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Leaked Draft Supreme Court Decision Would Overturn Roe V. Wade Abortion Rights Ruling, Politico Report Says

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For nearly 50 years the constitutional right to abortion has been protected by Supreme Court decision in the Roe v. Wade case. An imminent decision could upend that.

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  1. Greensboro News & Record

    Report suggests Supreme Court will overturn U.S. abortion law (opens Greensboro News & Record)

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    Greensboro News & Record's feed description

    A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized

  2. France 24

    Roe v. Wade: 1973 case that enshrined US abortion rights (opens France 24)

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    A US Supreme Court draft opinion leaked to the press on Monday suggests a majority of justices are ready to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade, shredding nearly 50 years of constitutional protections…

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — In a stunning breach of Supreme Court confidentiality […]

  4. NBC News

    Draft opinion indicates Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, Politico reports in extraordinary leak (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The court is expected to issue its ruling in a pending Mississippi case — a direct challenge to nationwide abortion rights — in late June or early July.

  5. CNN

    John Roberts calls release of draft Roe v. Wade reversal a 'singular and egregious breach' of trust (opens CNN)

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    Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court will investigate the release of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade and called the episode "a singular and egregious breach" of trust.

  6. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Report: Draft opinion suggests high court could overturn Roe (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. That's according to a Politico report

  7. Fox News

    SCOTUS draft leak likely a liberal clerk seeking to stop an overturn of Roe v. Wade: Dershowitz (opens Fox News)

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    The bombshell leak of an apparent draft of a decision is likely the product of a leftist law clerk seeking to halt an overturning of Roe v. Wade, Alan Dershowitz told Fox News.

  8. NPR

    Leaked document suggests the Supreme Court intends to strike down Roe v. Wade (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Politico published Monday night what appeared to be an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court. Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the U.S.

  9. WDIO Duluth

    Report: Draft opinion suggests high court will overturn Roe (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    According to a report by Politico, a draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide.

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Leaked Draft Supreme Court Decision Would Overturn Roe V. Wade Abortion Rights Ruling, Politico Report Says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    For nearly 50 years the constitutional right to abortion has been protected by Supreme Court decision in the Roe v. Wade case. An imminent decision could upend that.

  11. The Guardian

    US shaken to its core by supreme court draft that would overturn Roe v Wade (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Biden condemns abortion opinion that, if handed down, would mean ‘fundamental shift’ in law and imperil many other rights

  12. WNYT Albany

    Politico: Draft shows Supreme Court votes to overturn abortion rights (opens WNYT Albany)

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    WNYT Albany's feed description

    The draft is an overturn of the 1973 case, and the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey case. Both guaranteed federal constitutional abortion protections.

  13. Concord Monitor

    Report: Supreme Court draft suggests Roe could be overturned (opens Concord Monitor)

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    President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the “basic fairness and the stability of our law demand” that the U.S. Supreme Court not overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide and said he would work to codify the right to...

  14. The Dickinson Press

    U.S. Supreme Court draft suggests majority set to overturn Roe v. Wade, Politico reports (opens The Dickinson Press)

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    Neal Katyal, a lawyer who regularly argues before the court, said if the report was accurate it would be 'the first major leak from the Supreme Court ever.'

  15. Talking Points Memo

    Leaked SCOTUS Draft Striking Down Roe Sets Off Firestorm (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    The Supreme Court is about to dismantle Roe v. Wade, per an unprecedented leak of a majority opinion draft penned by Justice Samuel Alito in the Mississippi abortion case.

  16. Politico

    10 key passages from Alito’s draft opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The wording of the court’s ultimate ruling and the line-up of justices who support it could change. Here are 10 important passages in the draft opinion.

  17. NPR

    Governors swiftly react to reports of leaked draft opinion of Roe v. Wade (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court has supposedly decided to overrule Roe V. Wade, according to a leaked first draft opinion obtained by Politico. The document has not been verified by NPR.

  18. KTVU San Francisco

    Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, reported leaked draft opinion shows (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court plans to strike down Roe versus Wade, overturning abortion rights, according to a draft majority opinion obtained by Politico.

  19. NBC Los Angeles

    Report: Draft Opinion Suggests High Court Will Overturn Roe v. Wade (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published Monday night in Politico.

  20. Hiawatha World Online

    Politico: Leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Hiawatha World Online's feed description

    (The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, which established abortion as a constitutional right, Politico reported Monday based on what

  21. Forbes

    Reactions Divided Along Partisan Lines Following Reports That Supreme Court Is Set To Overturn Roe V. Wade (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Several Democratic leaders decried the move and pushed for legislative action to codify Roe V. Wade into law.

  22. Blaze Media

    LEAKED SCOTUS Decision will OVERTURN Roe v. WADE (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Here. We. GO! A purported leaked SCOTUS decision says the court will overturn Roe v. Wade. Crowder tells you what that means and where we go from here. More importantly, we revel in the misery of abortion leftists who are not okay right now! Oh, and it turns out Gen Z is the most racist generation.

  23. KESQ Palm Springs

    'Fight like hell': California leaders react to draft opinion about the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    Leaders throughout California are reacting to the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could follow through on overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of t…

  24. Fox News

    Roe v. Wade: What it is and what the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion could signal (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A 1973 landmark decision from the Supreme Court that granted federal protections for abortion could soon be overturned amid the revelation of a draft opinion from one of the court's conservative justices, potentially leaving states to determine how to handle the procedure within their borders.

  25. Vox

    4 things we know, and one big thing we don’t, on the draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked opinion is a full-bore attack on the right to an abortion.

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