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Supreme Court Breach Is Not the First Involving Roe v. Wade

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court. However, it is not the first time that a landmark abortion decision was made public before the Court announced its decision. What makes the current disclosure so monumental is that the entire draft opinion was leaked. Leak of Draft Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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Lengthier opinions and shrinking cohesion: Indications for the future of the Supreme Court

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Share When the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. The Dobbs majority opinion was the third-longest Supreme Court opinion since the beginning of the 1946-47 term, according to our analysis. Both trends could further diminish perceptions of a collegial and productive court.

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

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Share At the end of each year, SCOTUSblog remembers some of the people whose lives and work left an imprint on the Supreme Court. From legendary lawyers to lesser-known activists, journalists, and plaintiffs, the following individuals who died in 2022 all shaped the court and the law in their own ways. David Beckwith (Oct.

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Cherry-picked history and ideology-driven outcomes: Bruen’s originalist distortions

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Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Saul Cornell is the Paul and Diane Guenther chair in American history at Fordham University and adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School. Bruen does mark a new low for the court.

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Federal Court Strikes Down Another Provision of New York’s New Gun Control Law

JonathanTurley

I have previously written about how New York has proven time and time again as the gift that keeps on giving for the National Rifle Association (NRA) and gun-rights groups. New York Democrats continue to pass laws that are virtually guaranteed to be struck down and further reinforce Second Amendment rights.

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New Mexico Loses Another Key Fight Over Ban on Concealed Weapons in Public Parks

JonathanTurley

After triggering a court fight, Grisham backed down and scaled down her order to ban concealed weapons in parks and playgrounds. Now, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has rejected her bid to lift that injunction in a key decision on appeal. She is still doubling down and increasing the losses in the courts.

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The Post-Roe World: A Reality Check on the Implications of the Leaked Supreme Court Opinion

JonathanTurley

The map by Saul Steinberg showed civilization largely ending at the New Jersey border with a vast wasteland between New York and the Pacific Ocean. Recently the editors of the New York Times seriously warned that some states likely would outlaw interracial marriage if Roe v. Contraception. Same-sex marriage.