Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh points to the mixed decisions that emerged from the U.S. Supreme Court this term as he seeks to dispel notions of a partisan high court, He told a judicial conference in Minnesota on Thursday that the high court is “an institution of law, not of politics, not of partisanship.” Although Kavanaugh sided with the conservative majorities in the affirmative action and student loan rulings, as well as last summer’s ruling overturning the nationwide right to abortion, he was also part of the mixed conservative and liberal majorities this term that backed Black voters in Alabama and preserved a federal law aimed at keeping Native American children with Native families.
An artist and upcoming international native designer died. Chris ‘Spanto’ Printup drew from his Apache and Seneca background and his vision of streetwear in Los Angeles to create and inspire his designs. Printup died from injuries sustained in a car accident west of Albuquerque on June 25th. His company Born X Raised, launched in 2013, amassed a cult-like following in Los Angeles and he became a local celebrity. The brand did collaborations with professional sports teams like the LA Dodgers and Rams, with items selling out in minutes. The designs were featured in The Times, Vogue, and the New York Times. Spanto was 42.
Those are your headlines at this hour. I’m Colette Keith in the KIPI News center.
