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Crikey

SCOTUS gets religion — the law suffers

Alito's draft opinion is full of specious legal and historical language — but it's just religious doctrine in drag

Salon

How the ‘pro-life’ movement killed Roe v Wade

Powerful legal groups, conservative Christian activists and right-wing figures shaped an anti-abortion agenda in the hands of the US Supreme Court, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

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GOP turns on Youngkin for SCOTUS protest

One right-wing commentator claimed that Youngkin was welcoming a form of "terrorism"

Salon

Protesters march to home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after leak of his anti-abortion draft opinion

Around 100 protesters hold candlelight vigil and chant slogans outside justice’s private residence

The Independent UK

Religious beliefs give strength to the anti-abortion movement – but not all religions agree

The leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which has sent shock waves across the United States, indicates that a majority of Supreme Court justices will likely overturn the constitutional right to an abortion granted in Roe v. Wade. Employing unusually harsh language,…

The Conversation

Is Gay Marriage Safe?

There are many reasons to hope that the freedom to marry victory remains secure—even while there is reason, of course, to fear.

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Senate passes bill to give police protection to families of Supreme Court justices

The bill follows a leak last week of a draft Supreme Court opinion that, if unchanged, would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that federally legalized abortions.

WEKU

Justice Alito’s home targeted by abortion rights protesters

WASHINGTON — About 100 demonstrators protested outside the home of conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, one week after his leaked draft opinion indicated the court is prepared to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling.

Tribune News Service

Leaked opinion in Roe is a call to mass action

Alito’s draft decision not only rolls back women’s right to control their bodies, it also calls into question the right to privacy and other precedents.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jane Crow

The South has risen again. Anything that involves privacy is gone.

Texas Observer

Justice Clarence Thomas tells Roe v Wade protesters that Supreme Court ‘won’t be bullied’

‘We are becoming addicted to wanting particular outcomes, not living with the outcomes we don’t like,’ Justice Thomas said

The Independent UK

Ashley Judd speaks out against reversal of Roe v Wade in Mother’s Day tribute to late Naomi Judd

‘It wasn’t supposed to be this way’

The Independent UK

Collins' challenge: Impeach Kavanaugh

"If only there had been some warning signs about Kavanaugh's dishonesty"

Salon

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Reason

Is Abortion a Constitutional Right? Josh Blackman on Alito's Draft

The constitutional scholar on abortion, Sam Alito, and the future of federalism

Salon

Supreme Court leak came from the right

Jonathan Chait theorizes that someone who wants the decision banning abortion to stand is responsible for the leak

The Independent UK

Supreme Court expert believes ‘leading theory’ is conservative clerk leaked abortion draft

Republicans are blaming the court’s liberal justices for the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito

Reason

What the Leaked Abortion Opinion Gets Wrong About the Founding Era

Understanding state regulatory powers at the time of the founding.

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The Independent UK

Benedict Cumberbatch wears t-shirt supporting Roe v. Wade during SNL

Benedict Cumberbatch wore a t-shirt that showcased his support for abortion rights in a very public way.

Salon

McConnell warns of federal abortion ban

"Nationwide abortion ban: that's the goal of anti-abortion politicians," Planned Parenthood Action chimes in

The Guardian - US

Gillibrand calls abortion rights ‘fight of generation’ after ‘bone-chilling’ court draft opinion

New York Democrat urges her party to stand up to concerted efforts from Republicans seeking to abolish constitutional right

The Independent UK

Saturday Night Live: Benedict Cumberbatch and Arcade Fire wear T-shirts referencing Roe vs Wade

The ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ actor appeared in a sketch set in 13th century England

The Independent UK

What people can do to support abortion rights in the UK

More than 210,000 abortions took place in England and Wales in 2020

The Independent UK

SNL star Colin Jost compares Supreme Court to Amber Heard

Comedian mocked the ‘weird conservative bubble’ that informed Justice Samuel Alito’s Roe v Wade opinion

The Independent UK

Justice Clarence Thomas tells Roe v Wade protesters that Supreme Court ‘won’t be bullied’

‘We are becoming addicted to wanting particular outcomes, not living with the outcomes we don’t like,’ Justice Thomas said

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