The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that opponents of a Texas abortion law — the nation’s most restrictive — can sue the state in federal court. Texas had argued otherwise, claiming that abortion providers could only take legal action after being sued themselves for violating S.B. 8, which bans abortion …
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In early February, the Supreme Court issued its first ruling on abortion rights since Brett Kavanaugh cried and fussed and angry-white-maled his way onto the bench, solidifying a conservative majority that many opined would quickly reverse 40 years of reproductive freedom. On its surface, the February ruling was benign: With …
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When Brett Kavanaugh replaced Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court this past fall, most people thought the most drastic changes would come in the areas of abortion, LGBT rights and the death penalty. Justice Kennedy was a conservative, but he often sided with the Court’s liberals on these areas of …
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