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Harvard / Harris Poll on Abortion

Interesting results about public attitudes, including the complicated gender gap.

Reason

What the liberal justices’ scorching dissent reveals about the US supreme court

Opinions from Breyer, Kagan and Sotomayor send stark warning about increasingly radical court abandoning long-held principles

The Guardian - US

Understanding Roe v Wade and why it was overturned

The now-dead landmark ruling enshrined constitutional protections for abortion care

The Independent UK

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From abortion to guns: ‘Extremist’ Supreme Court ends its term with a streak of devastating rulings

The new conservative majority lands an unprecedented blow to civil liberties, according to analysts

The Independent UK

More states will now limit abortion, but they have long used laws to govern – and sometimes jail – pregnant women

It’s clear that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will make it harder for women to get an abortion across much of the United States. But there are other kinds of laws – not related to abortion – that already control the decisions women make…

The Conversation

The Supreme Court has overturned precedent dozens of times, including striking down legal segregation and reversing Roe

It is a central principle of law: Courts, including the Supreme Court, are supposed to follow earlier decisions – precedent – to resolve current disputes. But on rare occasions, Supreme Court justices conclude that one of the court’s past constitutional precedents has to go, so they overrule it. This is…

The Conversation

Conservative justices vowed to respect precedent: Did they lie or just parse words?

WASHINGTON — As a Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh described the legal principle of respecting past precedent as “critically important” and specifically cited the landmark case of Roe v. Wade that established a legal right to abortion nearly 50 years ago.

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Commentary: The day Roe went away, one to remember

We will remember June 24, 2022. It will stand as one of the most consequential days in Supreme Court history. Americans will remember this day as when the court overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

Chicago Tribune

British company take the lead following US Supreme Court overturning of abortion rights

British company Croud are taking the lead following US Supreme Court overturning of abortion rights by ensuring all its US-based employees are fully reimbursed for their travel to other states

Daily Mirror

Chief Justice Roberts Lost His "Long Game"

The road from Citizens United to Dobbs was paved with saving constructions.

Reason

I Anticipated Chief Justice Roberts's Lonely, Failed Saving Construction of Roe

I held the essay in reserve, waiting to see what would happen in oral arguments, but decided not to use it.

Reason

The "Judges of Wisdom" and the "Mystical Aphorisms of the Fortune Cookie"

The Dobbs dissenters should have quoted that other passage from Justice Scalia about Justice Kennedy.

Reason

The Assignments and Timing in Dobbs

Who assigned the majority opinion to Justice Alito?

Reason

Understanding Roe v Wade and why it was overturned

The now-dead landmark ruling enshrined constitutional protections for abortion care

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

‘This is supposed to be an advanced country’: Pro-choice protesters descend on Supreme Court

‘I’m just here to protect all our human rights’: Protesters break down outside the US’s top court, telling Rachel Sharp they fear how fast the country is ‘regressing’

The Independent UK

She worked in family planning on the day Roe v Wade was decided. Fifty years later, she’s fighting for abortion rights again

Carol Folk started her first day of work in family planning counselling on the day when Roe v Wade passed in 1973. Fifty years later, she returned to the Supreme Court to join the new fight for abortion rights

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Supreme Court decision

The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is a double disaster. First and foremost, overturning Roe v. Wade will have a devastating impact on the lives of Americans, especially women of childbearing age. Second, it is certain to be disparaged — even derided — by legal…

The Texas Tribune

The U.S. Supreme Court gave Texas abortion clinics a victory in 2016. Then Trump was elected.

In 2016, the Supreme Court blocked onerous regulations that had shuttered half of Texas’ abortion providers. On Friday, the court’s new conservative majority cited that case in overturning the constitutional protection for abortion.

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Reason

John Roberts and the Path SCOTUS Did Not Take on Abortion

Although the chief justice's incrementalism did not sway his colleagues, his observations about the meaning of a "right to choose" could be relevant in state legislatures.

Tribune News Service

Overturning Roe could damage court's legitimacy, legal experts say

PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade could do lasting damage to the institution’s legacy as it signals a changing approach to precedent, according to legal experts.

Reason

Dobbs Won't End the Legal Battle Over Abortion

Liberals won't reconcile themselves to Dobbs, any more than conservatives accepted Roe v. Wade and Casey.

The Independent UK

What is Roe v Wade and why was it overturned?

The now-dead landmark ruling enshrined constitutional protections for abortion care

The Independent UK

She worked in family planning on the day Roe v Wade was decided. Fifty years later, she’s fighting for abortion rights again

Reason

Dobbs, Abortion, and Stare Decisis

Both majority and dissenting opinions include extensive discussions of stare decisis. But the truth is whether you think Roe v. Wade should have been preserved on that basis is heavily correlated with whether you think it was wrong in the first place.

The Independent UK

Justices' past abortion views, in their own words and votes

More than a month ago, a stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicated that the Supreme Court was prepared to take the momentous step of overruling the Roe v. Wade decision from 1973 and stripping away women’s constitutional protections for abortion

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