BREAKING: Supreme Court rules in favor of challenge to Louisiana abortion law
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Supreme Court abortion ruling means court isn't backtracking for now on 2016 ruling that struck down similar law in Texas
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Roberts: "I joined the dissent in Whole Woman’s Health and continue to believe that the case was wrongly decided. The question today however is not whether Whole Woman’s Health was right or wrong, but whether to adhere to it in deciding the present case."
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Both of Trump's appointees to the court, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, dissent in ruling that strikes down Louisiana abortion restrictions
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Roberts, in casting deciding vote to strike down Louisiana abortion law, rolls back the court's consideration of costs and benefits in the 2016 Texas ruling and says he adheres to Casey requirement of a "substantial obstacle"
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As Kavanaugh notes, "Today, five members of the court reject the Whole Woman's Health cost-benefit standard"
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U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic restrictionshttps://reut.rs/3ieLykY
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White House statement on abortion ruling: "unelected justices have intruded on the sovereign prerogatives of state governments by imposing their own policy preference in favor of a abortion to override legitimate abortion safety regulations"
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Note: all nine justices are unelected, not just the ones you like
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I remember how someone mentioned Roberts' desire for a good legacy. This may be part of that.
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An actual conservative.
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This is the story. Roberts will continue to chip away at Roe v. Wade until it is evicerated in fact if not in law.
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