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Jun 24, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Friday overruled Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion after almost 50 years in a 6-to-3 ruling. New York Times reporters are reading the...
Jun 24, 2022 · I n his opinion concurring with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the high court...
- 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...
- Kerry Breen
Jun 24, 2022 · In a historic and far-reaching decision, the U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade on Friday, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion, upheld for nearly a half...
- Nina Totenberg
Jun 24, 2022 · Politics Jun 24, 2022 10:27 AM EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative...
Jun 24, 2022 · Four of the five Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed abortion rights nationwide, are men. When the Senate confirmed the...
