
Roe v. Wade Was Never A ‘Law’ In The First Place
The Supreme Court is not a legislative body — while it can make judicial rulings, it cannot make law.
The Supreme Court is not a legislative body — while it can make judicial rulings, it cannot make law.
Many in the U.S. are still reeling over the leaking of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion revealing the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Protests have erupted. Politicians have dug in entrenched on either side of the abortion policy debate as the Dobbs decision approaches. The Register’s National Correspondent Lauretta Brown joins us today with reports from Washington, DC. And then our Senior Editor Jonathan Liedl helps us wade through the question of boycotts. Should pro-lifers boycott those big companies pouring funds into expanding abortion access? We weigh the situation here.
COMMENTARY: The leaked majority opinion puts abortion policy squarely in the hands of the American voters, not the courts.
The leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in the Dobbs case — a decision that could bring an end to the abortion regime of Roe v. Wade — has caused a political and media firestorm. What was behind the unprecedented leak, what is actually written in the opinion, and what might lie ahead for the highest court? EWTN legal analyst Andrea Picciotti-Bayer gives her insights into this blockbuster news. And then, we discuss with Register staff writer Peter Jesserer Smith the challenges the pro-life movement faces in a post-Roe landscape. And we honor the memory of Vicki Thorn, the founder of Project Rachel.
If the draft is genuine, this marks the first time in the court’s modern history that a draft opinion of the court has been leaked while the case is still pending.
Coach Kennedy is also supported by a group of current and former NFL players including Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles, and former NFL quarterback Drew Stanton.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: Pro-abortion state governments are moving aggressively to codify abortion rights, but pro-life advocates are also mobilizing to protect the sanctity of life.
Another Catholic, President Joe Biden, strongly supported the measure and would have signed it into law.
New York is one of three states that do not permit religious exemptions to their existing vaccine mandate.
Legal scholars predict that the battle to replace the longtime justice will likely be less intense because the court’s status quo will remain unchanged.
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