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Jun 30, 2022 · The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Jackson to the court in April, making her the first Black woman appointed to the bench in its 233-year history. She will take the seat being vacated by Justice...
- Justices Who Voted to Overturn Roe v. Wade
- Justices Who Voted to Uphold Roe v. Wade
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
Clarence Thomas
Justice Clarence Thomas voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. He also called on the court to consider looking at other major cases, including Obergefell v. Hodges (which gives the right to same-sex marriage) and Griswold v. Connecticut (which protects the right to contraception). “As I have previously explained, ‘substantive due process’ is an oxymoron that ‘lack(s) any basis in the Constitution,’” he wrote.
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Alito wrote the opinion overturning the ruling, writing that the Constitution does not reference abortion. “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives,” he wrote. Alito also wrote the draft opinionthat circulated in May, which revealed that the Supreme Court was likely to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Neil M. Gorsuch
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch voted to overturn Roe v. Wade and in support of the Mississippi law.
Stephen G. Breyer
Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who is retiring at the end of this Supreme Court term and will be replaced by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, voted against overturning Roe v. Wade. Breyer also voted against upholding the Mississippi law.
Sonia Sotomayor
Justice Sonia Sotomayor voted against overturning Roe v. Wade and against upholding the Mississippi law.
Elena Kagan
Justice Elena Kagan voted against overturning Roe v. Wade and against upholding the Mississippi law.
Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., the chief justice of the Supreme Court, voted to uphold Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Friday. In his opinion on the case, Roberts urged the court not to overturn Roe v. Wade. “Surely we should adhere closely to principles of judicial restraint here, where the broader path the Court chooses entails rep...
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Jun 24, 2022 · The United States Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday after ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case that originated in Mississippi and involved...
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Mar 22, 2022 · by John Kruzel - 03/22/22 12:10 PM ET. President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson called the high court’s landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade recognizing a...
Mar 22, 2022 · US politics liveUS politics. This article is more than 2 years old. Ketanji Brown Jackson says Roe v Wade ‘the settled law of the supreme court’ – as it happened. Jackson discusses 1973...
Jun 24, 2022 · The US Supreme Court has struck down Roe vs Wade, the legal decision that has enshrined the constitutional right to an abortion for nearly 50 years, in a dramatic ruling by the court’s...
