Meta: Mourning SCOTUS (HTGAWM s4)-- DFvQ

CW: institutional racism and racist violence

On 24 June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed their 6-3 ruling (infamously leaked a month previously) in Dobbs v. Jackson overturning both Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). A boldly reactionary move flouting the principle of stare decisis, Dobbs is one of this Court’s many alarmingly conservative decisions this session. The current court has curbed the EPA’s ability to enforce climate change regulations (West Virginia v. EPA), walked back Indigenous sovereignty (Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta), re-opened the door to in-school prayer (Kennedy v. Bremerton), struck down a concealed carry law (NYSRPA v. Bruen), and curtailed Miranda rights (Vega v. Tekoh). Despite Trump no longer being in power, the three Justices he was able to place have changed the tenor of the Court for decades to come.

 

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