Today the Supreme Court decided Cameron v. EMW Women's Surgical Center, which concerned whether Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron could intervene to defend a state abortion law after the state's Governor refused to do so during the litigation. As Justice Breyer had suggested last week, the Court concluded that Cameron could intervene, 8-1.
Justice Alito wrote for the Court, joined by the Chief Justice and Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. Justice Thomas wrote a separate concurring opinion. Justice Kagan wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment, joined by Justice Breyer. Justice Sotomayor was the lone dissenter.
Here is how Justice Alito begins his opinion for the Court:
