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Beware of Plan Bs: The White House Push to ‘Codify Roe’ Goes Far Beyond the Status Quo

JonathanTurley

When the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that it would not enjoin the Texas abortion law, the White House immediately called for the Senate to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) to secure the rights currently guaranteed under the Constitution. So, why the push for Plan B before the Court rules?

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Tick, Tick, Tick…: The Supreme Court Readies an Explosive Docket for 2022

JonathanTurley

At issue is whether Mississippi can impose a 15-week limit on abortions. That is earlier than previously allowed by the court, but the United States is one of only seven among the world’s 198 countries to allow abortions after 20 weeks. The court ruled 5-4 to allow the Texas law to be enforced.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2022

SCOTUSBlog

In court papers, she was identified only as “L.C.”. Four years later, her case reached the Supreme Court. In a 6-3 opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the court ruled in Olmstead v. Beyond her Supreme Court advocacy, Marcus was an influential lawyer in other ways. Walter Dellinger (May 15, 1941 – Feb.

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