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HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - The Untold Story

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a lot to celebrate

Last week Clarence Thomas achieved two long-sought goals: expanding gun rights and overturning Roe v. Wade’s nationwide protection for abortion

The Independent UK

The abortion ruling has forced progressives to confront past missteps in strategy

Conservatives long understood that the courts were key to reversing Roe v. Wade. By contrast, progressives found defending abortion rights an increasingly difficult challenge.

WEKU

Republicans have hijacked the US supreme court. It’s time to expand it

If Amy Coney Barrett serves to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s age, she will be a justice until 2059. We must reform the court now, or risk it losing its legitimacy forever

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Overturning Roe could damage court's legitimacy, legal experts say

PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade could do lasting damage to the institution’s legacy as it signals a changing approach to precedent, according to legal experts.

Tribune News Service

Roe v Wade: legal experts see limited opportunities to challenge court ruling

Legal scholar Lawrence Tribe: ‘We’re in for a long, tangled, chaotic and, in terms of human suffering, horribly costly struggle’

The Guardian - US

The four key turning points that led to the fall of Roe vs. Wade

WASHINGTON — The sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016 initially seemed to end hopes conservatives had for overturning Roe vs. Wade.

Los Angeles Times

Abortion ban likely in half US states after court overturns ruling

Individual states will now be able to set their own rules after the decision following a lengthy legal battle

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In historic reversal, Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, frees states to outlaw abortion

WASHINGTON — In a historic reversal, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe Wade decision and ruled states may again outlaw abortion.

Los Angeles Times

US Supreme Court overturns landmark abortion ruling after almost 50 years

A decision by the conservative majority to overturn Roe v Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

Daily Record

In historic reversal, Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade, frees states to outlaw abortion

WASHINGTON — In a historic reversal, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision and ruled states may again outlaw abortion.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases

The Independent UK

Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay on center stage

The film on the former Arizona congresswoman and her recovery from the 2011 shooting explains how she navigated gun control campaigns and later a Senate campaign.

WEKU

Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay center stage

For two years, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords allowed a film crew to shadow her and husband Sen. Mark Kelly

The Independent UK

Protesters turn Supreme Court front into forum on abortion

A steady stream of protesters has turned the street in front of the Supreme Court building into an open-air forum encapsulating the fierce national debate over abortion

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Reason

With Roe v. Wade in Doubt, Some Liberals Fault Ruth Bader Ginsburg for Not Retiring Early

Some fans are now souring on her legacy.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: A code of ethics could help the Supreme Court maintain integrity

In his recent alarm over a widely reported decline in public confidence in the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas chose a worthy target, but his diagnosis missed a major symptom: his own family ties.

The Independent UK

Justices to meet for 1st time since leak of draft Roe ruling

The Supreme Court’s nine justices will gather in private Thursday for their first scheduled meeting since the leak of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v

Reason

There Is a Reason Why Roe v. Wade's Defenders Focus on Its Results Rather Than Its Logic

The abortion precedent has faced withering criticism, including damning appraisals by pro-choice legal scholars, for half a century.

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The Independent UK

Ginsburg's tea set, coat, other items raise $800K for opera

An online auction of 150 of items owned by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg raised $803,650 for Washington National Opera

Salon

Protests at Catholic churches? Maybe

Little-known pro-choice group defends its plan to "interrupt Mass" while right-wing media charges "terrorism"

Salon

RBG saw this coming: Roe's fatal flaw

The original Roe decision never even mentions women's equality. As Ginsburg saw, that was a critical mistake

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Why we need term limits for Supreme Court justices

The Supreme Court's now-confirmed intention of overturning the half-century-old protection for abortion rights in Roe v. Wade is energizing the debate over how to rein in the court's extreme conservative slant.

The Guardian - UK

There’s rage at this Roe v Wade mess – and those on the left who didn’t see it coming

From anti-Hillary Democrats to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who clung on at Supreme Court, unlikely targets are being identified for blame, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - US

Inside the Division: how a small team of US prosecutors fight decades of shocking injustice

Part one: In New Orleans, a man pleaded his innocence for 28 years. Was there evidence that could set him free?

Salon

Alito cancels talk after abortion leak

Alito had been set to appear at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' judicial conference

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