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

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?”

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

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…