(Photo by Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images) Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty ImagesĪlito's long legal career has featured criticism of Roe and abortion rightsĪt least 21 states have laws or constitutional amendments already in place that would make them certain to attempt to ban abortion as quickly as possible, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which favors abortion rights. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: Associate Justice Samuel Alito sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on April 23, 2021. It was made possible by a solid six-member conservative majority – including three of Donald Trump’s nominees. The opinion represents the culmination of a decades-long effort on the part of critics of abortion seeking to return more power to the states. RELATED: Justices spar over how Roe reversal puts precedents on gay rights and contraceptives at risk In a joint dissenting opinion, Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan heavily criticized the majority, closing: “With sorrow – for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection – we dissent.” The vote was 5-4 in favor of overturning Roe. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division.” “Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his majority opinion.
His retirement creates an opportunity for President Joe Biden, who has promised to nominate a Black woman for his first pick to the highest court in the country. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, Breyer has been on the court since 1994. Supreme Court building on the day it was reported that Associate Justice Stephen Breyer would soon retire on Januin Washington, DC.
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