News about Supreme Court

At 10 am, the Supreme Court hears its second abortion case in as many months. Have a look at my quick @TheEconomist preview and follow me here. I’ll be analyzing the oral argument as it happens espresso.economist.com/face3ee8cd23d4e678783e668802b7a6

It’s hard to gauge how today’s Supreme Court case about emergency abortions will come out because the lawyer defending Idaho’s total ban was so smugly condescending toward the women justices that even Barrett (rightly) lost her patience with him. slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/idaho-abortion-ban-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html

I've been critical of libertarians who refuse to take a position on abortion, so I must credit Ilya Shapiro for filing a brief in today's Supreme Court case. He argues that federal law does not protect a woman's right to obtain a life-saving abortion. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-726/301552/20240227133805489_Idaho-Moyle%20merits.pdf pic.twitter.com/lflBWSzYvR

Excellent post by John Bursch on EMTALA case: Supreme Court Showdown on Abortion Has Big Implications for State–Federal Relations www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/supreme-court-showdown-on-abortion-has-big-implications-for-state-federal-relations/