Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, in issuing an order Friday striking down Roe v. Wade, said that abortion presents a “profound moral question” and notes that the “Constitution makes no reference to abortion.” “We end this opinion where we began. Abortion presents a profound moral question,” he wrote, in part, for the majority (pdf). “The Constitution…
Supreme Court Justice Alito: ‘Constitution Makes No Reference to Abortion’
Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe v. Wade Abortion Precedent
After a leaked draft majority opinion caused a national uproar, by a vote of 6–3 on Friday morning, the Supreme Court formally overturned Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 precedent that federalized abortion policy and overrode the states, making the procedure lawful throughout the entire United States. The June 24 ruling came in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…
Bipartisan Gun Control Package Passes Senate; Reactions to SCOTUS Ruling on NY Concealed Carry | NTD Daybreak
A bipartisan gun control package passes in the Senate. The house is set to vote today with passage expected. The Supreme Court decision striking down New York state’s concealed carry restrictions is receiving mixed reactions. The ruling could have implications for other states with similar laws. Senator Marco Rubio introduces a bipartisan act to protect Americans’…
Capitol Report (June 23): SCOTUS Overturns New York State Gun Law; Biden Cancels $6B in Student Debt
June 23, 2022
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The Supreme Court overturned a restrictive gun law in New York. The nation’s highest court sets precedent to expand gun rights; at the same time, Congress is on track to pass laws to restrict guns. The Biden administration meets with CEOs of major oil and gas companies. The White House is taking steps to lower…
GOP Introduces Legislation to Criminalize Leaks of Confidential Information From SCOTUS
June 23, 2022
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In light of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that drew protesters to justices’ homes, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would make it a crime to leak confidential information from the nation’s highest court. The bill (pdf), titled Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act, aims to protect a range of…
SCOTUS: Failure to Read Miranda Rights Not Independent Ground to Sue Police
June 23, 2022
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The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on June 23 that police can’t be sued for failing to read an accused person his Miranda rights before moving forward with questioning. The court’s landmark 1966 ruling in Miranda v. Arizona generally prevents criminal courts from accepting as evidence against a criminal defendant any self-incriminating statement made by that…
Gun Rights Groups Respond to Supreme Court’s Ruling on Concealed Carry
June 23, 2022
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Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that struck down certain laws regarding whether Americans have the right to conceal-carry a firearm, gun rights groups celebrated. In a 6–3 majority opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the court agrees “that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside…
Biden Reacts to Supreme Court Handing Gun Owners Second Amendment Victory
President Joe Biden issued his response to the Supreme Court handing gun owners a major Second Amendment-related victory on Thursday. “Since 1911, the State of New York has required individuals who would like to carry a concealed weapon in public to show a need to do so for the purpose of self-defense and to acquire…
Supreme Court Allows GOP Legal Defense of North Carolina’s Embattled Voter ID Law
June 23, 2022
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The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on June 23 that North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature must be allowed to step in to advocate for a heavily litigated voter ID law in court because Josh Stein, the state’s Democratic attorney general, allegedly isn’t doing enough to defend the statute. Republican lawmakers have long complained that Stein’s advocacy has…
Supreme Court Strikes Down New York’s Unconstitutional Concealed-Carry Gun Law
June 23, 2022
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The Supreme Court voted 6–3 on June 23 to strike down New York state’s draconian concealed-carry gun permitting system on constitutional grounds. The Supreme Court has been strengthening Second Amendment protections in recent years and observers have said the court’s 6–3 conservative supermajority could help expand gun ownership protections. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008),…
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