Abortion is back at the Supreme Court yet again. For the third time in six years, the justices will consider the constitutionality of a state law designed to restrict abortion — this time, a Mississippi ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. And because the court is more conservative than it’s been in […]
Author: Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux
How The Supreme Court Could Make It Easier To Carry Guns In Public
On Wednesday, gun rights is back at the Supreme Court for the first time in over a decade. The justices will be weighing the constitutionality of a New York law that imposes limits on carrying guns outside the home, setting up a showdown over just how far the Second Amendment goes. Depending on what the […]
Why The Supreme Court Might Overturn Texas’s Abortion Law
Almost exactly two months after the Supreme Court allowed a novel abortion ban to go into effect in Texas, making it functionally impossible to obtain abortions in the state, the law is back in the justices’ laps. Today, though, the justices won’t directly consider the constitutionality of the ban, which prohibits abortions after fetal cardiac […]
What Do You Think Abortion Access Should Look Like In America? We Want To Hear From You.
Abortion is one of the thorniest political issues in America, and it’s been that way for years. But it’s also an area where Americans’ views are complex and often contradictory. What people really think about abortion access is notoriously difficult to capture in a poll. And how people feel about the issue is influenced by […]
Why The Supreme Court Probably Doesn’t Care What Most Americans Think About Abortion Or Gun Rights
The Supreme Court is more conservative than it’s been in almost a century. Its new term begins today, and by next June, when the term ends, Americans might finally understand what that means. Public opinion of the court is already at a record low after the court allowed a strict abortion law to go into […]