That form of analysis seems at odds with several of the court’s recent decisions, including many of its rulings backing gay rights.
From the Politico scoop that broke the story last night:Īlito’s draft argues that rights protected by the Constitution but not explicitly mentioned in it - so-called unenumerated rights - must be strongly rooted in U.S. The new era will be fundamentally different from the one most Americans now know.īut the scope of Alito’s draft is worth appreciating in detail.
Wade precedent has stood for nearly a half-century, and we know it appears likely to end in the coming weeks.
Much of the political world is still digesting the significance of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion ending abortion rights in the United States.
