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The scourge of the death penalty hangs over America

The restoration of capital punishment in 1976 was based on a fantasy of fairness. It must be abolished

The Guardian - US

New in Civitas: "The Roberts Court Needs To Reboot The Machinery Of Death"

"The way for judges to stop tinkering with the machinery of death is to stop tinkering with the machinery of death."

Reason

Chief Justice Burger Set the Stage for the Originalist Revolution

While conservative criticisms of the Burger Court may be justified, those criticisms do not apply to the "The Chief." He had only one vote on the Court ... and, too often, too little support from his colleagues to reach originalist results.

Reason

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Hate over love: conservative influencers have brought angrier anti-abortion politics to Australia

After two decades of abortion decriminalisation across Australian states and territories, there has been a sudden surge of anti-abortion activity online, in the streets and in parliaments.

The Conversation

David Souter obituary

Former US supreme court justice nominated by George HW Bush who consistently voted with its liberal wing

The Guardian - UK

In a more just world, this would be the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade

Until last year, Roe made it more possible for women’s lives to be determined by their choices, not merely by their bodies

The Guardian - US

For Legal Conservatives, Six Decades Of Folding, Followed By Sixteen Years To Draw A Full House

On the plus side, we had Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. On the down side, we had Roberts, Souter, Kennedy, O'Connor, Powell, Blackmun, Burger, Stewart, Whittaker, Brennan, and Warren.

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I read the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling to see what we lost. Everyone should

What I admire most is how the ruling, at once profound and lyrical, describes the atmosphere surrounding the issue of abortion. It is beautiful

The Guardian - US

Commentary: How to move forward after the destruction of Roe v. Wade

There are virtually no precedents in American law in which a right — declared fundamental by the Supreme Court — was erased. While the court has overhauled constitutional protections before, the complete retraction of the right to abortion sets the nation on a course it has never seen.

Los Angeles Times

Abortion and the Supreme Court: A short legal history of Roe

WASHINGTON — The early American laws prohibiting abortion were adopted in the 19th century in an era when women could not vote or hold elective office.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. Supreme Court rules there’s no right to abortion, setting up Texas ban

The high court’s monumental ruling will have major impact on Texas, which has a trigger law banning abortions that goes into effect soon.

The Texas Tribune

There Is a Reason Why Roe v. Wade's Defenders Focus on Its Results Rather Than Its Logic

The abortion precedent has faced withering criticism, including damning appraisals by pro-choice legal scholars, for half a century.

Reason

Commentary: Dobbs case tests our commitment to the Constitution

“Here, sir, the people govern,” Alexander Hamilton said when explaining the republican form of government recently established in America. “Here, they act by their immediate representatives.” Most Americans agree, at least in theory, but theory is easy. It’s in practice, when this system does not deliver everything you want, that…

Tribune News Service

Stephen L. Carter: The Supreme Court has always been political

In the swirling days since what I suppose we should just call The Leak, a significant theme has been the argument that the Supreme Court has grown deeply politicized. But there never existed a golden age when the court was anything else.

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Abortion foes target Sotomayor aide

Evidence is thin for Operation Rescue's claim — and the group's harassment has repeatedly gotten people killed

The Independent UK

What is Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion access case?

A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests the country’s highest court could be poised overturn Roe v

The Guardian - AU

What is Roe v Wade and how does it affect abortion rights in the US?

A woman’s right to have an abortion through the first trimester of pregnancy was protected nationally in 1973 following the supreme court’s landmark ruling

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