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Pennsylvania court orders counting of undated mail ballots in win for McCormick in his GOP Senate race against Oz

PHILADELPHIA — A state appellate court on Thursday agreed with Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate David McCormick and ordered Pennsylvania counties to tally more than 800 undated mail ballots and include them in the vote totals they report for the neck-and-neck Republican primary race between McCormick and Mehmet Oz.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 3, 2022

SCOTUS blocks Texas social media law

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh join liberals to block "free speech" law that limits free speech

Salon · Jun 1, 2022

US Supreme Court stay on undated mail ballots injects uncertainty into Pa. Senate vote count

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court has pressed pause on the ongoing debate over whether to count undated mail ballots, issuing an emergency stay Tuesday while it decides whether to hear an appeal on the issue.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 1, 2022

Stuart Rothenberg: It’s probably still the economy, stupid

The possibility that the Supreme Court will overrule Roe v. Wade — or severely restrict the right to legal abortion — has Democrats hoping progressive and abortion-rights voters will be energized by the decision, thereby improving the party’s prospects for November.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022

Robin Abcarian: The right to abortion is deeply rooted in the Constitution, and flows from amends for slavery

Now that we've had a moment to digest the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, one thing is clear: Words have lost their meaning.

Los Angeles Times · May 10, 2022

Supreme Court gets defensive after abortion draft leak - Roll Call

The leaked draft of a Supreme Court abortion decision marked a changing point for the historically cloistered institution.

Roll Call · May 9, 2022

It’s probably still the economy, stupid - Roll Call

The burden is on Democrats to show that abortion rights can motivate their voters to the polls in the 2022 midterms.

Roll Call · May 9, 2022

Mark Z. Barabak: Who may kill Roe v. Wade? Mostly justices named by a president who lost the popular vote

More than Congress or the White House, the Supreme Court may arguably be the most important government institution in the country, its decisions touching on virtually every facet of day-to-day life, as well as broader questions of how we govern ourselves, regulate business and exercise our faith.

Los Angeles Times · May 5, 2022

Draft signals Supreme Court shift on civil rights, experts say

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion jolted some legal experts for how it would not only upend abortion rights, but move onto shakier ground other constitutional rights such as same-sex marriage, contraception and more.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court nearly struck down Roe v. Wade in a Pennsylvania case. The justices chose another way

PHILADELPHIA — It was months before a pivotal national election. A strong conservative majority had been cemented on the U.S. Supreme Court, and legislators in one state had passed a law restricting abortion access that they hoped, through the court challenges that followed, would become the vehicle for overturning Roe…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 4, 2022