Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Abortion Rights: A Manifesto

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Mary Lee Sargent

Women, girls, and all people who can become pregnant need abortions. Before abortion was legalized in the US, almost a million women a year sought illegal abortions. According to the Centers for Disease Control tens of millions of women, girls, … Continue reading →

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West Virginia v. EPA: SCOTUS Decision Not Necessarily a Blow to Climate Action

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Eric Freyfogle

Supreme Court rulings, once announced, sometimes take on curious lives. Understood in one way when released, they can, as precedent, shape the law in other, unexpected ways. The Supreme Court’s opinion in West Virginia v. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), … Continue reading →

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The Future of Actual Malice

Posted on 09/18/2022 by John Nerone

Justice Clarence Thomas poked the media industry this past June when he dissented from the Supreme Court decision not to hear an appeal of a libel case. The plaintiff, Coral Ridge Ministries, had sought a review of a lower-court decision … Continue reading →

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