background checks on customers and mark their products with serial numbers. Biden last year required companies selling parts that can be assembled into guns to adhere to the same rules as other gunmakers. The Supreme Court’s ruling arrived on its “shadow docket,” where such emergency cases are handled. The court did not decide whether the rule is legal. Rather, the court allowed regulation to stand while the case continues. Read more

Voters reject Issue 1 in Ohio special election

Ohio voters rejected a ballot measure in Tuesday’s highly charged special election that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution. The vote is a blow to Ohio Republicans who wanted to hamstring a November ballot question on abortion rights. Republicans pushed for the election to try and preempt the ballot question that would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution. The higher threshold required would have made it difficult, if not impossible, for the November proposal to succeed, based on polling figures. Read more

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