Posted on 03/04/2020 8:35:51 AM PST by NRx
Chief Justice John Roberts left open the possibility that he could side with the Supreme Court’s liberal wing during intensive, fact-based arguments on Wednesday in a high-profile abortion case.
A vote with the court’s four liberal justices to strike down a Louisiana law regulating abortion providers would be a dramatic turnaround for the chief justice, who joined a dissenting opinion from the court’s decision upholding a similar law in Texas just four years ago.
But Roberts suggested that he saw that decision as binding, which found that the Texas law had no medical benefits and placed an unconstitutional burden on women seeking abortion. Roberts twice said that the medical benefits for the Louisiana law would likely be the same.
Roberts sided with the court’s liberal members — Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor — one year ago to halt the Louisiana law from going into affect while its challengers pursued their appeal.
The case was the first substantial abortion dispute to come before the top court since the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s two appointees, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
It marks a significant test of how the court’s new conservative majority will treat laws concerning abortion. How the court ultimately comes down could have an impact on the next presidential election, in a race in which Trump has boasted of his impact on the federal judiciary and sought to develop conservative credentials on abortion.
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Yeah, we know, Chief Obama Injustice Roberts, you festering scumbag.
How long is he the Chief Justice? until he dies?
He is as phony as the guy who appointed him.
Until death or retirement.
Help us get rid of Roberts * we'll give them Merrick Garland!
He IS a liberal. Doesn't surprise me in the least.
Untied States Supreme Court: Never have so few, harmed so many over so long a time.
Just a provocative media story.
Yup!
Two dishonorable men who lied their sorry @sses off to be nominated to the USSC as conservatives, then when they got there they turned around and royally screwed every one who took them at their word.
“...could possibly...” means, he will.
Nope, apparently we need one more when RBG goes.
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise - - - NOT!
Sorry...there’s an easy solution. Move closer to a hospital and do what you have to to conform to thew law. They probably only rent anyways.
John Roberts is a man without any integrity. He is a dead soul dancing to the strings his masters tweak. He is not even on the level of a demon rat voter for he has no free will if his massahs command his vote.
As expected. I said in an earlier post that I hoped no pro life laws will go to this court. We will lose, precedent will be set and the baby killing will continue unabated for another generation. The same goes for 2a cases. If you are in a rat sate, endure the 2a encroachments until we flip at least one rat SC Justice.
Well said!
“...found that the Texas law had no medical benefits and placed an unconstitutional burden on women seeking abortion. “
Does the U.S. givernment have a medical benefits requirement in the law....?
This is why the conservative justices do not want to address a major 2nd Amendment case — they can’t be sure which way Roberts will go.
We will have to wait for Ginsberg’s replacement in order to actually have a conservative court, which means Trump needs to win in November.
Roberts is a huge disappointment
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