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Thursday, December 2, 2021

“More Democratic senators are willing to weigh changes to Supreme Court”: Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post has this report.

Posted at 11:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Will the Justices Let Go of Abortion? Overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t settle the issue, but it would create the possibility of a settlement.” Peggy Noonan has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“Good Reasons to Go Slow on Abortion Precedents; Overturning them all at once poses risks to legal and political stability; Gradualism is a better way”: Law professor Richard M. Re will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 8:06 PM by Howard Bashman



“Roe v. Wade Made Viability the Key to Abortion Law; A half-century ago, science and legal precedent led the Supreme Court to make fetal viability the standard in abortion law”: Joshua Prager has this essay online at The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 7:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s mind is made up: The abortion debate was a kangaroo court.” Law professor Sherry Colb has this essay online at The New York Daily News.

The essay contains a lengthy response to Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s question, during yesterday’s oral argument, about whether safe haven laws suffice to eliminate any need to consider the burdens of motherhood.

Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Justice Sotomayor Gets Political on Abortion; She loses her cool during the Supreme Court’s oral argument”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Illinois Abortion Clinics Are Preparing for a Potential Post-Roe World; Abortion providers say they are already seeing influx of patients from out of state — and expect more”: Jennifer Calfas of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

Posted at 1:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ninth Circuit Judge Has Had It With Trump Judge’s Insulting Dissents; Don’t worry, there’s only several more decades of this to come”: Joe Patrice has this post at “Above the Law.”

Posted at 1:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“During Arguments Over Roe‘s Fate, Justice Breyer Played Right Into the Conservatives’ Hands; The most senior liberal justice showed why it’s time for him to retire”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

Posted at 12:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s Biggest Concern About Overturning Roe? What That Will Mean for Itself. As Wednesday’s oral argument made clear, the justices care far more about the high court’s reputation than the lives of millions of women.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.

Posted at 12:50 PM by Howard Bashman