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Criminal Law Fall 2022
Resource 2 . 7
12 minutes

Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (+ Mississipi Abortion Ban)

Intisar Rabb

HOLDING: The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey are overruled; the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Alito on June 24, 2022. Justices Thomas and Kavanaugh filed concurring opinions. Chief Justice Roberts filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan filed a dissenting opinion.

Source: SCOTUSblog

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