06-29-2020, 11:57 AM
(06-29-2020, 11:49 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Roberts making it clear that his court will not be making overly political decisions, rightfully pointing out that this case should follow the precedent established by his court in 2016's Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt
“The legal doctrine of stare decisis requires us, absent special circumstances, to treat like cases alike. The Louisiana law imposes a burden on access to abortion just as severe as that imposed by the Texas law, for the same reasons. Therefore Louisiana’s law cannot stand under our precedents.”
And guess who dissented. Brett "I understand the importance of the precedent set forth in Roe v. Wade" Kavanaugh. I'm shocked. Shocked, I say.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
