At Midnight, Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Review Texas Abortion Law
Roe and Casey.”Justice Roberts, in his own dissent, warned that the law “is not only unusual, but unprecedented… The desired consequence appears to be to insulate the state from responsibility,” though he indicated in his dissent he might have voted to uphold the law had it come through the normal course of appeals. You can read the full decision, and the dissents, here.By a 5–4 vote, the Supreme Court just allowed Texas to enforce a law that prohibits abortions after six weeks, with no exception for rape or incest.