The Latest Breaking News from Alito

An assessment of claims that Justice Alito's draft opinion rests on historical error, provides no meaningful basis for distinguishing abortion from other unenumerated rights, and forecloses constitutional protection of the mother's life.

A reply to Professor Andrew Koppelman

There is much, much less in the leaked draft than meets the eye

I noted earlier that Justice Alito did not speak to the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference. As a result, the conference organizers had to shuffle the schedule. We were treated to a presentation from an expert on cyber-security. She discussed at some length how the goal of foreign hacks is to…

"Unfortunately personal attendance became impractical, and I apologize for everyone for the change in plans."

That fact doesn't necessarily justify overruling Roe. Depending on how it's viewed, the history of such reversals may even counsel against further such moves.

And why that is, at this point, an important question - maybe the only important question - emerging from the recent Dobbs leak

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist and activist Gloria Steinem about her reaction to news that the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to strike down Roe v. Wade.

What the Alito draft tells us about a possible future for same-sex marriage.