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McConnell: Blocking Obama's SCOTUS pick led to overturning Roe v. Wade

"It’s the single-most consequential decision I’ve made in my public career," McConnell said.

Axios

The abortion ruling has forced progressives to confront past missteps in strategy

Conservatives long understood that the courts were key to reversing Roe v. Wade. By contrast, progressives found defending abortion rights an increasingly difficult challenge.

WEKU

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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Why were Democrats caught flat-footed by the end of Roe v Wade?

Democrats can’t fix the past. But the least they can do is learn from it – and change course accordingly

The Guardian - US

Omar: Investigate justices who lied

"We need a comprehensive plan to fix this court," Omar says, urging impeachment and court expansion

Salon

Republicans have hijacked the US supreme court. It’s time to expand it

If Amy Coney Barrett serves to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s age, she will be a justice until 2059. We must reform the court now, or risk it losing its legitimacy forever

The Guardian - US

Abortion, gun rulings show Supreme Court ready to ‘jolt’ system

Back-to-back rulings on guns and abortion eliminated any doubt the U.S. Supreme Court will be the transformational force Republicans envisioned when they filled three vacancies during Donald Trump’s presidency.

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‘A mockery of democracy’: US supreme court in question after abortion ruling

In scrapping the right to terminate a pregnancy the court went against the popular will – only 25% of Americans now have confidence in the institution

The Guardian - US

Senate confirmed justices to end Roe. How will voters react?

The end of Roe v. Wade started in the Senate

The Independent UK

Analysis: Supreme Court is bold, confident, conservative and ready to move further right

WASHINGTON — This is not the Supreme Court most Americans have known.

Los Angeles Times

What GOP-named justices had said about Roe to Senate panel

The nine justices of the Supreme Court made clear in their landmark ruling Friday whether they stand on abortion

The Independent UK

Supreme Court conservatives flex muscle in sweeping rulings

Sweeping Supreme Court rulings on guns and abortion this past week have sent an unmistakable message

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court's majority and dissent opinions on Dobbs reveal a massive schism

"The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion," Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority. The court's liberals warn that other rights could now be vulnerable.

WEKU

Contraception, gay marriage: Clarence Thomas signals new targets for supreme court

Rightwing justice appears to offer preview of the court’s potential future rulings after decision to remove US abortion rights

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Los Angeles Times

The four key turning points that led to the fall of Roe vs. Wade

WASHINGTON — The sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016 initially seemed to end hopes conservatives had for overturning Roe vs. Wade.

Wales Online

Abortion ban likely in half US states after court overturns ruling

Individual states will now be able to set their own rules after the decision following a lengthy legal battle

Los Angeles Times

In historic reversal, Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, frees states to outlaw abortion

WASHINGTON — In a historic reversal, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe Wade decision and ruled states may again outlaw abortion.

Daily Record

US Supreme Court overturns landmark abortion ruling after almost 50 years

A decision by the conservative majority to overturn Roe v Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

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Los Angeles Times

In historic reversal, Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade, frees states to outlaw abortion

WASHINGTON — In a historic reversal, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision and ruled states may again outlaw abortion.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases

Mic

Conservatives love to paint adoption as the solution to abortion. Adoptees aren’t buying it.

Privatized adoption is the “commodification of children,” one adoptee told Mic.

Los Angeles Times

As abortion ruling nears, Supreme Court’s standing already has dropped, polls show

WASHINGTON — Sometime in the next two or three weeks, the Supreme Court will release a decision on abortion rights that probably will rank among its most controversial in decades.

Reason

Tom Cotton, a Second Amendment Champion, Proposes a 5-Year Mandatory Minimum for Violating Arbitrary Gun Bans

Although the Arkansas senator claims to be targeting "violent felons," his draconian bill would affect many people who pose no threat.

The Independent UK

Justice Barrett's $425K tops among Supreme Court's authors

Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal that the justices took in $800,000 in book royalties last year, a lucrative supplement to their judicial salaries

The Guardian - US

Legal claims shed light on founder of faith group tied to Amy Coney Barrett

Examination of People of Praise comes as supreme court seems poised to reverse Roe v Wade

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