Second (and *not* last) #SCOTUS decision is in June Medical. Court *strikes down* Louisiana abortion ban.
4-1-4, with Chief Justice Roberts concurring in the judgment:
supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf…
4-1-4, with Chief Justice Roberts concurring in the judgment:
supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf…
Chief Justice Roberts's bottom line:
"The Louisiana law imposes a burden on access to abortion just as severe as that imposed by the Texas law, for the same reasons. Therefore, Louisiana’s law cannot stand under our precedents."
Worth noting: He dissented from that precedent.
"The Louisiana law imposes a burden on access to abortion just as severe as that imposed by the Texas law, for the same reasons. Therefore, Louisiana’s law cannot stand under our precedents."
Worth noting: He dissented from that precedent.
"The result in this case is controlled by our decision four years ago invalidating a nearly identical Texas law. The Louisiana law burdens women seeking previability abortions to the same extent as the Texas law, according to factual findings that are not clearly erroneous."
