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Supreme Court Abortion

Exploring The Legacies Of Roe And Lawrence

Douglas NeJaime | Posted 03.20.2013 | Politics
Douglas NeJaime

This year marks the anniversary of two powerhouse decisions of the Supreme Court: Roe v. Wade, in which a woman's right to have an abortion was established 40 years ago, and Lawrence v. Texas, which held 10 years ago that laws prohibiting same-sex sexual conduct are unconstitutional.

High Court Says No To Anti-Abortion Group

AP | Posted 01.07.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from an anti-abortion group that wanted to be exempted from campaign finance disclosure regula...

High Court Denies Anti-Abortion Rights Group's Challenge

AP | Posted 10.01.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court won't reconsider a decision stopping a Nebraska anti-abortion group from fighting for an abortion law that requires he...

Laura Bassett

39 Years Later, Roe v. Wade Still Under Siege

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.20.2012 | Politics

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court voted to protect a woman's right to have an abortion in the early stages of her pregnancy. Before the landmark ...

Supreme Court Ruling Inspires Abortion Foes

The Washington Post | Robert Barnes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Mike Flood, the 35-year-old speaker of Nebraska's legislature, had a problem: He wanted to stop the state's well-known abortion provider from offering...

Nebraska Abortion Law: Pro-Life Advocates Prepare For Legal Challenge To New Restrictions

AP | NATE JENKINS and TIMBERLY ROSS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

LINCOLN, Neb. — It's been called a groundbreaking law, but a measure approved in Nebraska last week that changes the rationale for abortion bans...

Elena Kagan Confirmation: Abortion Could Be Key Issue

The Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

In the hours after President Obama introduced Elena Kagan as his choice for the Supreme Court, there was little talk about her position on abortion, a...

Will Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan Experience Sexist Attacks?

Sam Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sam Bennett

I would bet dollars to donuts that Kagan will be raked over the coals and accused of lacking experience -- simply because she's a woman.