Thread by @BrianneGorod

Powerful words from J. Sotomayor in her opinion in Whole Women's Health today: "The Court should have put an end to this madness months ago, before S. B. 8 first went into effect. It failed to do so then, and it fails again today." supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf… #SB8 #SCOTUS

Also this: "This Court has confronted State attempts to evade federal constitutional commands before . . . . Until today, the Court had proven equal to those challenges."

J. Sotomayor is not pulling punches in her description of her colleagues' analysis: "The Court instead hides behind a wooden reading of Young, stitching out-of-context quotations into a cover for its failure to act decisively."

#SB8 is about abortion, & it is also about so much more than abortion. As J. Sotomayor explains, "This
choice to shrink from Texas’ challenge to federal supremacy will have far-reaching repercussions. I doubt the Court, let alone the country, is prepared for them."

We have been here before, J. Sotomayor powerfully reminds us. Indeed, Section 1983's "'very purpose' ... was 'to protect the people from unconstitutional action under color of state law, "whether that action be executive, legislative, or judicial."'"

This is the bottom-line right from J. Sotomayor right here: "[B]y blessing significant portions of the law’s effort to evade review, the Court comes far short of meeting the moment."

Importantly, the Chief Justice also makes incredibly clear that today's decision is about much more than abortion & that it threatens the supremacy of federal law & the vindication of constitutional rights.