The Latest Breaking News from Samuel Alito

If you like what the US Supreme Court just did, you’re going to love the next term

If you like the decisions the U.S. Supreme Court handed down this term, you’re going to be enraptured by what comes next. For the rest of us, though, the worst could be yet to come.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022

Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures

State legislatures will be in the spotlight as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving the power to regulate abortion to the states

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

Doctors weren't considered in Dobbs, but now they're on abortion's legal front lines

In a departure from earlier Supreme Court decisions on abortion, Justice Alito's abortion opinion barely mentions medicine. This creates a perilous new legal reality for doctors, legal analysts say.

WEKU · Jul 3, 2022

I can't believe I pay taxes for this

Yes, I think we should pay taxes. But from SCOTUS salaries to the police, I have questions about our ROI

Salon · Jul 1, 2022

One nation — under minority rule

Right-wing justices tell us they're sending abortion back to the states — where they've rigged and broken democracy

Salon · Jul 1, 2022

Commentary: The Supreme Court gets an F in history for its rationales in abortion, gun rulings

It happens at least once a semester. My students and I will be discussing a contested political issue — say, affirmative action or capital punishment — and someone will ask, “Professor, what does history say about it?”

Chicago Tribune · Jul 1, 2022

Anti-Roe justices a part of Catholicism's conservative wing

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at a time when it has an unprecedented Catholic supermajority

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

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 · Jun 30, 2022

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Court's conservative majority isn't going anywhere

Last week’s two significant Supreme Court decisions – loosening some restrictions on American’s gun owners and restricting abortions for the nation’s women – represent the ultimate impact of Donald Trump’s narrow 2016 election victory over Hillary Clinton.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022

Abortion Rights Under the 9th and 14th Amendments

Understanding what Justice Alito got wrong in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Reason · Jun 29, 2022