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Performing a Comedy About Abortion, Watching the Supreme Court
The New York Times, May 5, 2022
Alison Leiby had just performed her show “Oh God, a Show About Abortion” when she learned of the leaked draft opinion showing that the court could be on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade.
10 Books on Abortion to Understand the Roe v. Wade Debate
The New York Times, May 5, 2022
Nearly 50 years ago, the Supreme Court legalized abortion. The decision has since divided the country. Now that the issue is before the court again, here are 10 books that help frame the debate.
Draft opinion to overturn Roe becomes focus of Senate hearing on ethics reform
SCOTUSblog, May 3, 2022
Just hours after the country learned from a leaked draft opinion that the justices have privately voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, a Senate Judiciary Committee panel met on Tuesday to discuss ethics reform of the high court. “Today’s a hell of a day to... The post Draft opinion to overturn <em>Roe</em> becomes focus of Senate hearing on ethics reform appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Overruling Roe is Just the Beginning
Justia's Verdict, May 3, 2022
In response to the leaked draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf comments on the likely ramifications of the Supreme Court’s overruling Roe v. Wade, the seminal case recognizing the constitutional right to seek an abortion. Professor Dorf argues that the language and reasoning of the draft suggest that this emboldened Court with a super-majority of Republican appointees is also preparing to overrule Lawrence v. Texas (recognizing the right of consenting adults to engage in same-sex sexual conduct) and Obergefell v. Hodges (recognizing the right of same-sex couples to marry).
Press Release
Supreme Court of the United States, May 3, 2022
Yesterday, a news organization published a copy of a draft opinion in a pending case. Justices circulate draft opinions internally as a routine and essential part of the Court’s confidential deliberative work. Although the document described in yesterday’s reports is authentic, it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., provided the following statement: To the...
Gorsuch Calls for Overruling ‘Shameful’ Cases on U.S. Territories
The New York Times, May 2, 2022
The justice urged his colleagues to revisit the Insular Cases, which denied full constitutional protection to unincorporated territories. A petition filed last week gives them a chance.