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Scenes from this morning's back-to-back oral arguments on S.B. 8, the Texas abortion law. All sketches by @Courtartist.

1. Elizabeth Prelogar delivers her debut argument as Biden's solicitor general. She was confirmed to the position last week. sketch of woman standing at...
2. Marc Hearron of @ReproRights argues on behalf of Texas abortion clinics. (Plus a @NinaTotenberg cameo!) sketch showing man standing...
3. Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone argues on behalf of the state of Texas. He argued in both cases the court heard this morning. sketch of man leaning forwa...
4. Jonathan Mitchell, the architect of S.B. 8, argues on behalf of private individuals who wish to bring enforcement lawsuits under the law. sketch of man leaning on le...

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Dec 6, 2022
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Nov 28, 2022
Today at SCOTUS: The justices return to the bench for oral arguments in a pair of public-corruption cases, both stemming from scandals in New York politics that arose during Andrew Cuomo's time as governor. In both cases, the defendants are claiming prosecutorial overreach.
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