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Thursday, May 5, 2022

“Former Supreme Court law clerks worry Roe leak could sow distrust among justices and staff members; Two former clerks said the bombshell leak could affect how opinions for sensitive cases are drafted and circulated internally”: Dareh Gregorian of NBC News has this report.

Posted at 10:18 AM by Howard Bashman



“‘Nonscalable’ fence erected outside Supreme Court amid abortion-related protests; Police officers said the 8-foot barrier is similar to the fencing constructed around the Capitol after the Jan. 6 attack”: Rebecca Shabad and Fiona Glisson of NBC News have this report.

Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman



“Alito’s Arrogance and the End of Roe: The leaked draft of the abortion opinion is hypocritical concern trolling — and proof that the Court’s majority is an extension of the Republican Party.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at Washington Monthly.

And online at The Boston Globe, columnist Yvonne Abraham has an essay titled “Alito’s hall-of-mirrors opinion on Roe reveals the GOP’s death spiral; Abortion rights and democracy fall together.”

Posted at 10:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“‘We can’t wait on the Supreme Court’: In Louisiana, abortion could become a crime of murder.” Greg Hilburn of The Lafayette Daily Advertiser has this report.

Posted at 10:03 AM by Howard Bashman