Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 27, 2021

However, in defending its controversial abortion law, the State of Mississippi has asked the Court to overturn its prior decisions in Roe v. Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. Wade and Planned Parenthood v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2022

However, in defending its controversial abortion law, the State of Mississippi has asked the Court to overturn its prior decisions in Roe v. Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. Wade and Planned Parenthood v.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 17, 2021

The Mississippi law at issue banned abortions after 15 weeks — seven weeks earlier than past laws passing constitutional muster. State legislators have been passing laws like live torpedos on the water and this one just hit with a 6-3 conservative court. Hellerstedt that addressed a virtually identical law.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a challenge to the Mississippi abortion law. She said many abortion opponents, including the sponsors of the Mississippi abortion law at issue, hoped her three new colleagues would allow for the reversal or reduction of Roe v. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Federal Election Commission.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Sebelius ); the majority supports Mississippi in its ban on abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Indeed, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a critic of Roe , seeing it as too sweeping in supplanting state laws. The Mississippi law put the line along that earlier quickening stage.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the potentially momentous abortion case concerning a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Amicus briefs supporting Mississippi. Against stare decisis. Many amici focus on the principle of stare decisis – and urge the court not to follow it in this case.

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