・action on : ここで action は、判決、処置である onまで覚えておく！

・abortion　：　中絶

・stun　驚かせる (stunning : すごい、えぐい、ヤバイ →　His performance is really stunning)

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died a year ago this week, had been well aware that the conservatives on the Supreme Court were poised to take a right turn in areas concerning reproductive health and voting rights. 

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・ be well aware that : よく知っている

・ were poised to : 準備ができている（体制になっている

・ reproductive health 再生産健康

(*In politics, left refers to people and groups that have liberal views. That generally means they support progressive reforms, 

The word right, in contrast, refers to people or groups that have conservative views.)

reference : 

- article

The Supreme Court's actions on abortion and voting rights would have stunned RBG Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died a year ago this week, had been well aware that the conservatives on the Supreme Court were poised to take a right turn in areas concerning rep…edition.cnn.com

 

- definition of right and left

Why Do "Left" And "Right" Mean Liberal And Conservative?During election years, the words left and right often bring to mind the political spectrum than they do directions in space. But where do these associations come from?www.dictionary.com

 

 

Pretrial hearings for alleged 9/11 plotters set to resume at Guantanamo this week

裁判前の審理　　　　　　　　　陰謀容疑者らの　　　　　　　　再開に着手する　　グアンタナモで今週から

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay houses the prison where 39 detainees are held. 

グアンタナモの海軍基地　　　　　　　　　　　　保有する　監獄を　　　　39人の拘禁された人（抑留者）

It is also a Naval base with approximately 6,000 residents including active-duty military members, 

その基地は　約6,000人の住民が住んでいる海軍基地である　　　　　　　　　　　　含む現役兵士や

civilian Department of Defense employees, contractors and foreign nationals.

国防総省職員、建設業者、外国国籍者などが

hearings for　：　審理

plotters　：　陰謀論者

This speech was the first public acknowledgement of the CIA program, where detainees were brutally tortured. 

acknowledgement　：　認め

brutally tortured　：　残酷に拷問された

The program was approved by the Bush Administration in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, as counterterrorism officials tried to obtain information about possible future attacks. 

The Bush administration maintained the treatment was not torture, calling it instead "enhanced interrogation techniques."

enhanced interrogation　：　改善された尋問

Reference  

Pretrial hearings for alleged 9/11 plotters set to resume at Guantanamo this weekPretrial hearings in the case of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has been accused of being the lead plotter behind the September 11 attacks, and four other detainees held at Guantanamo…edition.cnn.com