On Monday the supreme court is hearing various arguments regarding the Texas law that has outlawed most abortions in the state. The hearing does not apply to abortion directly but rather if past landmark Supreme Court rulings conflict with the Texas law. If the Supreme Court rules that they due conflict then the federal government would be able to sue Texas. Many have speculated on how a Republican majority supreme court might make changes to precedent of famous abortion cases such as Roe. Vs Wade or Planned Parenthood Vs. Casey.
One notable aspect of the hearing is that a conservative justice must have changed positions regarding the Texas law. Justice Brett Kavanaugh is the most likely to switch positions as he is most aligned with institutional protection. Michael C. Dorf, a law professor at Cornell, says “Kavanaugh is probably the most susceptible to changing positions, mostly because I see him as most closely aligned with the chief’s institutional-protection instincts, but I don’t think he’s very susceptible.” Brett Kavanaugh has garnered a considerable amount of power considering the political leaning of the other justices.
The law, which has been in place since September, has outlawed abortions in which cardiac activity is detected and doesn’t make any exceptions for rape or incest. This widely controversial law has decreased public approval of the supreme court in recent months. Some have speculated that this supreme court hearing is an attempt to gain back public approval.
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