Data Vis Dispatch, July 5

Ten days ago, the Supreme Court ruled that abortion is not constitutionally protected by a right to privacy in the United States, overturning its own precedent of 50 years and opening the door for states to ban the procedure entirely:

Dobbs was only one of several radical decisions this term, which also saw major right-wing rulings on environmental regulation, Native sovereignty, separation of church and state, and the ability of states to regulate handguns:

In election visualizations this week we saw the composition of a new legislature in France, and the spread of election denialism in the United States:

Charts on other political and economic issues included homelessness, food access, and rising prices:

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues — and both strategists and civilians are starting to consider what a long war means for them:

Last Friday was the anniversary of Hong Kong’s reversion to Chinese sovereignty. These charts looked back at the past 25 years, and at the current mood in the city:

And it’s another summer of record high temperatures — with the drought, fire, and flooding they bring with them:

Here’s our first ever “Did You Know?” section, on baby names and wildfires:

In sports — the Tour de France, water polo, and a crazy cricket chart:

Finally, other charts and maps covered primary schooling, the pandemic, migration, and the U.K. census: