A Brief History
On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court handed down a blockbuster ruling that would become a major bragging point for then former President Donald Trump, the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion a right all across the United States.
Digging Deeper
The case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization found that abortion was not a right guaranteed by the US Constitution, a 6-3 decision in which the three Trump appointees to the Supreme Court made a major difference in making that decision.
Reveling in the victory of overturning Roe v. Wade, President Trump has repeatedly reminded voters that he had promised to cause this turn of events with his carefully considered judicial appointments. While seen as a victory by Trump and his supporters, the Democrats and left leaning voters used this decision as a rallying cry against Trump’s candidacy for reelection. Will this Supreme Court decision help or hurt Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy in 2024?
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What is the most important SCOTUS decision in your lifetime?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Balkin, Jack. What Roe v. Wade Should Have Said. NYU Press, 2023.
US Supreme Court. DOBBS v. JACKSON WOMEN’S HEALTH ORGANIZATION: The 2022 Supreme Court Decision. Kindle, 2022.
The featured image in this article, a photograph by Fred Schilling of the Roberts Court at the time of the Dobbs decision, is a work of an officer or employee of the Supreme Court of the United States, taken or made as part of that person’s official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the file is in the public domain in the United States.
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