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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

“Alito’s Plan to Repeal the 20th Century: If the conservative justice’s draft opinion is adopted by the Court, key advances of the past hundred years could be rolled back.” Adam Serwer has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“What we know about the investigation into the Supreme Court leak”: Devan Cole, Evan Perez, Ariane de Vogue, and Whitney Wild of CNN have this report.

Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Is Investigating Leak of Draft Opinion Overruling Roe v. Wade; Leaked draft sent shock waves through Washington, with Democrats calling for an abortion-rights law and Republicans criticizing violation of judicial convention.”

And online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Stephen L. Carter has an essay titled “The Supreme Court Leaker Should Come Forward; The draft of a ruling repudiating Roe v. Wade has become public, which means someone is abusing colleagues’ trust.”

Posted at 9:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“With Supreme Court poised to ditch Roe, does precedent matter anymore?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.

Posted at 9:22 PM by Howard Bashman



“What a Supreme Court Ruling on Roe v. Wade Would Mean for Women; If the court overturns Roe, it would represent the biggest shift in reproductive healthcare in 50 years”: Laura Kusisto, Liz Essley Whyte, and Jennifer Calfas of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 8:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Leak on Roe v. Wade: Justice Alito’s careful draft opinion finally grasps the Constitutional nettle on abortion.” This editorial will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“The leak is a shock. What the draft decision says is not.” Columnist Henry Olsen has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 7:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Supreme Court in Disarray After an Extraordinary Breach; The leak of a draft majority opinion overruling Roe v. Wade raises questions about motives, methods and whether defections are still possible”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

Posted at 5:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Unpacking the Draft Supreme Court Opinion Set to Overrule Roe; Neal Katyal discusses what the shocking leak means for the future of abortion rights in America — and for the Court”: Isaac Chotiner has this “Q & A” online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 5:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Majority of Americans say Supreme Court should uphold Roe, Post-ABC poll finds”: Emily Guskin and Scott Clement of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 4:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Alito Leak and the SCOTUS Ethic of Confidentiality: The stunning leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion shakes the foundation of the court’s ethic of confidentiality and discretion.” Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

Posted at 3:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“The right to privacy — not just abortion — is on the chopping block; In the leaked opinion, Justice Alito channels Robert Bork’s views on Roe”: Law professor Neal Kumar Katyal has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 3:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade could unravel other rights, legal experts warn”: John R. Ellement and Hanna Krueger of The Boston Globe have this report.

And online at The Boston Globe, law professor Laurence H. Tribe has an essay titled “Supreme Court abortion opinion could strip many basic rights; If the right of a woman to decide whether to have a baby won’t qualify as a guaranteed right, then neither will most of the rights you have long assumed are yours.”

Posted at 3:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Abortion Draft Raises Alarm Over Privacy, LGBTQ Rights”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Jordan S. Rubin of Bloomberg Law have this report.

Posted at 2:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Conservative Justices Are Doing Exactly What They Promised; The leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the culmination of a five-decade conservative coup”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.

Posted at 2:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Is Doing Exactly What It Has Been Engineered to Do”: Columnist Jesse Wegman has this essay online at The New York Times.

Posted at 11:40 AM by Howard Bashman



“The leaked draft Roe opinion is a disaster for the Supreme Court”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 11:38 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s religion-driven mission sets off a firestorm”: Columnist Jennifer Rubin has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 11:36 AM by Howard Bashman



“Before Finally Overturning Roe, Supreme Court Must Block Yet Another Insurrection Attempt; Those who care about norms, decorum, civility, institutions, and rule of law must hold the leaker and any co-conspirators fully accountable for this egregious breach”: Mollie Hemingway has this post at The Federalist.

Posted at 11:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“4 things we know, and one big thing we don’t, on the draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade; Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked opinion is a full-bore attack on the right to an abortion”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

Posted at 11:06 AM by Howard Bashman



“Why the First Amendment Matters Today: Program & Tablet Dedication Ceremony.” The National Constitution Center has posted this video on YouTube of an event that occurred yesterday at its Philadelphia headquarters.

Posted at 10:57 AM by Howard Bashman



“10 key passages from Alito’s draft opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade: The wording of the court’s ultimate ruling and the line-up of justices who support it could change; Here are 10 important passages in the draft opinion.” Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

Posted at 10:46 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Leak Of The Draft SCOTUS Opinion Overruling Roe: Answers To Your FAQs; The leaking of a complete draft opinion is unprecedented in modern times.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

Posted at 10:42 AM by Howard Bashman



In jurisprudence essays available online at Slate: Dahlia Lithwick has an essay titled “The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Is Already Lost; Regardless of Roe falling, the leaks, and the Court’s disregard for the public it is supposed to serve, have already gone too far.”

Susan Matthews has an essay titled “The Constitution Wasn’t Written for Women; Why Justice Alito can’t find a reference to the right to abortion in our nation’s defining document.”

And Jeremy Stahl has an essay titled “Who Leaked Samuel Alito’s Draft Opinion Striking Down Roe v. Wade — and Why?

Posted at 9:34 AM by Howard Bashman



“A Leaked Draft Opinion Shows What It Could Look Like If The Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe v. Wade; It’s unknown what the court’s final ruling will be, but a Politico report shows the conservative justices are at least seriously considering ending decades of abortion protections”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.

Posted at 9:27 AM by Howard Bashman



“Abortion Case Leak Shows That the Supreme Court Is Broken; The release of a draft majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade turns a constitutional tragedy into an institutional calamity”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

Posted at 9:24 AM by Howard Bashman



“Leaked Draft of Supreme Court Opinion Indicates Roe v. Wade May Be Overturned; Draft opinion, published by Politico, represents an extraordinary breach of the court’s private deliberations”: Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Posted at 9:15 AM by Howard Bashman