Justice Elena Kagan warns Supreme Court can forfeit legitimacy
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is cautioning that courts look political and forfeit legitimacy when they needlessly overturn precedent and decide more than they have to.
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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is cautioning that courts look political and forfeit legitimacy when they needlessly overturn precedent and decide more than they have to.
Rep. Ilhan Omar was arrested while protesting outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, her staff tells WCCO.
One two-doctor practice in Florida is performing six vasectomies an hour most days.
President Biden signed an executive order and spoke about what his administration is doing to protect reproductive rights after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. He urged Americans to vote for lawmakers who would pass abortion rights legislation. Watch his remarks.
Minnesota lawmakers were swift to respond to the decision, with Sen. Tina Smith calling the decision "deeply flawed," and Rep. Ilhan Omar said it "not only flies in the face of the letter of the law, but of basic morality."
Jackson will be sworn in on Thursday at noon, when Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official.
Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling divided the nation on abortion, not just in public opinion but in access to abortion care.
Conservatives say they're hopeful and happy.
The president and CEO of Wisconsin's Planned Parenthood, Tanya Atkinson, says they will still help patients navigate to states where abortion remains legal.
The decision to undo nearly 50 years of precedent will have sweeping ramifications for tens of millions of women across the country as abortion rights are curtailed and lead to a patchwork of laws absent the constitutional protection.
