Leaked U.S. Supreme Court Document Shows Roe v. Wade Will Likely be Overturned

Jan 19, 2023:

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3819948-supreme-court-says-it-has-not-identified-leaker-of-draft-abortion-decision
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-releases-report-abortion-ruling-leak-2023-01-19

Oct 27, 2022:

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/3704450-alito-roe-leak-made-justices-targets-for-assassination

May 22, 2022:

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3497031-justice-alitos-alternate-abortion-facts

May 10, 2022:

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3483130-treasury-secretary-warns-of-damaging-economic-effects-of-limiting-abortion
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch/3483062-new-york-gov-announces-35-million-to-protect-abortion-providers

May 9, 2022:

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3482320-abortion-battle-moves-to-homes-of-supreme-court-justices

May 8, 2022:

https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3480977-michigan-ag-warns-of-state-sanctioned-investigations-into-abortion-if-roe-v-wade-overturned
https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3480928-graham-says-roe-v-wade-created-constitutional-right-that-didnt-exist
https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3480930-klobuchar-says-alito-is-taking-us-back-to-the-1850s
https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3480972-mississippi-governor-says-overturning-roe-v-wade-would-be-the-correct-decision
https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3480944-hutchinson-national-abortion-ban-floated-by-mcconnell-is-inconsistent-with-what-weve-been-fighting-for
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch/3481072-almost-2-in-3-say-supreme-court-should-uphold-roe-v-wade-poll
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/3480059-gop-calls-for-scotus-probe-set-off-alarm-bells

May 7, 2022:

https://thehill.com/news/senate/3480725-mcconnell-says-national-abortion-ban-possible

May 5, 2022:

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3478262-the-consequences-of-the-leaked-draft-opinion-go-far-beyond-abortion-rights
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3478774-chief-justice-roberts-calls-draft-opinion-leak-absolutely-appalling
https://unherd.com/2022/05/roe-v-wade-deserves-to-fall

May 4, 2022:

https://thehill.com/news/house/3477197-jayapal-conservative-justices-lied-under-oath-about-views-on-roe
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3476339-the-memo-five-consequences-if-the-supreme-court-strikes-down-roe-v-wade
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3476888-large-protests-break-out-across-the-country-after-supreme-court-leak
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3477094-alitos-draft-rejects-what-he-once-acknowledged-as-an-established-precedent
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-abortion-disinformation-campaign-roe-v-wade-samuel-alito-griswold-supreme-court-11651703428
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/opinions/abortion-rights-samuel-alito-roe-v-wade-hemmer/index.html

May 3, 2022:

According to a leaked first draft majority opinion written by conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, the Court's majority will likely vote to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the draft opinion.

The opinion relates to the U.S. Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. That case asks the Supreme Court to determine whether the state of Mississippi's ban on all elective abortions after fifteen weeks of pregnancy is constitutional.

Here are several key quotes from Alito's opinion:

Stare decisis [the legal doctrine/principle that states courts adhere to precedent in making their decisions]...does not compel unending adherence to Roe's abuse of judicial authority. Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division.

We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled.

It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives.

Roe...was remarkably loose in its treatment of the constitutional text.

A right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation's history.

Court not bound by "egregiously decided" precedent.

The 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, guaranteeing the right to an abortion nationwide, was reaffirmed in 1992 in Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

If the Court does in fact rule according to Alito's opinion, it would return legal power over abortion rights to individual states.

This is the first time in the modern history of the Court that a pending case decision was disclosed to the public.

Source:

Gerstein, Josh; Ward, Alexander. (May 3, 2022). "Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows". Politico. Retrieved 2022-05-03

Kruzel, John. (May 3, 2022). "Five key lines from Alito's draft overturning Roe v. Wade". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-05-03

"Stare decisis". Cornell Law School. Retrieved 2022-05-04

"Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization". Cornell Law School. Retrieved 2022-05-04

Here's a list of raw links with more info:

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/read-justice-alito-initial-abortion-opinion-overturn-roe-v-wade-pdf-00029504
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/leaked-supreme-court-opinion-on-abortion-sends-shockwaves-across-the-nation
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/chief-justice-roberts-responds-leaked-supreme-court-draft/story?id=84468850
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-reacts-leaked-draft-supreme-court-opinion-abortion/story?id=84467397
https://thehill.com/news/house/3475945-pelosi-targets-trump-mcconnell-in-statement-slamming-draft-opinion-overturning-roe
https://thehill.com/news/senate/3475711-murkowski-leaked-opinion-on-roe-v-wade-rocks-my-confidence-in-the-court
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3475384-chief-justice-roberts-orders-probe-into-supreme-court-leak
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3475490-what-the-conservative-justices-said-about-roe-v-wade-during-confirmation-hearings
https://thehill.com/news/3475255-collins-draft-roe-decision-completely-inconsistent-with-what-gorsuch-kavanaugh-told-me
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/accessibility/3475847-leaders-across-the-country-are-creating-abortion-safe-havens-in-case-roe-v-wade-is-overturned
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/3475334-governors-weigh-in-on-leaked-scotus-opinion-striking-down-roe-v-wade
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3476028-five-takeaways-from-the-leaked-supreme-court-draft-opinion
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3476050-five-key-lines-from-alitos-draft-overturning-roe-v-wade
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/the-supreme-court-leak-on-roe-v-wade/ec76529d-e91c-4827-9aa7-256367207add

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