(This story was originally published on November 31, 2021. On Monday evening, Politico reported that it had obtained a draft majority opinion, signed …
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Why the Supreme Court’s Newest Abortion Case Is a Big One
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard multiple cases in recent years from states trying to narrow the right to have an abortion, one of the nation’s most contentious issues. The next case is more sweeping than most. With its newly strengthened conservative majority in place, the court has agreed to hear Mississippi’s bid to ban abortion in almost all cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That could mean overturning, or at least gutting, the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.
A Supreme Court case that will determine the fate of Roe v. Wade—the landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationwide—has intensified pressure to …
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard multiple cases in recent years from states trying to narrow the right to have an abortion, one of the nation’s most …
The most important abortion case in a generation will be argued Wednesday before the nation’s top court. These nine justices will decide the …
Joining “Cases and Controversies” podcast hosts Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin to discuss what’s at stake in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is Kathryn Kolbert.
Justice John Paul Stevens didn’t face a single question about abortion at his 1975 Senate confirmation hearing two years after the Supreme Court’s …
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett ducked questions about Roe v. Wade during their Senate confirmation hearings. Now, …
