The three conservative justices Trump appointed to the Supreme Court could serve as his lasting legacy
We will know for sure when the Supreme Court rules in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
The Court heard oral arguments in the case that once again pits the pro-choice camp against the pro-life camp. The Court will rule on the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi law that would ban all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Pro-lifers are for the ban, the pro-choice movement opposes it.
Amy Howe, a veteran Supreme Court analyst for SCOTUSblog, covered the oral arguments. She says it’s clear that the pro-lifers will win this round, but the current Court also has the option of using its ruling to undermine or overturn previous rulings in the landmark 1973 case, Roe v. Wade, or the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision that liberalized abortions.
How will the Trump appointees vote? Howe contends Justice Brett Kavanaugh is the only one certain to issue a far-reaching decision, while neither Amy Coney Barrett nor Neil Gorsuch has tipped their hands.
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