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The Supreme Court - Gun Rights and Abortion Rights

The justices heard arguments over two of the most contentious issues the court touches on gun rights and abortion rights. On monday, they looked again at texass abortion law, which allows members of the public to bring lawsuits against any one who enables an abortion after six weeks. And on wednesday, they heard debates over a new york gun law, touching on whether americans have a right to carry a gun outside the home. No fresh judgments have yet been handed down in these cases, but the hearings shed some light on the future direction The Supreme Court is taking now that it has established a conservative majority.

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